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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5474713 | High actives cleaning compositions and methods of use Concentrated high active-cleaning compositions are prepared which exhibit excellent cleaning performance, dispersibility and homogeneity in solution. The compositions of the present invention include a nonionic surfactant such as fatty alcohol ethoxylates... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5472641 | Single phase aqueous paint remover compositions including trioxane, water and an organic co-solvent A paint remover composition consisting essentially of a single phase mixture of water, trioxane and an organic co-solvent having a flash paint above about 80° C. is disclosed and claimed. Particularly preferred co-solvents are gamma-butyrolactone and N-m... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5468422 | Composition for use in washing and cleansing vulcanization molds The new composition for use in washing and cleansing vulcanization molds in the manufacture of tires or other rubber items comprises: a) 10 to 90% of an amine mixture; b) 2 to 20% of a nonionic or anionic surface-active agent or a surface-active agent mix... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5468516 | Process for producing nonionic detergent granules A process for producing nonionic detergent granules having a bulk density of from 0.6 to 1.2 g/ml is disclosed, which comprises the following steps (1) to (3): (1) mixing a detergent material comprising a nonionic surfactant; (2) granulating a mixture obtained... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5468423 | Reduced residue hard surface cleaner The invention provides an aqueous, hard surface cleaner with significantly improved residue removal and substantially reduced filming/streaking, said cleaner comprising: (a) an effective amount of a solvent selected from C1-6 alkanol, C3-2... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5466389 | PH adjusted nonionic surfactant-containing alkaline cleaner composition for cleaning microelectronics substrates Aqueous alkaline cleaning solutions for cleaning microelectronic substrates and maintaining substrate surface smoothness comprise a metal ion free base, a nonionic surfactant and a component to reduce or control the pH of the cleaning solution to a pH wit... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5464874 | Aqueous surfactant compositions of elevated viscosity A surfactant having an elevated viscosity is prepared with thickeners comprising an alkyl polyglycosides, polymer and optionally, a foreign electrolyte.... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5462691 | Skin cleansing agent The present invention provides a skin cleansing agent which is capable of performing, in a one-stage process, both make-up removal and bare skin cleansing to clear off dirt and sebum on the skin. In particular, a non-oil skin cleansing agent is provided t... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5460632 | Low-foaming, enhanced wetting dye-leveling agent The present invention relates to an acid dye-leveling composition that is useful for imparting a dye leveling characteristic to fibers prior to, or during, the fiber dyeing operation. Also described is a process for preparing the dye-leveling composition,... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5456856 | Azeotrope and azeotrope-like compositions of octamethyltrisiloxane New binary azeotropes and azeotrope-like compositions are mixtures containing octamethyltrisiloxane and 2-butoxyethanol, 2-methylcyclohexanol, or isopropyl lactate. The mixtures are useful as environmentally friendly cleaning, rinsing, and drying agents.... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5456853 | Paint stripping composition based on tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol and oxygenated aliphatic solvents Relatively non-toxic and environmentally safe paint stripping compositions are disclosed for use in removing, for example, oil based alkyd and latex paints, varnishes, lacquers, shellacs, enamels, polyurethane and epoxy coatings from wood and metal surfac... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5454972 | Azeotropes of octamethyltrisiloxane and n-propoxypropanol New binary azeotropes of octamethyltrisiloxane (MDM) with n-propoxypropanol, and the use of the binary azeotropes as environmentally friendly cleaning agents are disclosed. New azeotrope-like compositions of octamethyltrisiloxane and n-propoxypropanol are... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5454969 | Cleaning fluids A cleaning fluid for fabrics includes one or more hydrochlorofluorocarbons and/or hydrofluorocarbons, one or more alcohols and/or glycol ethers, and one or more paraffinic hydrocarbons.... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5454970 | Octamethyltrisiloxane containing azeotropes New binary azeotropes of octamethyltrisiloxane (MDM) with certain alcohols and an ester, and the use of the binary azeotropes as environmentally friendly cleaning agents are disclosed. The alcohol and ester components of the binary azeotrope are 2-methyl-... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5454984 | All purpose cleaning composition A synergistic cleaning composition has been discovered comprising an aqueous solution a quaternary ammonium compound component; a nonionic surfactant component; and a glycol ether solvent. Surprisingly, the combination of the quaternary ammonium compound ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5451338 | Mar resistant soap formulations Soap formulations are made by incorporating a selected monohydric alcohol and suitable superfatting agents into high moisture molten soap. These formulations eliminate the formation of marring problems which are described as undesirable, white, chalk-like... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5443748 | Paint cleaning composition and method A paint cleaning material has one or more liquid solvent vehicles with organic rheological materials dispersed therein. The composition is used to clean paint covered surfaces of paint line tubes, paint line fixtures, and paint booths commonly used in aut... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5443821 | Alkoxylated compounds and their use in cosmetic stick formulations Novel phenol compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 is an alkyl substituent of from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, R is an ethyl or propyl substituent, and n is from about 50 to 200. These compounds as well as certain other similarly alkoxylated ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5441727 | Diketone deodorant composition and method of deodorization The present invention provides deodorant compositions for controlling malodor from perspiration comprising a safe an effective amount of a 1,3-diketone compound having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein each W is independently selected from the gr... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5439610 | Carpet cleaner containing fluorinated surfactant and styrene maleic anhydride polymer An aqueous cleaning composition for carpets, rugs, and textiles has been discovered with the composition comprising sodium lauryl sulfate, an ethylene glycol monohexyl ether, a fluorosurfactant, a carboxylated polymer salt, and a tetrasodium ethlyenediami... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5437808 | Nonflammable mild odor solvent cleaner Disclosed are three organic solvent cleaning formulations. In one embodiment, the formulation is methyl or ethyl lactate and propylene glycol methyl ether. In another embodiment, the formulation is methyl or ethyl lactate and propylene glycol propyl ether... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5433883 | Toilet bar compositions comprising nonionic glycolipid surfactants and polyalkylene glycol structurant The present invention relates to toilet bar compositions comprising aldobionamides and an amount of polyalkylene glycol sufficient to structure the bar. Unexpectedly it has been found that this polyalkylene glycol structures the bar without simultaneously... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5431857 | Process for producing a high density detergent composition having improved solubility by agglomeration of anionic surfactants and an agglomerating agent A process for producing a high density detergent composition having a density of about 650 g/l is provided. The process comprises the step of forming detergent agglomerates by feeding several streams of materials into a mixer/densfier. Specifically, the f... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5425894 | Polyhydroxypolyethers as low foam surfactants Polyhydroxypolyethers as low foam surfactants comprising a compound of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R1 is a linear or branched C2 - to C18 -alkylene radical; R2 is H, ##STR2## R3 | 06/20/1995 |
| 5425891 | Detergent composition containing an antifoaming mixture of a soap and a glycerine oxide adduct The detergent composition comprises ethoxylated glycerine, compound represented by the formula (I) and fatty acid alkaline metal salt, represented by the formula (II); the weight ratio of the former to the latter [(I)/(II)], being essentially 10/90-90/10,... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5424010 | Light duty liquid detergent composition containing 3-methyl-3-methoxy-butanol The present invention relates to a light duty, liquid hand washing composition which is mild, stable foaming compositions especially effective in cleaning dishware, glasses, flatware, pots, pans, and delicate clothing by hand at ambient wash water tempera... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5424001 | Graphic ink remover composition containing dibasic ester and method of removing ink A graphic ink remover composition consisting of (A) dibasic ester, (2) dipropylene glycol methyl ether acetate and (3) about 2 to 12 percent by weight of the composition of a surfactant that is cocamide DEA/dihexyl sodium sulfosuccinate.... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5419848 | Aqueous degreaser emulsion compositions Aqueous degreaser compositions are formulated in the form of stable emulsions containing at least one sparingly water soluble organic solvent having specified compositional characteristics, a viscosifying thickener and water. The viscosifying thickener is... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5417808 | Deinking composition for flotation and deinking method A deinking composition for regeneration of waste paper by floatation comprises 99.7 to 97% by weight of a mixture which comprises monoalkyl ethers of ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymers represented by the following general formulas (A) and (B) and t... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5415811 | Cleaning composition and method for utilizing same An aqueous cleaning composition useful for cleaning hard surfaces such as glass, and a method for utilizing same, wherein relatively no residue is formed by the composition upon application to the surface. The composition comprises an aqueous mixture of a... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5415806 | Cold water solubility for high density detergent powders This invention discloses a solubility aid for very high density powders of 650 g/L or greater density and having a low particle porosity of 25% or less. The solubility aid is a non-surfactant alkylene oxide condensate.... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414144 | Propylene glycol cyclohexyl ether derivatives, method of producing same and uses thereof A novel propylene glycol cyclohexyl ether derivative represented by formula I is disclosed. ##STR1## wherein R1 represents a straight or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R | 05/09/1995 |
| 5403508 | Pearlescent dispersions comprising fatty acid glycol ester and non-ionic surfactant The present invention relates to nonionic, flowable pearlescent dispersions which comprise 5 to 30% by weight of a fatty acid glycol ester of the formula I as a pearlescence-forming agent, 0.1-20% by weight of a nonionic surfactant of the formula II and w... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5403516 | Surfactant blends for detergent compositions A surfactant blend for use in preparing clear liquid detergent compositions, the blend comprising a mixture of a short carbon chain anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant ethoxylated with from about 2 to about 7 moles of ethylene oxide. The anionic ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5403517 | Hair care composition containing aromatic alcohol and glycolic acid Hair care compositions which contain the following ingredients (a) and (b): (a) an alpha-hydroxymonocarboxylic acid represented by the formula (1) or a salt thereof, ##STR1## wherein R' is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5401431 | Cleaning-preserving aqueous solution for contact lenses and method for cleaning and disinfecting a contact lens by means thereof A cleaning-preserving aqueous solution for contact lenses, which contains, as a surfactant, a tetra-fatty acid polyoxyethylene sorbitol of the formula 1: ##STR1## wherein a+b+c+d+e+f=20 to 50, and four among R1 to R6 are C | 03/28/1995 |
| 5399287 | Process for the production of zeolite granules The object of the invention was to provide a granulation process for the production of heavy zeolite granules in which the quantity of granulation liquid used would be a less critical factor, so that (co)polymeric carboxylates could be used as a dissolved... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5399280 | Acidic liquid detergent compositions for bathrooms Detergent compositions comprising a surfactant system that is either (1) a mixture of zwitterionic detergent surfactant and/or amphoteric (non-zwitterionic) detergent surfactant with nonionic detergent surfactant; or (2) short chain nonionic detergent sur... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5397498 | Method for cleaning molding machine in which residual thermoplastic resins remain and cleaning composition therefor A method for cleaning the interior of a molding machine having a residual thermoplastic resin after molding comprises the step of cleaning the interior of a molding machine with a cleaning composition which comprises: (A) 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5393453 | Thickened composition containing glycolipid surfactant and polymeric thickener A thickened composition having a complex viscosity at 25° C. and at 1.58 Hz of about 0.1 to about 200 Pascal seconds, a G' value of about 0.1 to about 15000 dynes/sq cm over a strain range of 1 to 5% and a G" value of about 0.1 to about 2000 dynes/sq cm ... | 02/28/1995 |
