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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6794345 | Gemini surfactants The invention relates to gemini surfactants, optionally in combination with ingredients customary in dishwashing detergents and cleaners, optionally with further nonionic surfactants and anionic surfactants, and to the use of such gemini surfactants for improving th... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6794351 | Multi-purpose cleaning articles Multipurpose cleaning articles are provided comprising a porous cleaning sheet containing an aqueous cleaning composition comprising (a) water as the major component; (b) 5% to 45% by weight water-immiscible solvent; (c) less than about 1.8% by weight emulsifier; an... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6787515 | Hard surface cleaning composition comprising a solvent system A hard-surface cleaning composition for removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and tableware, the composition comprising a solvent system, wherein said solvent system comprises: a mono-, di- or tri-ethylene glycol phenyl ether or a mixture the... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6780828 | Hydrophobizing microemulsions which improve the protection, drying rate and shine of surfaces The present invention relates to microemulsion compositions which can be utilized as coatings to improve the drying rate, protection, and shine of various surfaces, specifically metallic vehicle surfaces. Polyisobutylene, copolymers and derivatives thereof are utili... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6777384 | Gemini surfactants The invention relates to gemini surfactants, optionally in combination with ingredients customary in laundry detergents, dishwashing detergents and cleaners, optionally with further nonionic surfactants and anionic surfactants, and to the use of such gemini surfacta... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6770613 | Process for making detergent compositions with additives A process for making substantially anhydrous surfactant compositions which, at room temperature, are shear thinning non-Newtonian pastes with a yield point that allows them to be easily worked in commercial apparatus. The process employs hydrotropes, anionic surfact... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6767881 | Cleaning concentrate Compositions of the invention include: (a) a terpene compound; (b) a surfactant; and (c) an ethoxylated aryl alcohol. ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6764989 | Liquid cleaning composition containing α-sulfofatty acid ester A light duty liquid compositions comprising α-sulfofatty acid ester, hydrotrope, and nonionic surfactant. The α-sulfofatty acid ester and the hydrotrope stabilize the composition, by reducing pH drift and/or solubilizing the α-sulfofatty acid ester in solution. M... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6762157 | Low residue surface treatment An aqueous composition for the reduction or elimination of unpleasant odors from surfaces containing such odors comprises a perfume, a surfactant/solubilizer, a solvent/drying aid, an odor absorber, and, preferably, a buffer to maintain the desired pH. The solution ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6756351 | Detergents and cleaning agents Cleaning packets containing laundry detergents are comprised of a water-soluble container or a water-insoluble container comprising a compound of the formula (I) wherein R1 is a linear or branched alkyl radica... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6750192 | Surfactant, process for producing the same and detergent composition A nonionic surfactant comprising an aliphatic alcohol alkylene oxide adduct (A), directly produced by adding an alkylene oxide (b1) to an aliphatic alcohol (a1), and satisfying the following (i), (ii) and (iii): (i) comprising one compound, or a mixtur... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6750187 | Cleaning composition A method of removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and tableware comprising delivering a plurality of compositions including at least one organic solvent composition into the same or different cycles of an automatic dishwashing machine and was... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6750186 | Composition and method for cleaning dishwashers A tablet or pellet for cleaning mineral deposits from the interior of a dishwasher machine is placed within the machine, and the machine is run through its normal dishwashing cycle. The pellet or tablet is formed of a mixture of a binder matrix and a chelating agent... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6740628 | Cleaning composition A method of removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and tableware comprising washing the cookware/tableware in an automatic dishwashing machine in the presence of an organic solvent system having a volatile organic content of less than about 50... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6734159 | Isolongifolenyl ethers, their preparation and their use Cyclic isolongifolenyl ethers of the general formula A, where wavy lines mean α- and β-configuration, and R is the following radicals. R=Me, Et, Pr, iso-Pr, Bu, sec-Bu, iso-Bu, tert-Bu. These isolongifolenyl ethers are... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732748 | Clear rinsing agents A rinse aid composition containing: (a) a hydroxy mixed ether corresponding to formula I: R1O[CH2CHR2O]x[CH2CHR3O]yCH2CH(OH)R4 (I) | 05/11/2004 |
| 6730648 | Unit dose detergent film The present invention relates to a unit dose detergent film formed from a water soluble polymer and a cleaning solution. ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6727218 | Delivery of benefit agents The present invention relates to a cleaning composition comprising an immiscible liquid system having at least one liquid-liquid interface with an interfacial tension greater than 5 mN/m. The less polar solvent in the system has a carbon chain length of at least 4, ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723692 | Cleaning composition According to the present invention there is provided a hard surface cleaning composition for removing cooked-, baked-, or burnt-on food soil from cookware and table ware, having surface tension of less than 30 mN/m and comprising an organic solvent system and no mor... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6717019 | Glycidyl ether-capped acetylenic diol ethoxylate surfactants The present invention pertains to glycidyl ether-capped acetylenic diol ethoxylates having a structure according to the formula: wherein R1 is hydrogen or a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having from ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6716804 | Cleaner/degreaser compositions with surfactant combination A cleaner or degreaser composition with enhanced performance characteristics comprises a surfactant combination consisting of a) a water soluble ethoxylate selected from the group consisting of at least one linear primary or branched secondary alcohol of C9 | 04/06/2004 |
| 6716805 | HARD SURFACE CLEANING COMPOSITIONS, PREMOISTENED WIPES, METHODS OF USE, AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SAID COMPOSITIONS OR WIPES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE RESULTING IN EASIER CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE, IMPROVED SURFACE APPEARANCE AND/OR HYGIENE UNDER STRESS CONDITIONS SUCH AS NO-RINSE The present invention provides preferred, preferably liquid, hard surface cleaning compositions, compositions with cleaning liquid composition on a substrate, compositions used with absorbent pads and implements and devices for making the process of cleaning hard su... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6710022 | Tenside composition containing gemini tensides and co-amphiphiles and production and use thereof The subject invention relates to surfactant compositions of gemini surfactants and co-amphiphile(s), to a process for preparing such compositions, and to their uses, especially as emulsifiers and dispersants. ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6693070 | Hard surface cleaning and disinfecting composition Hard surface cleaning and disinfecting compositions comprise a synergistic combination of a quaternary ammonium germicide and an alkoxylated quaternary ammonium compound. Optional ingredients include additional detersive surfactants and/or organic solvent... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6689736 | Cleaning wipe The present invention relates to a cleaning wipe which is a water insoluble substrate impregnated with a cleaning composition containing a cellulosic polymer.... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6689734 | Low ozone depleting brominated compound mixtures for use in solvent and cleaning applications Chemical solvating, degreasing, stripping and cleaning agents. The agents are cleaning and solvating mixtures of mono brominated compounds with highly fluorinated compounds and/or other agents that improve and enhance the properties of the original mixtur... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6683037 | Cleaning system including a liquid cleaning composition disposed in a water soluble container A water soluble container having disposed therein a liquid cleaning composition containing at least one nonionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, triethanol amine, water, a perfume and a fatty acid.... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6683036 | Cleaning composition A hard surface cleaning composition for removing cooked-, baked- or burnt-on soils from cookware and tableware, the composition comprising an organoamine solvent and wherein the composition has a liquid surface tension of less than about 24.5 mN/m and a p... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6680290 | Clear softening formulations including alkoxylated additives The present invention relates to softening formulations, and especially fabric softening formulations, which remain clear at relatively low temperatures and at relatively low concentrations of the active fabric softening ingredients. The formulations comp... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6680412 | Alcohol alkoxylates used as low-foam, or foam inhibiting surfactants Alcohol alkoxylates of the formula (I)... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6677285 | Aerosol UV dye cleaner An aerosol UV dye cleaner. In a described embodiment, an apparatus for cleaning UV dye from an air conditioning system includes a UV dye cleaner, a propellant and an aerosol can having the cleaner and the propellant pressurized therein. The apparatus is p... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6677286 | Compositions for removing etching residue and use thereof Compositions containing water, an organic dicarboxylic acid, a buffering agent and fluorine source and optionally a water miscible organic solvent are capable of removing etching residue.... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6673765 | Method of making non-caustic solid cleaning compositions A process for preparing a homogeneous, solid cleaning composition that comprises a cleaning agent, and optionally an additive agent and a hardening agent is provided. The compositions are processed in a continuous mixing system at high shear, at or below ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6673758 | Decarbonization/conditioning formulation for internal combustion engines and method therefore A decarbonization formulation for removing carbon deposits and the like, and method of application therefore. The preferred embodiment of the present invention teaches a method for removing carbon deposits from an internal combustion engine and compositio... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6670319 | Blooming type compositions containing biphenyl solvents Aqueous concentrated liquid hard surface cleaning compositions which bloom when added to a larger volume of water comprise: an organic solvent constituent; binary co-solvent system comprising an alkyl diphenyl solvent and a co-solvent; an amine oxide surf... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6670315 | Low pollution solvents and emulsions especially useful in cleaning soils from painted and unpainted metal and plastic surfaces Tertiary-butyl acetate does not produce vapors which are considered as hazardous or polluting as those of other common organic solvents. Accordingly, the present invention discloses a general purpose cleaning composition that is formed by emulsifying t-bu... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666217 | Gemini surfactants in cleaning compositions A cleaning composition containing a gemini surfactant corresponding to formula I: wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl and/or alkenyl radical having from about 4 to 22 carbon atoms, and x is a number from about 5 to 90.... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6660706 | General purpose cleaners Multipurpose cleaners are comprised of an alkoxylated carboxylic acid ester corresponding to the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1 CO is an aliphatic acyl group, AlkO is CH2 CH2 O, CHCH3 CH2 O, CH... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6660698 | Methods for extinguishing petroleum-based fires, suppressing petroleum-released vapors and cleaning petroleum-contaminated surfaces Compositions and methods for emulsifying a petroleum product that has been spilled upon a portion of the earth's surface or that is burning are based upon use of a nonionic, primary surfactant composition comprising a first ethoxylated sorbitol oleate and... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6656896 | Stripping composition which can be used in particular in the construction field A stripping composition suitable for stripping external organic coatings, such as exterior waterproof coatings and thin films, contains (a): (A) at least one dibasic ester, e.g. aliphatic esters, (B) at least one dipolar aprotic solvent, e.g. dimethyl sul... | 12/02/2003 |
