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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410938 | Calcium hypochlorite/scale inhibitor/residue disperser triblend A solid calcium hypochlorite composition comprising a mixture of: solid calcium hypochlorite; a scale-inhibiting effective amount of a primarily scale-inhibiting alkali metal phosphate; and an effective residue-dispersing amount of primarily residue-dispersing alkal... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7390775 | Thickened bleach compositions comprising an amine oxide and anionic polymer Surfactant-thickened active chlorine-containing bleach compositions including at least one water soluble anionic styrenic polymer are described. The styrenic polymer serves to improve the rheology properties of the thickened bleach composition. The thickened bleach ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7375072 | Bleach-containing laundry detergents or cleaning compositions comprising water-soluble builder system and soil release-capable cellulose derivative A builder-containing laundry detergent or cleaning composition is comprised of: (1) alkali metal percarbonate; (2) a water-soluble builder block which comprised of: a) from 5% by weight to 35% by weight of citric acid, an alkali metal citrate, an alkali... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7354888 | Antibacterial composition and methods thereof comprising a ternary builder mixture Provided is an antibacterial aqueous solution comprising a phosphate, a citrate, and a silicate; a method of controlling bacterial contamination and/or growth in food substance; a method of prohibiting the formation of, and/or facilitating the removing of, silicate ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7316995 | Detergents or cleaning agents comprising a water-soluble building block system and a cellulose derivative with dirt dissolving properties A builder-containing laundry detergent or cleaning composition comprising: (1) a water-soluble builder block which comprised of: a) from 5% by weight to 35% by weight of citric acid, an alkali metal citrate, an alkali metal carbona... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7307053 | Combination air sanitizer, soft surface deodorizer/sanitizer and hard surface disinfectant An improved combination air sanitizer, soft surface sanitizer, soft surface deodorizer and hard surface disinfectant is disclosed. The preferred active ingredient for the air sanitization and soft surface odor treatment functions is triethylene glycol (TEG). The pre... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7105473 | Compositions and methods using sub-PPM combinations of polyquaternium-1 and high molecular weight PHMB Multi-purpose solutions for contact lens care provide substantial lens wearer/user comfort and/or acceptability, with minimal, if any, corneal epithelial punctate fluorescein staining. Such solutions may include an aqueous liquid medium; an antimicrobial component c... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6930077 | Compositions and methods using sub-PPM combinations of polyquaternium-1 and high molecular weight PHMB Multi-purpose solutions for contact lens care provide substantial lens wearer/user comfort and/or acceptability, with minimal, if any, corneal epithelial punctate fluorescein staining. Such solutions may include an aqueous liquid medium; an antimicrobial component c... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6815403 | Toilet drain cleaning composition A new and improved toilet drain composition and method of using is disclosed for use in disinfecting and decalcifying. The toilet drain composition comprises a phosphoric acid derivative admixed with paradichlorobenzene and a diluent. The phosphoric acid derivative ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6784148 | Sprayable hard surface cleaner and method of use The present invention is a non-corrosive, low-fuming oven cleaning composition that can be used easily on vertical oven surfaces. The present invention is a cleaning composition containing a tripolyphosphate and a thickening agent to promote in adherence to vertical... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6660707 | Stable solid block metal protecting warewashing detergent composition The dimensionally stable alkaline solid block warewashing detergent uses an E-form binder forming a solid comprising a sodium carbonate source of alkalinity, a metal corrosion protecting alkali metal silicate composition, a sequestrant, a surfactant packa... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6623695 | Chemical modification of electrochemically activated solutions for improved performance An anticorrosive, penetration enhancing composition for cleaning decontaminating and rinsing includes electrochemically activated (ECA) water as the decontamination agent. The anticorrosive decontamination composition has, as the anticorrosive agent, a co... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6608020 | Liquid cleaning compositions All purpose cleaning or microemulsion compositions more environmentally friendly, which is especially effective in the removal of oily or greasy soils, contains a positively charged surfactant-polymer complex, and water.... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6605585 | Liquid cleaning compositions All purpose cleaning or microemulsion compositions more environmentally friendly, which is especially effective in the removal of oily or greasy soils contains a positively charged surfactant-polymer complex, a hydrocarbon ingredient, a cosurfactant, and ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6573231 | Detergent compositions A particulate laundry detergent composition having a bulk density of 550 to 900 g/l comprises at least two different granular multiingredient components. A first granular component (preferably non-spray-dried) has a bulk density of 550 to 1000 g/l and has... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6548468 | Solvent-free or solvent-minimized process and composition for cleaning hard surfaces, especially for removing long-dried paint and carbonaceous soils from aluminum engine parts An aqueous based cleaner containing at least inorganic alkalinizing agents and surfactants is capable of removing long dried paint and thick carbonaceous deposits from used aircraft engines, sometimes without using organic solvents at all and always witho... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6541443 | Multifunctional detergent materials A multifunctional detergent material, useful in laundry and cleaning product compositions, containing functional ingredients including a condensed phosphate material and a silicate material, and optionally other inorganic materials, such as carbonate and ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6534469 | Liquid cleaning compositions All purpose cleaning or microemulsion compositions more environmentally friendly, which is especially effective in the removal of oily or greasy soils, contains a positively charged surfactant-polymer complex, a hydrocarbon ingredient, a cosurfactant, and... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6534470 | Liquid cleaning compositions All purpose cleaning or microemulsion compositions more environmentally friendly, which is especially effective in the removal of oily or greasy soils, contains a charged surfactant-polymer complex, a hydrocarbon ingredient, a cosurfactant, and water.... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6534468 | Liquid cleaning compositions All purpose cleaning or microemulsion compositions more environmentally friendly, which is especially effective in the removal of oily or greasy soils contains a positively charged surfactant-polymer complex, a hydrocarbon ingredient, a cosurfactant, and ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6527872 | Environmentally friendly peracetic acid decontamination formula with increased performance and chemical stability An environmentally friendly decontaminant solution, which may be disposed of after use without posing significant environmental hazards, is formulated without molybdenum-based corrosion inhibitors and preferably is free of all heavy metals. A zeolite-base... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6472362 | Detergent compositions in tablet form Detergent compositions in the form of tablets used in fabric washing which incorporate most of the surfactants in particles which constitute a substantial part but not all the composition of the tablet. The organic surfactant in this particles provides a ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6468950 | Denture detergents containing antimicrobial metal ions The present invention provides a novel microbicide for a detergent comprising an inorganic carrier conjugated with an antimicrobial metal ion, and a denture detergent containing said microbicide.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6465413 | Detergent This invention discloses laundering and dishwashing products which can be incorporated in a single compartment water soluble film sachet, the formulation comprising a granulated percarbonate compound mixed with and encapsulated in an encapsulating blend c... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6420328 | Pink colored, aqueous liquid automatic dishwasher detergent composition A pink colored automatic dishwasher detergent composition is formulated as a gel-like aqueous product of exceptionally good physical stability, low bottle residue, low cup leakage, red color stability and improved cleaning performance.... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6410495 | Stable solid block metal protecting warewashing detergent composition The dimensionally stable alkaline solid block warewashing detergent uses an E-form binder forming a solid comprising a sodium carbonate source of alkalinity, a metal corrosion protecting alkali metal silicate composition, a sequestrant, a surfactant packa... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6391844 | Process for making a detergent composition by non-tower process A non-tower process for continuously preparing a granular detergent composition having a density of at least about 600 g/l is provided. The process comprises the steps of: (a) dispersing a surfactant, and coating the surfactant with fine powder having a d... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6372700 | Fluorinated solvent compositions containing ozone A homogeneous non-aqueous compositions containing a fluorinated solvent, ozone, and optionally a co-solvent and the use of these compositions for cleaning and oxidizing substrates is described.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6372710 | Detergent composition and process for producing composition thereof The invention of this application aims to offer the detergent composition that does not destroy natural ecosystem or pollute air, as the detergent contains neither organic synthetic surfactant that pollutes environment, rivers and lakes nor petroleum vola... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6281180 | Automatic dishwashing compositions containing water soluble cationic or amphoteric polymers An automatic dishwashing detergent composition is described which contains an effective amount of a defined water soluble cationic or amphoteric polymer and a phosphate or nonphosphate builder. The polymers are soluble or dispersible to at least 0.01% by ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6258764 | Pink colored, aqueous liquid automatic dishwasher detergent composition A pink colored automatic dishwasher detergent composition is formulated as a gel-like aqueous product of exceptionally good physical stability, low bottle residue, low cup leakage, red color stability and improved cleaning performance.... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6242403 | Detergent compositions A detergent tablet of compressed particulate composition, and a process of making such a tablet, wherein the tablet or a region thereof comprises organic detergent and detergency builder and the tablet or region thereof is compacted from a composition whi... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6221835 | High density zeolites and their production Novel synthetic zeolite compositions of extremely small particle sizes that have increased loading capability, and process technology for producing such compositions are described. So far as is presently known, it has never been possible to form such comp... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6221826 | Laundry additive particle having multiple surface coatings A laundry additive particle having multiple coatings and compositions employing the particle are provided. The laundry additive particle comprises a central core particle with the core particle comprising a porous carrier core material and a glassy encaps... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6211138 | Process for making a detergent composition by non-tower process A non-tower process for continuously preparing granular detergent compositions having a density of at least of about 600 g/l comprises the steps of (a) dispersing a surfactant, and coating the surfactant with fine powder having a diameter from 0.1 to 500 ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6211137 | Process for making a detergent composition by non-tower process A non-tower process for continuously preparing granular detergent compositions having a density of at least of about 600 g/l comprises the steps of (a) dispersing a surfactant, and coating the surfactant with fine powder having a diameter from 0.1 to 500 ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6194367 | Non-caustic cleaning composition comprising peroxygen compound and specific silicate and method of making the same in free-flowing, particulate form The present invention discloses an alkaline cleaning composition for cleaning heavily soiled metal surfaces such as food fryers, baking pans, high temperature pasteurizers, and beer kettles, ceramic surfaces such as restaurant grade ceramic china plates a... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6191095 | Detergent compositions A particulate detergent composition having a bulk density of 700 g/l or less and containing at least 10 wt % (preferably at least 15 wt %) of organic detergent surfactant comprises a base powder composed of at least two granular components. Less than 80% ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6191089 | Automatic dishwashing tablets An automatic dishwashing composition which is in the form of a tablet generally comprises an alkali metal phosphate detergent builder salt, an alkali metal carbonate, a lubricant, a dialkali metal disilicate, a nonionic surfactant, a polymer containing su... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6167892 | Method for washing prefoamed particles A method of washing pre-expanded particles having a substantially water insoluble inorganic compound attached thereto by contacting the pre-expanded particles with an aqueous washing solution of a water soluble compound. The water soluble compound has a s... | 01/02/2001 |