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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7737106 | Process for making an ionic liquid comprising ion actives A process for making ionic liquids containing ion actives, which provide fabric treating benefits, surface treating benefits and/or air treating benefits. The ionic liquid is made from an ion active feedstock and an ionic liquid forming counterion feedstock, which p... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7387992 | Laundry detergent with polyamine mono-anionic surfactant A laundry detergent composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 80%, by weight of the composition, of a polyamine mono-anionic surfactant; and a solubiliser; in a defined weight ratio. Also, a process of making the polyamine mono-anionic surfactant and the laund... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7307050 | Aqueous hair cleansing composition comprising a sulfate surfactant mixture and an amino-modified silicone An aqueous hair cleansing composition made up of a sulfate surfactant, at least one amino-modified silicone and/or at least one water soluble cationic polymer, and a silicon oil. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7186677 | Method for the production of surfactant granulates containing builders Provided is a method for producing surfactant granulates, comprising (a) providing a mixture of anionic surfactant acids and builder acids having a weight ratio of 1:100 to 1:20 of builder acid to surfactant acid; and (b) contacting the mixture with at least one sol... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7064099 | Process for the production of particulate detergents A process for the production of particulate detergents or premixes suitable for their production by application of a flowable acidic component to a particle consisting at least partly of an alkaline detergent ingredient selected from the group consisting of alkali m... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6992055 | Process for preparing detergent compositions having high bulk density A method for producing detergent granules, includes the step of dry-neutralizing a liquid acid precursor of a non-soap, anionic surfactant with a water-soluble, solid, alkali inorganic substance. In this method, a dry-neutralizing step is carried out in the presence... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6949501 | Aqueous liquid detergent dispersions consisting of a sec-alkane sulfonate and an alkyl hydroxyethyl ammonium salt Aqueous liquid detergent dispersions are claimed which essentially comprise 5% by weight to 35% by weight of anionic surfactant 10% by weight to 50% by weight of builders, 0% by weight to 10% by we... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949494 | Synthetic detergent formulations Synthetic detergent formulations are made by spray drying an aqueous dispersion or emulsion of a synthetic detergent and a hydrophobic plasticiser and optionally a filler to produce a particulate product. In particular the synthetic detergent includes mild surfactan... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6828294 | High retention sanitizer systems An aqueous composition suitable for use as a high-retention sanitizer, especially on irregular and/or non-horizontal surfaces and surfaces on which water does not readily spread, a method for sanitizing a surface using the composition, and kits comprising components... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6730650 | Heavy-duty liquid detergent composition comprising anionic surfactants A liquid detergent composition includes an anionic surfactant component, a viscosity-enhancing agent, and a liquid carrier. The liquid detergent composition is substantially free of nonionic surfactant. The anionic surfactant component is present in an amount at lea... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6686324 | Low-foaming hydrogen peroxide cleaning solution for organic soils A low-foaming cleaning solution and dry particulate formulation which can be diluted with water, deionized water, or mixtures thereof, to form the cleaning solution. The cleaning solution has an alkaline pH, which is preferably from about 8 to about 11.5 ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6660708 | Process for preparing fluid detergent compositions A process for the preparation of fluid detergent product comprising an anionic surfactant in which the acid precursor of the anionic surfactant is fed through at least two mixing devices, sufficient neutralising agent to neutralise 25-75 wt % of the acid ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6617303 | Surfactant compositions containing alkoxylated amines Anionic surfactant compositions containing alkoxylated amines and having enhanced detergent performance. The compositions may be formulated with anionic surfactants such as alkylbenzene sulfonates having cations that may be exchanged with, for example, et... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6602839 | Advanced sulfosuccinamate surfactants Provided herein are sulfosuccinamates made using polyetheramines as intermediates. The sulfosuccinamates according to the invention exhibit excellent detergency when employed in formulations used as hard surface cleaners, laundry detergents, and dishwashi... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6596680 | Enhanced alkylbenzene surfactant mixture Surfactant mixtures, improved detergent and cleaning products containing particular types of alkybenzene sulfonate surfactants.... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6576603 | Process for making low viscosity ether sulfates A surfactant composition containing: (a) from about 30 to about 70% by weight of an alkyl ether sulfate; (b) from about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside of formula I: R1 O(R2 O)b (Z)a I wherein R... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6562777 | Sorbent material A sorbent material is provided comprising a porous substrate, such as a nonwoven web, having a wetting chemistry distributed substantially throughout the substrate. The wetting chemistry can comprise (a) an aliphatic alcohol ethoxylate; (b) one or more of... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6534474 | Surfactant composition The surfactant composition of the present invention is a surfactant composition which is capable of being formulated for use in a non-liquid detergent composition, the surfactant composition comprising a) a nonionic surfactant having a melting point of 30... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6482792 | Process for the production of a liquid laundry detergent composition of a desired viscosity containing nonionic and anionic surfactants A liquid laundry detergent composition of desired viscosity produced by a process comprising dissolving in an aqueous medium a water-soluble builder and a surfactant blend comprising two nonionic surfactants and two anionic surfactants, such as surfactant... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6417154 | Sorbent material A sorbent material is provided comprising a porous substrate, such as a nonwoven web, having a wetting chemistry distributed substantially throughout the substrate. The wetting chemistry can comprise (a) an aliphatic alcohol ethoxylate; (b) one or more of... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6391843 | Chemical linker compositions A composition comprising: an organic chemical having a chemical group having a dipole moment of at least about 1.5 Debyes and a chemical linker selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, an ethoxylated polyhydric al... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6387869 | Granular surfactant composition of improved flowability compromising sodium silicate and linear alkylbenzenesulfonates A granular surfactant composition comprising sodium silicate and linear alkylbenzenesulfonates, wherein the granular surfactant composition has a mean particle diameter of ࣙ50 μm and an ffc value of ࣙ7; a process for the preparation of thi... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6329333 | Pastelike detergent and cleaning agent A paste-form detergent and process of making the detergent is presented. The detergent is composed of: 5 to 30 percent by weight of an ethoxylated alcohol of the formula R1 --(OC2 H4)m --OH where R1 i... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6255275 | Higher secondary alcohol alkoxylate compound composition, method for production thereof, and detergent and emulsifier using the composition A higher secondary alcohol alkoxylate compound composition represented by the general formula (1): ##STR1## , wherein the composition comprises 30 to 90 mol % of the higher secondary alcohol alkoxylate compound (X) having a methyl group for R1 ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6255267 | Manual toilet bowl cleaner The present invention is an improved liquid toilet bowl cleanser comprising a fluorosurfactant coating agent, an anionic or non-ionic cleaner and a rheology control agent together with other minor excipients. The flurosurfactant continually adheres to and... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6180580 | Soaker compositions Soaking compositions are disclosed which comprise oxygen bleach, a sorbitan ester in combination with an alkyl sulphonate surfactant. Said compositions are diluted in water to form soaking liquors. The invention is particularly effective in removing parti... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6159927 | Compositions comprising hydrophilic silica particulates The present invention relates to structured surfactant compositions comprising a detergent surfactant and hydrophilic silica particulates to be used in granular detergent compositions. The preferred silica particulate is hydrophilic precipitated silica. T... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6140302 | Method for producing anionic surfactant granulates A process for the production of anionic surfactant granules comprising the steps of: A) Neutralizing an acidic anionic surfactant with a base in a horizontal thin-layer evaporator or thin-layer dryer; and B) Drying the resulting neutralized anionic surfactant ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6133223 | Production of detergent granulates A granular detergent product is made by contacting a liquid binder and a solid neutralizing agent. The binder has an acidic component comprising an anionic surfactant acidic precursor and an inorganic acid. The inorganic acid is at least 2.5% by weight of... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6107268 | Sorbent material A sorbent material is provided comprising a porous substrate, such as a nonwoven web, having a wetting chemistry distributed substantially throughout the substrate. The wetting chemistry can comprise (a) an aliphatic alcohol ethoxylate; (b) one or more of... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6087320 | Viscosity-adjusted surfactant concentrate compositions A stable, pumpable, flowable and pourable surfactant concentrate, and a method of preparation thereof, said concentrate consisting essentially of (a) at least one anionic or amphoteric surfactant, (b) at least one alkylpolyglycoside surfactant, (c) a visc... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6066614 | Cleaning compositions A cleaning composition is provided with effective cleaning performance and viscosity, said composition comprising a polycarboxylate polymer and a surfactant system containing a short chain surfactant and a long chain surfactant. The present invention furt... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6063753 | Surfactant mixtures comprising acyloxyalkanesulfonates Surfactant mixtures based on acyloxyalkanesulfonates prepared by reacting more than one mole of one or more fatty acids with one mole of a mixture of alkali metal and/or alkanline earth metal hydroxyalkanesulfonate and ammonium hydroxyalkanesulfonate in t... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6054424 | Process for the production of a liquid laundry detergent composition of desired viscosity containing nonionic and anionic surfactants A liquid laundry detergent composition of desired viscosity produced by a process comprising dissolving in an aqueous medium a water-soluble builder and a surfactant blend comprising two nonionic surfactants and two anionic surfactants, such as surfactant... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6008261 | Aqueous surfactant compositions with a high viscosity Aqueous surfactant compositions, with a high viscosity, comprising an anionic surfactant or a mixture of anionic surfactants, an alkyl ester of lactic acid or a mixture of alkyl esters of lactic acid and, optionally, an electrolyte. The above compositions... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5981450 | Mild detergent mixtures A surfactant mixture containing (a) monoglyceride sulfates or monoglyceride ether sulfates, and (b) amino acid derivatives selected from (b1) acyl glutamates, (b2) vegetable protein hydrolyzates, and (b3) vegetable protein fatty acid condensates.... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5952290 | Anionic gemini surfactants and methods for their preparation The present invention comprises a new, improved class of anionic gemini surfactants consisting of two hydrophilic groups and two hydrophobic moieties joined by a bridge that possess improved surfactant functionalities yet may be characterized as mild for ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5929021 | Process for preparing a granular detergent A process for producing a detergent powder or a composition therefore involving partial granulation in a high or low shear granulator followed by granulation in a very low shear mixer, for example a fluid bed is disclosed. The process allows powders to be... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5888960 | Surfactant composition A surfactant composition comprising a combination of: (1) a surfactant mixture containing: (a) from about 4 to about 35 wt % actives of a linear alkyl sulfonate; and (b) from about 1 to about 20 wt % actives of an alkyl polyglycoside having the general fo... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5883062 | Manual dishwashing compositions A detergent composition comprises from 1% to 80%, by weight, anionic surfactant and from 0.05% to 10%, by weight, divalent ion selected from the group consisting of magnesium ions, calcium ions, and mixtures thereof. The composition is formulated such tha... | 03/16/1999 |
