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...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7273840 | Method for providing dilution thickening using polydextrose based biphasic compositions The invention provides methods for obtaining dilution thickening behavior. Specifically, polydextrose induced biphasic compositions have been unexpectedly found to induce such behavior. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7247696 | Alkyl dimethicone copolyol sulfosuccinates The present invention relates to dimethicone copolyol sulfosuccinates that contain alkyl groups having between 8 and 40 carbon atoms. More specifically, the invention relates to silicone-based sulfosuccinates that exhibit increased detergency while still maintaining... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7208539 | Thermosetting resin composition, and prepreg and laminated board using the same The present invention relates to a thermosetting resin composition comprising: (1) a metal salt of a disubstituted phosphinic acid, and (2) a resin having a dielectric constant of 2.9 or less at a frequency of 1 GHz or more, and a prepreg and a laminated board using... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6426326 | Liquid cleansing composition comprising lamellar phase inducing structurant with low salt content and enhanced low temperature stability The invention relates to liquid cleansing compositions in lattellar phase which possess a lotion-like appearance conveying signals of enhanced moisturization. However, these liquids often undergo an irreversible decrease in viscosity under freeze/thaw con... | 07/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6387860 | High foaming, grease cutting light duty liquid detergent A light duty, liquid comprising: a paraffin sulfonate, an alpha olefin sulfonate, an amine oxide, a magnesium containing inorganic compound, and water.... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6329331 | Detergent compositions An aqueous detergent composition, which is in the form of a thickened, mobile fluid, comprising foaming detergent and a polymer or polymer mixture which is capable of forming a reversible gel, which polymer or mixture is present in the composition as a mu... | 12/11/2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6248708 | Paste-form detergent containing a mixture of ethoxylated alcohols A paste-form detergent for use in institutional laundries free from synthetic anionic surfactant of the alkyl benzenesulfonate type containing 5% to 30% by weight of an ethoxylated alcohol corresponding to formula (I): R1 --(OC2 H | 06/19/2001 |
| 6234183 | Method for removing deposits comprising heavy hydrocarbonaceous materials and finely divided inorganic materials from a flow line using a surfactant composition A method and composition for removing deposits of heavy hydrocarbonaceous materials and finely divided inorganic particulate matter from wellbore and flowline surfaces using a composition containing an alkyl polyglycoside, an ethoxylated alcohol, a causti... | 05/22/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6147044 | High foaming, grease cutting light duty liquid detergent A light duty, liquid comprising: a paraffin sulfonate, an alpha olefin sulfonate, an amine oxide, a magnesium containing inorganic compound, and water.... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6099589 | Presoak detergent with optical brightener In fabric laundry procedures, commercial and household laundry detergent compositions commonly contain an optical brightener composition. Brighteners adjust the optical properties of the fabric in such a way that the fabric appears to be white even after ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6048831 | Surfactant composition A low-viscosity surfactant composition which contains an anionic surfactant and which is excellent in handleability even in a high surfactant concentration range and is easily handleable at room temperature is provided, which comprises (a) a nonionic surf... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6025318 | Microemulsion liquid cleaning composition containing a short chain amphiphile An improvement is described in all purpose liquid cleaning composition and microemulsion composition which are especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and contains an anionic detergent, a nonionic surfactant, a short chain amphiphile, ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6004919 | Microemulsion liquid cleaning composition containing a short chain amphiphile An improvement is described in all purpose liquid cleaning composition and microemulsion composition which are especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and contains an anionic detergent, a nonionic surfactant, a short chain amphiphile, ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5908582 | Liquid formulations containing sulfosuccinic acid diester A liquid composition comprising A) at least one sulosuccinic acid diester of the formula: ##STR1## in which M is an inorganic or organic cation, R and R' independently of one another represent aliphatic or cycloaliphatic C3-22 alkyl, C | 06/01/1999 |
| 5885952 | Multifunctional detergent base A detergent base which is obtainable from the reaction of an ethylenically unsaturated sulfonic acid or carboxylic acid or anhydride thereof with a nonionic surfactant of the formula R1 --O-(alkylene-O)n.sbsb.1 --R2 ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5885951 | Aqueous solution for tile, tub and grout cleaning A cleaner of the present type disclosed is a water based, alkaline product that might contain solvents, surface active agents, chelating agents, antimicrobial agents and/or other materials such as builders, fragrances and dyes. The combination of solvents... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5872093 | Detergent compostion A detergent composition with excellent color care properties. The detergent composition comprises a dendritic macromolecule.... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5858961 | Process for the production of light-colored surfactants The invention relates to a process for the production of light-colored surfactants in which the surfactants are stabilized before bleaching by addition of antioxidants.... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5814596 | Structured detergent pastes and a method for manufacturing detergent particles from such pastes The present invention provides a structured paste which is substantially free of LAS and which is suitable for processing into a high bulk density, high active granular detergent. Surfactant pastes of the present invention have a viscosity of at least 10 ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5811386 | Clear surface-active mixtures containing anionic surfactant, APG, and temporarily cationic copolymer A surface active mixture comprising: (A) from about 1 to about 50% by weight of an anionic surfactant having one or two lipophilic groups and having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms and a polar group selected from the group consisting of carboxylate, sulfate and... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5759979 | Detergent mixtures comprising APG and fatty alcohol polyglycol ether Detergent mixtures containing a) alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycosides corresponding to formula (I) R1 O--G!p (I) in which R1 is an alkyl or alkenyl radical containing 8 to 22 carbon atoms... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5688759 | Nitrogen-free anionic conditioning formulations Nitrogen-free anionic conditioning formulations containing sulfated polyol fatty acid esters corresponding to formula (I): ##STR1## in which R1 CO is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated acyl radical containing 6 to 22 carbon ato... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5686400 | Manual dishwashing method using betaine-anionic surfactant mixtures Liquid manual dishwashing detergent compositions which exhibit superior foaming and detergency properties in laboratory tests are comprised of alkyl sulfates, -olefin sulfonates alkyl betaines, and alkyl polyglycosides.... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5646106 | Cold pearlizing concentrates Novel cold pearlizing concentrates provide pearlescent personal hair and skin compositions such as shampoos and beauty soaps with added luster and sheen.... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5599787 | Aqueous anionic surfactant solutions stable at low temperature comprising glycoside and alkoxylated nonionic surfactant mixtures and processes of making same Aqueous solutions of anionic surfactants having improved low-temperature stability are obtained by addition to the solutions of mixtures of nonionic surfactants containing a) alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycosides corresponding to formula (I) R1 -O-[G... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5589447 | Liquid dishwashing-detergent composition A liquid dishwashing-detergent composition containing an anionic surfactant, at least two types of amphoteric compounds, and a nonionic surface active compound. The amphoteric compounds are characterized by general formula (I) and (III) or (IV): ##ST... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5562866 | Formulated branched chain alcohol ether sulfate compounds Certain double-tailed alcohol ether sulfates of specified chemical structures are formulated with a hydrotrope or a co-surfactant. The formulations are useful for various surfactant utilities including use in hard water systems.... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5556577 | High foaming nonionic surfactant based liquid detergent A high foaming, light duty liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin composing: a water soluble nonionic surfactant; a ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant, a zwitterionic betaine surfactant and the ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5554313 | Conditioning shampoo containing insoluble, nonvolatile silicone The present invention relates to shampoo compositions and more particularly shampoo compositions containing non-volatile silicone materials and methods of making the same. Specifically, this invention is directed to aqueous shampoo compositions comprising... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5549840 | Cleaning composition in microemulsion, liquid crystal or aqueous solution form comprising mixture of partially esterified, full esterified and non-esterified ethoxylated polyhydric alcohols An improvement is described in the liquid crystal composition or the microemulsion compositions, which is especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and having an evidenced grease release effect, contains an anionic detergent, an ethoxyla... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5545622 | Process for preparing surfactant mixtures having high solids content Highly concentrated mixtures of surfactants are obtained by a method which comprises adding the acid form of a neutralizable surfactant to an aqueous composition comprised of a base and an alkyl polyglycoside.... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5543072 | Synthetic detergent bars and method of making the same There is provided a mild detergent toilet bar (syndet bar) composition containing from at least 25 percent up to about 65 percent by weight of synthetic surface active agents, which lathers, foams and wears well, exhibits minimal slushing and curd-forming... | 08/06/1996 |
