Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4824827 | Time-color indicators Disclosed are end point indicator compositions and devices containing them, particularly useful as air freshener devices, comprise compositions containing a polar indicator dye which assumes a first color or is colorless in the presence of a room temperat... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4803195 | Perfume composition with deodorising or antiperspirant action Personal care composition having deodorant or antiperspirant activity and containing, in addition to an active deodorant or antiperspirant base, a perfuming base, either in the form of an aqueous emulsion, or in microencapsulated form. The perfume base is... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4767741 | Two-phase liquid cosmetic and method of preparing same A two-phase liquid cosmetic composition is provided comprising an oil phase, an organic liquid/water phase, and insoluble solid particles absorbed on the interface between the two phases wherein the solid particles comprise the in situ precipitation produ... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4711875 | Composition essentially consisting of trans-1-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)-hexan-3-ol Composition consisting of from less than 100% to more than about 80% of trans-1-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)-hexan-3-ol and a definite amount, but not more than about 20%, of cis-1-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)-hexan-3-ol. Process for preparing same from ଲ-... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4668430 | Roll-on perfume compositions containing polyoxybutylene-polyoxyethylene copolymers The subject invention relates to roll-on perfume compositions containing polyoxybutylene-polyoxyethylene block copolymers having an internal polyoxybutylene hydrophobe and external polyoxyethylene hydrophiles.... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4663315 | Device and method for vaporizing thermally vaporizable composition The invention provides a method of vaporizing and a device capable of thermally vaporizing a thermally vaporizable composition being drawn up by a porous absorbing body due to its capillary attraction.... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4657701 | Perfumery compositions, products and methods A perfume composition comprises a water immiscible film-forming solution of a perfume in a water immiscible solvent and, substantially homogeneously mixed with the solution, at least one water soluble additive, generally including a foaming agent. The com... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4631273 | Aqueous emulsions using cationic silanes What is disclosed are aqueous emulsions which are formed by the use of certain organofunctional cationic silanes. The emulsions are stable and are formed using reactive silanes that allow the transfer of water immiscible liquids and the silanes to certain... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4627934 | Single phase clear liquid after-shave treatment product containing aloe vera Described is a single phase clear hydroalcoholic after-shave treatment product containing aloe vera and, optionally, allantoin and a process for preparing same comprising the steps of: (a) either forming: (i) aloe vera gel; or (ii) a product resulting from ste... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4515909 | Resinous composition for the prolonged release of fragrant substances A resinous composition for fragrant substances is provided which comprises an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing from about 5% to about 35% of vinyl acetate monomer, by weight, and a diffusing agent selected from the group consisting of benzyl be... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4376068 | Use of isomeric farnesene product-by-process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma of perfume compositions, colognes and perfumed articles Described are isomeric mixtures of farnesene prepared by dehydrating nerolidol using potassium bisulfate or paratoluene sulfonic acid and then distilling the resultant product at particular temperature ranges and particular pressure ranges in order to pre... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4342663 | Use of mixture of aliphatic C10 branched olefins in augmenting or enhancing the aroma of articles subjected to action of aqueous hypochlorites Described are methods for augmenting or enhancing the aroma of articles subjected to the action of aqueous hypochlorite bleach compositions by adding perfume aroma augmenting or enhancing quantities of aliphatic C10 -branched olefin-containing ... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4339344 | Use of mixture of aliphatic C10 -branched olefins in augmenting or enhancing the aroma of perfumes and/or perfumed articles Described are methods for augmenting or enhancing the aroma of perfumes and perfumed articles by adding thereto perfume aroma augmenting or enhancing quantities of C10 -branched olefin mixtures produced by dimerizing isoamylene, (2-methyl-2-but... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4303555 | Use of mixture of aliphatic C10 branched olefins in augmenting or enhancing the aroma of perfumes, and/or perfumed articles Described are methods for augmenting or enhancing the aroma of perfumes and perfumed articles by adding thereto perfume aroma augmenting or enhancing quantities of C10 -branched olefin mixtures produced by dimerizing isoamylene, (2-methyl-2-but... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4287084 | Use of mixture of aliphatic C10 branched olefins in augmenting or enhancing the aroma of perfumed alkaline metal hypochlorite solutions Described are methods for augmenting or enhancing the aroma of perfumes and perfumed articles by adding thereto perfume aroma augmenting or enhancing quantities of C10 -branched olefin mixtures produced by dimerizing isoamylene, (2-methyl-2-but... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4134838 | Fabric conditioning product A fabric conditioning composition comprises a fabric softening amount of a fabric softener and a deodorizing amount of a deodorant perfume, the composition having an odor reduction value within the range of from 0.50 to 3.5 as measured by the modified Whi... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4128508 | Color change perfume systems This invention provides a color change perfume system in which color is caused to change when the perfume in the system is effectively exhausted to the atmosphere. The invention also provides air fresheners and the like consisting of a porous carrier impr... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4089814 | Roll-on perfume composition A roll-on perfume composition comprising based on 100 parts by weight of total composition: (a) from 5 parts to 15 parts of an essential oil, (b) from 25 parts to 40 parts of an alcohol, (c) from 20 parts to 40 parts of certain polyoxyethlene polyoxypropylene ... | 05/16/1978 |
| 3970592 | Unsaturated hydrocarbons and process for making same New unsaturated hydrocarbons, process for making same and odorant compositions containing same. The preferred hydrocarbon is 2,7-dimethyl-1,4,6-octatriene. Perfumes, perfumed products such as soaps and cosmetic products are among the products in which the... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3962344 | Process for making 1,3-diene hydrocarbons Unsaturated compounds of the general formula: ##SPC1## Wherein R is defined hereinafter are prepared.... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3960977 | Process for the preparation of poly-unsaturated hydrocarbons Process for the preparation of poly-unsaturated hydrocarbons, in particular undeca-1,3,5-triene, which comprises reacting a quaternary phosphonium salt with hexanal. The product obtained in accordance with the process of the invention is a useful perfumin... | 06/01/1976 |
