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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7304177 | Method for improving spreading properties of cosmetic ingredients Described is a method for improving the spreading properties of fatty alcohol containing cosmetic ingredients by providing a fatty alcohol containing starting material and adding an effective amount of acylating source [e.g., R1C)═O)OC(═O)R2 | 12/04/2007 |
| 7247606 | Branched reaction products A compound of formula: wherein each R group independently is C6-C10 arylene group, a straight or branched chain C2-C°alkylene group optionally containing an arylene gr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7214474 | Wash composition with polymeric surfactant A wash composition that includes a polymeric surfactant and methods for using the wash composition are described herein. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7183325 | Deforming agent and/or deaerating agent based on oil-in-water dispersions The present invention relates to novel oil-in-water dispersions which comprise a) at least one water-insoluble oxygen-containing organic substance which is solid at room temperature and b) at least one amide compou... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182797 | Fuel compositions Improved fuel compositions and fuel additive packages are disclosed which serve to increase the combustion efficiency of conventional fuels while reducing the level of CO2 emissions generated upon the combustion of the fuels. The fuels may be essentially ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6864292 | Defoamer and/or deareator on the basis of oil-in-water dispersions Antifoams and/or deaeraters based on oil-in-water dispersions contain, in the hydrophobic oil phase, 3-thiaalkan-1-ols, 3-thiaoxoalkan-1-ols, 3-thiadioxoalkan-1-ols, esters of said compounds or mixtures thereof as compounds having an antifoam and/or deaerating effec... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6831107 | Emulsification systems and emulsions Personal care or cosmetic oil in water emulsions include an oil emulsifier and a combination of a Xanthan polysaccharide and a polyglucomannan polysaccharide to provide enhanced stability even at low emulsifier stabiliser levels. The emulsifier stabiliser system pro... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6749673 | Biliquid foam furniture polish Furniture polishes, and methods for their use, are disclosed. The polishes are liquids in the form of a dispersion which is a biliquid foam with a thickener, where the foam is structured as an oil-in-water complex. The dispersion has an oil portion having a polysilo... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6706768 | Production and use of novel alkoxylated monoesters Described is an alkoxylated composition that comprises a family of trans carbon-carbon double bond free compositions that generally have melting points that range from 30-80° C., preferably with melting points between 55-58° C. and with a solubility ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6686320 | Use of water-insoluble polyoxyalkylene-polysiloxane block copolymers for defoaming aqueous media The invention relates to the use of water-insoluble polyoxyalkylene-polysiloxane block copolymers of the general average formula ##STR1## wherein the variables and indices are described herein as defoaming agents for aqueous media. This invention als... | 02/03/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6660252 | Low emulsifier multiple emulsions The invention relates to multiple emulsions comprising a primary emulsion in an external phase, and comprising a principle water phase and a principle oil phase, the multiple emulsion containing no more than about 1% of an emulsifier having an HLB of abou... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6616936 | Composition comprising an oil-in-water emulsion and an inorganic agent The invention concerns a composition comprising: 10 to 80 wt. % of at least an emulsion in water of a linear polydimethylsiloxane having a viscosity ranging between 1 and 5000 mPa.s at 25° C., the emulsion particles having a size of not more than 1 μm; ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6469096 | Emulsifiers for high-solids alkyd resin emulsions A water-soluble or water-dispersible polyester B useful as emulsifier for aqueous emulsions of alkyd resins A, wherein the polyester B is obtainable by reacting, under polycondensation conditions, polyhydroxyl components Ba from the class of the sugar alc... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6437008 | Aqueous organopolysiloxane emulsion and method for the preparation thereof Disclosed is an aqueous organopolysiloxane emulsion for use as an adjuvant to hair-care treatment toiletry preparations suitable in respect of the good storage stability and relatively large average diameter of the organopolysiloxane droplets of 0.1 to 1.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6417258 | Antifoaming compositions An antifoaming composition contains (A) 58 to 90% by weight of an oil compound and (B) 10 to 42% by weight of a mixture. The oil compound (A) consisting essentially of (i) 80 to 99.9% by weight of an organopolysiloxane composed of R13 | 07/09/2002 |
| 6353034 | Composition based on alkyl polyglycosides and fatty alcohols, and its uses An alkyl polyglycoside and fatty alcohol composition useful as an emulsifier includes: a) 8 to 40% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside component consisting essentially of: 0 to 20% by weight of at least one alkyl polyglycoside of formula (I): R1 O(G... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6350835 | Emulsions of peroxyesters The invention relates to aqueous emulsions of peroxyesters comprising an anti-freeze agent, a polyvinyl acetate with a degree of hydrolysis between 45 and 68%, and a non-ionic surfactant with an HLB value greater than 16 selected from alkylene oxide block... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6268400 | Compositions based on alkyl polyglycosides and fatty alcohols, useful especially for preparing stable fluid emulsions The present invention relates to compositions based on alkyl polyglycosides and fatty alcohols which enable stable fluid emulsions to be produced, and which contain These compositions generally comprise: 5 to 60% by weight of a mixture of alkyl polyglycosides ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6207720 | Hydrolyzable silane emulsions and method for preparing the same The present invention relates to a process of preparing emulsions of hydrolyzable silanes, such as alkoxysilanes, using an oil concentrate. The emulsifiers are initially stirred with water. An oil concentrate is then prepared by adding a hydrolyzable sila... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6162453 | C7 -C12 Diol & Diol alkoxylates as coupling agents for surfactant formulations A stable monophasic liquid composition characterized by the ability to solubilize increased amounts of surfactant into the composition while retaining a monophasic state, the composition comprising: one or more surfactants selected from the group consisti... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6110977 | Alkyl polyglycoside compositions having reduced viscosity and inhibited crystallization Products of the reaction of epichlorohydrin and compounds having the formula II R3 (EO)n (PO)m OH (II) wherein R3 is an alkyl, alkenyl or arenyl group having from 4 to 22 carbon atoms; a sub... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5994414 | Water-thin emulsion formed by high pressure homogenization process A stable, water-thin emulsion is formed by processing a crude emulsion through a high pressure homogenizer at a pressure of about 900 to about 1100 bar. This emulsion contains low levels of emulsifier and contains no post addition stabilizers.... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5977189 | C7 -C12 diol and diol alkoxylates as coupling agents for surfactant formulations Disclosed are stable monophasic liquid compositions comprising water, one or more cationic, anionic, amphoteric and/or nonionic surfactants, exhibiting partial solubility in water or in concentrated formulations, and one or more coupling agents which are ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5977044 | Liquid peracid precursor colloidal dispersions: macroemulsions A stable liquid peracid precursor composition for delivering a bleaching and cleaning material is provided in which the liquid peracid precursor composition combines a dispersion medium which comprises a stabilizing effective amount of a liquid matrix and... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5916543 | Emulsions having minimal rub-in times The invention encompasses oil-in-water type emulsion formulations having decreased skin rub-in times, comprising a nonaqueous phase, an aqueous phase and an oil-in-water emulsifier, which emulsion formulation also contains a water-in-oil emulsifier.... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5868946 | Gasoline container Water and solid debris are separated from gasoline during its storage within a container. The separation is effected automatically, at low cost and in a highly reliable manner. It is continuous throughout storage and is not reversed by portage of the cont... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5851431 | Microemulsion and fiber treatment agent The invention concerns a microemulsion having a mean particle size of 0.15 microns or less comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least one epoxy containing group per molecule, wherein said epoxy containing group is selected from the group consis... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5840276 | Activatable infusable dispersions containing drops of a superheated liquid for methods of therapy and diagnosis Dispersions of superheated drops of immiscible liquids in aqueous continuous phase suitable for infusion into a human or other animal, the drops being vaporizable in a selected body location by ionizing radiation or ultrasound. The dispersions can be used... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5830483 | Emulsions An oil-in-water emulsion comprising (A) from about 50 to about 99% by weight of water; (B) from about 1 to about 30% by weight of an oil phase; and (C) an emulsifying effective quantity of an emulsifier system consisting essentially of (i) at least one nonionic emu... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5817254 | Free-flowing emulsion concentrate An aqueous emulsion concentrate comprising: A) a water-insoluble oil component; B) at least one hydrophilic nonionic emulsifier; C) at least one lipophilic co-emulsifier; and D) from about 50 to about 70% by weight of water, based on the weight of the concentrate; ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5753241 | Transparent nanoemulsion less than 100 NM based on fluid non-ionic amphiphilic lipids and use in cosmetic or in dermopharmaceuticals An oil-in-water nanoemulsion in which the oil globules have a mean size of less than 100 nm and which contains an amphiphilic lipid component containing at least one non-ionic amphiphilic lipid which is liquid at an ambient temperature of less than 45° C... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5753127 | Compositions and methods for dispersing and biodegrading spilled petroleum oils and fuels Compositions and methods for emulsifying a petroleum product that has been spilled upon a portion of the earth's surface are based upon use of a nonionic, primary surfactant composition comprising a first ethoxylated sorbitol oleate and, preferably, a sec... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5750513 | Hydrocarbyl polysaccharide compositions A composition comprising a solution which comprises a hydrocarbyl polysaccharide, a non-ionic surfactant and an antifoam component, which antifoam component forms a separate phase on dilution with water, thereby reducing the foam which would normally aris... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5744046 | Process for the treatment of an aqueous medium polluted with hydrocarbons and a de-emulsifying and dispersing composition based on polyglycerol esters A process is described for the treatment of an aqueous medium which has been polluted with hydrocarbon compounds, termed crude oil, and a demulsifying and dispersing composition. The crude oil is brought into contact with a solution of a mixture of polygl... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5744062 | Balanced emulsifier blends for oil-in-water emulsions Balanced emulsifier blends that provide a stable oil-in-water emulsion of preselected viscosity are disclosed. The emulsifier blend contains an acyl lactylate as the primary emulsifier and a nonionic surfactant as the coemulsifier. A method of preparing a... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5741502 | Homogeneous, essentially nonaqueous adjuvant compositions with buffering capability A homogeneous, essentially nonaqueous adjuvant composition containing at least one spray oil selected from the group consisting of: (a) vegetable oils; (b) fatty acids and blends thereof; (c) esterified fatty acids or blends thereof; (d) saponified fatty acids or b... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5728320 | Chemical dispersant for oil spills An improved dispersant formulation for dispersing oil which contains a mixture of a sorbitan monoester of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid, a polyoxyethylene adduct of a sorbitan monoester of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid, an alkali metal salt of a dia... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5618468 | Chemical dispersant for oil spills An improved dispersant formulation for dispersing oil which contains a mixture of a sorbitan monoester of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid, a polyoxyethylene adduct of a sorbitan monoester of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid, a water-dispersible salt of a... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5589515 | Cosmetic composition and an emulsion composition A cosmetic composition and an emulsion composition respectively comprising 0.1 to 99 weight % of an oily component and 99.9 to 1 weight % of a watery component are provided and the oily component in the compositions comprises 85 or more weight % of cis-Ɗ... | 12/31/1996 |
