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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110707 | Surfactant A fatty acid salt of an alkyl quaternary ammonium is used as a novel surfactant which is a cationic surfactant having high detergency and low foaming property. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7371887 | Oligo(p-phenylene vinylene) amphiphiles and methods for self-assembly Amphiphilic oligo(p-phenylene vinylene) compounds and methods of use en route to self-assembled composites and device fabrication. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7339015 | Multifunctional self-decontaminating surface coating A coating having an adhesive hydrophilic polymer and an amphiphilic additive. The amphiphilic additive has a hydrophilic chain, a biocidal functional group bonded to the hydrophilic chain, and a hydrophobic moiety bonded to the hydrophilic chain or to the biocidal f... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7193111 | Dimer poly-quaternary compounds The present invention relates to a novel class of polymeric compounds having specific quaternized amine based upon a dimer acid reacted with an dimethyl amino propyl amine to make an amido amine, which is subsequently reacted to make a polymeric quaternary compound.... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189874 | Transfection reagents Disclosed are compounds capable of facilitating transport of biologically active agents or substances into cells having the general structure: wherein Q is selected from the group consisting of N, O and S... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7094929 | Water-soluble distyrylbenzene chromophores for applications in optoelectronic technologies Two-photon or multi-photon chromophores having a conjugated pi-electron system with donating groups at each end of the pi-electron system providing charge-transfer properties, and having quaternary amine groups that can enhance the solubility of the chromophore in w... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6426436 | Ether diamines quaternaries The present invention is related to a series of derivatives of novel ether diamine compounds prepared by the cynobutylation reaction of an alcohol having 3 to 22 carbon atoms with 2-pentenenitrile to form a branched alkyl ether nitrile. The etheraminonitr... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6221954 | Cationic polyurethane compositions, quaternary ammonium salts and methods for their preparation The preparation and use of quarternized bis hydroxy alkyl amines by the reaction of a tertiary amine and an alkylene oxide in a strong acid system are disclosed. Cationic polyurethane compositions containing pendent hydroxy alkyl groups and methods for th... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6211201 | Multivalent salts of pyridostigmine and related compounds A quaternary ammonium cholinergic agent is complexed with a multivalent anion, or with multiple monovalent anions. The complex may be administered orally to a patient to treat pain, or for some other purpose. Numerous modifications are contemplated, inclu... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5576459 | Quaternary nitrogen or phosphorus chirates An optically-active or chiral compound is described which comprises (A) at least one quaternary nitrogen or phosphorus cation provided that if the cation is a quaternary nitrogen cation containing a hydroxyalkyl group, the hydroxyalkyl group is free of chlorin... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5207937 | Amine salts of sulfur-containing alkylated phenols or alkylated naphthols as multifunctional antioxidant and antiwear additives Amine salts of sulfur-containing alkylated phenols or alkylated naphthols, have been found to be effective multifunctional antioxidant and antiwear additives for lubricants.... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5152916 | Aqueous aldehyde solutions for trapping hydrogen sulfide in natural gas and crude oil producing plants Aqueous aldehyde solutions for trapping hydrogen sulfide comprising 5 to 50% by weight of an aldehyde and 1 to 5% by weight, relative to the aldehyde solution of a formulation comprising 10 to 80% by weight of an ester of oxalkylated alkylalkylenediamines, whi... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5136095 | Reversible agglutination mediators Compounds and methods are disclosed for reversibly aggregating particles suspended in a liquid medium. The method comprises combining the liquid medium containing the particles with a polyionic polymer capable of aggregating the particles under conditions... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5057556 | Coating compositions comprising non-gelled amine-epoxide reaction products A non-gelled amine-epoxide reaction product and acid addition salts thereof where the product is obtained by co-reacting; a) a secondary amine NHR1 R2, wherein R1 and R2 the same or different are C2 or C | 10/15/1991 |
| 5015754 | Quaternized condensation products of trialkanolamines Quaternized condensation products useful as aftertreating agents for fixing reactive dyeings and prints on textile materials which contain cellulose fibers are formed from A) a precondensate of one or more trialkanolamines I ##STR1## (R1 ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4997912 | Esters of fatty acids, which may be quaternized, from oxalkylated alkylalkylenediamines Fatty acid esters of oxalkylated alkylalkylenediamines, which may be quaternized: Esters of oxalkylated alkylalkylenediamines, which may be quaternized, of the formula ##STR1## where the individual symbols have the meaning given in the description, ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4880894 | Quaternary ammonium salts used as phase transfer catalyst Novel quaternary ammonium salts of general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein: R is a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched alkyl radical of C1 to C8. R' is a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched alkyl radical of C... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4845289 | Procedure for the removal or reduction of residual trimethylamine odor from its reaction products A process for the removal or reduction of residual trimethyl amine odor resulting from the quaternization of a halogen containing precursor with trimethyl amine. Odor reduction is achieved by reacting the residual trimethyl amine with at least an equivale... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4778813 | Polymeric quaternary ammonium compounds, their preparation and use Novel capped polymeric quaternary ammonium compositions formed by reacting ionene type polymers with tertiary amines are useful as microbicides, corrosion inhibitors, debonding agents, flocculants, softeners, and demulsifiers.... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4661633 | Method for preparing quaternary ammonium salts The specification discloses a method for preparing quaternary ammonium salts by reacting a tertiary amine salt with a 2-oxazoline or 2-oxazine compound.... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4602087 | Distyrylbiphenyls The distyrylbiphenyls of the formula ##STR1## in which X and X' independently of one another are a direct bond, oxygen, sulfur, --O--C1-3 -alkylene-CON(R4)--CON(R4)--, --O--C1-3 alkylene-COO--, OCO or --COO... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4579560 | Method for dyeing of fibers in the presence of quaternary alkoxyalkylammonium retarding or leveling agent Novel quaternary alkoxyalkylammonium compounds of the formula 1 ##STR1## in which R denotes C8 -C20 --, preferably C12 -C18 --, alkyl or C8 -C20 --, preferably C12 -C18 | 04/01/1986 |
| 4567302 | Polymeric quaternary ammonium salts possessing antimicrobial activity and methods for preparation and use thereof Quaternary ammonium salts exhibiting strong antimicrobial activity are disclosed along with the method of using them as antimicrobial agents. The salts having the formulas I or II: ##STR1## wherein R is C1-20 alkyl, C5-7 cycloal... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4505833 | Stabilizing clayey formations Process for treating a clayey geological formation to prevent, inhibit or reduce swelling or migrating of clay particles in a formation by treating the formation with an effective amount of a quaternized oligomer which is the reaction product of a polyami... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4500735 | Quaternary crosslinked products of xylylene dichlorides and triethanolamine condensates and their use Quaternary crosslinked products obtained by reacting triethanolamine condensates of the formula ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 3, with xylylene dichloride and their use as demulsifiers for oil-water emulsions, as lubricants and as ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4480126 | Process for the preparation of quaternary ammonium compounds Process for the preparation of quaternary ammonium compounds by reacting a tertiary amine with a vicinal halohydrin having at least 6 carbon atoms, and quaternary ammonium compounds prepared thereby.... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4468352 | Distyrylbiphenyls The distyrylbiphenyls of the formula ##STR1## in which X and X' independently of one another are a direct bond, oxygen, sulfur, --O--C1-3 -alkylene-CON(R4)----CON(R4)--, --O--C1-3 -alkylene-COO--, OCO or --... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4451671 | Cationic ethylene oxide/propylene oxide and ethylene oxide/butylene oxide polymers, a process for their preparation and their use Thus, the invention relates to compounds of the formula I ##STR1## where R is aromatic, preferably phenylene, R1 and R2 denote C1 -C4 -alkyl, preferably C1 -C2 -alkyl, R3 de... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4408043 | Fluorocarbon surfactants Fluorinated compounds of the formula ##STR1## are disclosed. The cationic amine compounds are useful as surfactants.... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4385184 | Cationic surface active agents Cationic surface active agents in which nitrogen atoms are attached to both ends of a long-chain alkylene group or polyoxyalkylene group having at least 6-24 carbon atoms in the molecule, at least one of said nitrogen atoms constituting a quaternary ammon... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4377710 | Quaternized epichlorohydrin adducts of perfluoro substituted ethanols A composition represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein x is an integer of from 2-12; y is an integer or fractional integer of from 1-20; Q is chosen from the group consisting of: (a) chloro, bromo, and iodo halogen radicals, and (b) a cationic nitrolg... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4339393 | Distyrylbiphenyls The distyrylbiphenyls of the formula ##STR1## in which X and X' independently of one another are a direct bond, oxygen, sulfur, --O--C1--3 --alkylene--CON(R4)--, --CON(R4)--,--O--C1--3 --alkylene--COO--, OC... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4314820 | Distyrylbenzene fluorescent brightening agents The distyrylbenzenes of the formula ##STR1## in which X and X' independently of one another are --COO-- or --CON(R4)-- in the o-position, a direct bond, oxygen, sulfur, --O--C1-3 --alkylene--CON(R4)--, --SO2 | 02/09/1982 |
| 4252743 | Quaternaries of halogen derivatives of alkynoxymethyl amines This invention relates to quaternaries of halogen derivatives of alkynoxymethyl amines and uses thereof. These may be summarized by the following formulae: ##STR1## where R and R' are substituted groups such as alkyl, aryl, etc.; R" is an alkyld... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4248796 | Quaternary alkynoxymethyl amines This invention relates to quaternaries of alkynoxymethyl amines and uses thereof. These may be summarized by the following formulae: ##STR1## where R and R' are substituted groups such as alkyl, aryl, etc.; R'" is an acetylenic group; and X is an ani... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4206233 | Microbiocidal quaternaries of halogen derivatives of alkynoxymethyl amines This invention relates to quaternaries of halogen derivatives of alkynoxymethyl amines and uses thereof. These may be summarized by the following formulae: ##STR1## where R and R' are substituted groups such as alkyl, aryl, etc.; R" is an alkyli... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4119668 | N,N'-Bridged-bis[N,N'substituted-2-hydroxy alkaneammonium] salts N,N'-Bridged-bis[(O and/or N-substituted)-2-alkyl-2-hydroxyethylamines] of the formula ##STR1## are prepared by condensing an epoxide of the formula ##STR2## and a diamine of the formula R'NH-X-NHR'. The products and dicarbanilates, acid-ad... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4071327 | Salts of Mannich bases and derivatives thereof Novel compositions, useful as additives for normally liquid fuels to impart dispersancy, anti-icing and rust inhibiting properties thereto, comprise salts of amines prepared by the Mannich reaction between a hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound, usually ... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4062832 | Quaternized epichlorohydrin copolymer useful in treating potable water and method of preparation This invention relates to a water soluble quaternized epihalohydrin copolymer. The copolymer is prepared by first reacting an epihalohydrin with a polyepoxide in an organic solvent in the presence of a polymerization catalyst. The copolymer thus produced ... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4059702 | 3,8-Bis-basic ethers of 6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-6-one Bis-basic ethers of 9-sustituted phenanthrene and related 10-oxa and 10-aza derivatives, their method of preparation and their use as pharmaceutical agents for the prevention and inhibition of viral infections are disclosed.... | 11/22/1977 |