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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8282688 | Laccase mediators and methods of use Novel laccase mediators, including carboxyamido and cyano derivatives of 2,6-dimethoxyphenol that exhibit improved hydrolytic stability and good bleaching performance. The novel laccase enzymes may be employed in conjunction with the 2,6-dimethoxyphenol derivatives ... | 10/09/2012 |
| 7740663 | Anhydrous compositions in paste form for bleaching keratin fibers The present disclosure relates to an anhydrous composition in paste form for bleaching keratin fibers, comprising at least one peroxygenated salt, at least one alkaline agent, and at least one complex of hydrogen peroxide and of at least one polymer comprising, as a... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7425222 | Process for improving the sun protection factor of cellulosic fibre material A process for improving the sun protection factor (SPF) of cellulosic fibre materials and blends thereof, which comprises contacting said materials with at least one compound of the formula (1) in which M is hydrogen, an al... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425220 | Method for the cosmetic treatment of hair and implement for carrying out the same A cosmetic method for treating strands of hair comprising the subsequent steps of: placing the strands of hair to be treated between two substrates on which a first and second compositions capable of reacting together are applied, and implement for the same. The imp... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7347878 | Method of achieving a permanent “stone-wash” effect on textile fibre materials A method of achieving a permanent stone-wash effect on textile fiber materials, in which method the textile fiber materials are dyed with naphthol dyes and the dyed textile material is then after-treated with a stone-wash finish. Very fast dyeings having a permanent... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338564 | Powdered evaporator coil cleaner A prepackaged, peroxide-based, cleaning composition is described which is suitable for on-site dilution, and for cleaning substrates such as air conditioner coils. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320741 | Method of xylanase treatment in a chlorine dioxide bleaching sequence A method of bleaching chemical pulp with xylanase after chemical bleaching is provided. The method comprises the steps of exposing chemical pulp to a chlorine dioxide bleaching stage to produce a partially bleached pulp, treating the partially bleached pulp with a x... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7285522 | Bleaching with improved whitening The invention provides methods, compositions and kits for increasing the brightness retention of a fabric laundered using a hypohalite-generating bleach by employing an amount of bromide-releasing compound sufficient to provide between 0.1 to about 1.5 moles of brom... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7226486 | Ready-to-use bleaching compositions, preparation process and bleaching process Ready-to-use compositions for bleaching human keratin fibers, such as hair, comprising i) at least one anhydrous bleaching composition, in paste form, comprising at least one peroxygenated salt, at least one alkaline agent and from 1% to 35% by weight of at least on... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220285 | Pulverulent composition for bleaching human keratin fibers A pulverulent composition for bleaching human keratin fibers, and more particularly the hair, comprising at least one peroxygenated salt, at least one polymer chosen from nonionic and anionic amphiphilic polymers, wherein said at least one polymer comprises at least... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217298 | Ready-to-use bleaching compositions, preparation process and bleaching process A composition comprising: i) at least one anhydrous bleaching composition in paste form comprising at least one peroxygenated salt, at least one alkaline agent, and from 15% to 35% by weight of at l... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204855 | Compositions comprising a cationic homopolymer and their use for stabilization of an oxidizing solution Compositions comprising (a) at least one cationic homopolymer comprising repeating units of formula (I); (b) at least one fatty alcohol; (c) at least one alkoxylated fatty alcohol; (d) at least one fatty amide; and (e) at least one oxidizing agent, and methods using... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198695 | Method for separating hemicelluloses from a biomass containing hemicelluloses and biomass and hemicelluloses obtained by said method The invention relates to a method for separating hemicelluloses from a biomass containing hemicelluloses. The method includes the steps of: a) extracting the hemicelluloses from the biomass containing hemicelluloses by treating them with a complex compound in an aqu... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195782 | Concentrated aqueous bromine solutions and their preparation Described is a process of producing a concentrated liquid biocide formulation. Mixed together are (a) bromine chloride or bromine and (b) an aqueous solution of alkali metal salt of sulfamic acid having a pH of at least about 7, in amounts such that (i) the active b... | 03/27/2007 |
| D539085 | Knife blade grip having protrusions | 03/27/2007 |
| D538591 | Knife blade grip | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179300 | Cosmetic composition containing sulfinic acid derivatives The invention relates to a cosmetic composition which is intended, in particular, for bleaching human keratin fibers, particularly hair, which have been dyed with oxidation dyes and/or direct dyes. The inventive composition comprises sulphunic acid derivatives havin... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175741 | Reducing odor in absorbent products Hydrogen sulfide is removed or reduced in absorbent products by the use of a particulate material attached to pulp fiber by a retention aid. The particulate material can remove or reduce the hydrogen sulfide in the environment surrounding the fiber. Suitable materia... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160334 | Composition for bleaching human hair A water-free composition for the bleaching and brightening of human hair at the same time with a simultaneous conditioning effect is disclosed. The particularly exceptional effects of the bleaching agent is that improvement of shine and elasticity. The bleaching age... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147692 | Air cleaning apparatus and method for cleaning air The method involves contacting the air with an aqueous or non-aqueous liquid in a stand-alone system. The air may be brought into contact with the liquid using a number of different types of apparatus, including a packed column scrubber. The liquid may be non-evapor... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147668 | Hair bleach An oxidative hair bleach comprising a first pack with an alkalizing agent contained therein and a second pack with an oxidizing agent contained therein, wherein the oxidative hair bleach comprises the following ingredients (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the following... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7133547 | Method for quantitative video-microscopy and associated system and computer software program product A method of determining an amount of at least one molecular species in a sample from an image of the sample captured by an image acquisition device is provided, each molecular species being indicated by a dye. A dye space representation of a plurality of dyes is for... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7115549 | Composition comprising macrocyclic tetra-amido metal complex as bleaching catalyst The present invention provides a laundry bleaching composition comprising: a) a macrocycilc tetra amido N-donor metal-ligand complex (preferably, 5,6-benzo-3,8,11,13-tetraoxo-2,2,9,9,12,12-hexamethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraaza-cyclo-tridecane), and b) an alkyl benzene sulpho... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097701 | Phthalocyanine compound, ink, inkjet recording method, and image forming method An ink containing a phthalocyanine compound represented by the formula (I): wherein X1 to X4, Y1 to Y4, A1 to A4, and M are defined herein. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087251 | Control of biofilm A method of eradicating or at least substantially reducing biofilm on a surface in contact with water, or which comes in contact with water, which method comprises introducing into such water a concentrated aqueous biocidal composition formed from bromine chloride a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7066965 | Bleaching composition for keratinous fibers comprising an associate polyurethane The invention concerns bleaching composition for keratinous fibres, in particular human keratinous fibres and more particularly hair, comprising, in a medium suitable for bleaching, at least an oxidising agent and furthermore at least a cationic associative polyuret... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7029553 | Urea sulfate and urea hydrochloride in paper and pulp processing The present invention relates to the use of urea sulfate or urea hydrochloride, or both, in process streams in the paper and pulping industries to control pH, to bring about flocculation or precipitation of various materials, and to replace all or part of the sulfur... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6984250 | Composition, method, and kit for the bleaching or permanent reshaping of keratin fibers, comprising at least one thickening polymer with an aminoplast-ether skeleton A ready-to-use composition, a method, and a kit for the bleaching or permanent reshaping of keratin fibers, and in particular human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising at least one reducing agent and at least one thickening polymer with an aminoplast-ether s... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6953763 | Solid support stabilized Mn(III) and Mn(VII) and method of preparation The instant method produces Mn(III) and Mn(VII) in stabilized form. Stabilized Mn(II), Mn(III), Mn(IV), and Mn(VII) are also formed on solid supports. Solid supported Mn(VII) is prepared by first reacting an H-saturated support with Mn(II) in solution. Mn(III) subst... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6908636 | Microbiological control in poultry processing In the processing of poultry, equipment, instruments, apparatus and/or water used in such processing, and/or carcasses and/or parts of poultry resulting from the processing of poultry, are disinfected with aqueous solutions of certain halogen-based microbiocides, es... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6866687 | Composition and method for bleaching a substrate The present invention provides a bleaching composition comprising iodine. ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6830592 | Bleaching method of natural fibers without dewaxing The invention provides a bleaching method of natural fibers. By the invention, it is possible to bleach raw cotton fibers without dewaxing. The method of the invention is to bring the natural fibers on each of which wax adhere, into contact with water solution conta... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6800096 | Composition, process and kit for bleaching keratin fibers comprising at least one thickening polymer with an aminoplast-ether skeleton The present invention relates to a ready to use composition, a process and a kit for bleaching keratin fibers, and in particular human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising at least one oxidizing agent and at least one thickening polymer with an aminoplast-eth... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6773698 | Tattoo removal Three solution application method for tattoo removal. ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6743761 | Method for the one step preparation of textiles A one step method for the treatment of a non-finished textile component is provided. The method comprises the combination of a bleaching and de-sizing treatment steps into a single step and comprises treating a non-finished textile component in an aqueous treatment ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6685748 | Enzymatic bleaching of natural non-cotton cellulosic fibers A method is provided for bleaching a non-cotton cellulosic fiber, yarn or fabric by contacting said fiber, yarn or fabric with a hemicellulase enzyme for a time and under conditions suitable to produce a whitening of said fiber, yarn or fabric.... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6676710 | Process for treating textile substrates A process for treating a textile substrate, the process including the steps of providing a textile substrate; providing a treatment bath; entraining a transport material in the treatment bath wherein the transport material further comprises a treatment ma... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6663677 | Methods for use in wool whitening and garment washing Improved methods for wool whitening and garment washing are provided. More particularly, methods of the present invention employ a first reducing agent, preferably a borohydride material, and a second reducing agent, preferably a bisulfite material, to in... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6645254 | Aromatic bleaching agent composition One or more 1-substituted-2,2,4-trimethylpentane-3-one derivatives represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein X represents a benzene ring or a cyclohexane ring; and R represents an arbitrary hydrogen atom on the benzene ring or cyc... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6599326 | Inhibition of pulp and paper yellowing using hydroxylamines and other coadditives Chemical pulps or papers, especially kraft pulps or papers, which may still contain traces of lignin, have enhanced resistance to yellowing when they contain an effective stabilizing amount of a N,N-dialkylhydroxylamine, an ester, amide or thio substitute... | 07/29/2003 |
