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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8314057 | Laundry composition for treatment of sunscreen stains based on extended chain nonionic surfactants The invention discloses synergistic combinations of surfactants blends and cleaning composition. In certain embodiments a surfactant system is disclosed which includes extended anionic surfactants, linker surfactants, and a multiply charged cation component. This sy... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8283302 | Alkyl polypentosides and alkyl polyglucosides (C-C) used for enhanced food soil removal The invention comprises a hard surface cleaning composition including an environmentally friendly, surfactant derived from renewable bio-based resources. The cleaning composition includes a mixture of alkyl polypentosides and alkyl polyglucosides having primarily be... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8148314 | Stabilization of perhydrolases Disclosed herein is a method for stabilization of the perhydrolase activity of the CE-7 esterase in a formulation with a carboxylic acid ester that employs the addition of a buffering agent, substantially undissolved, to the mixture of the CE-7 esterase and the carb... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7442678 | Stain removal method utilizing a composition comprising hydrogen peroxide and cyclodextrin The present invention relates to an applicator for a fabric treatment composition and its application. More specifically the invention relates to a versatile, effective convenient to apply fabric treatment applicator and its method of application. Claimed and descri... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442213 | Methods of cleaning a situs with a cleaning composition comprising a polymer system The present invention relates to stable polymer systems comprising anionic and modified polyamine polymers. When such polymer systems are employed in cleaning compositions, such cleaning compositions exhibit unexpectedly improved anti-soil re-deposition and situs wh... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7423003 | Fold-resistant cleaning sheet The present invention relates to cleaning sheets that resist folding, especially refolding upon themselves even after an initial fold has been formed in the sheet. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414018 | Cleaning product A product for cleaning stains. In one embodiment, the product may include a piece of material and a volume of carbonated water, both sealed within a container. When a stain is encountered, the container may be opened and the piece of material that has been wetted by... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7390778 | Cleaning compositions that reduce shrinkage of fabrics A composition for treating fabrics, comprising: a) a fabric shrinkage reducing composition selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, all isomers of propanediol, butanediol, pentanediol, hexanediol and mixtures thereof; b) a liquid cleaning/refreshment c... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7368418 | Laundry compositions Cleaning compositions functioning in a unique manner are described. These new compositions provide improved cleaning efficacy for all types of surfaces. In addition, in textile laundry applications these compositions provide superior cleaning efficacy for all types ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364890 | Thermal tolerant avicelase from The invention provides a thermal tolerant (thermostable) cellulase, AviIII, that is a member of the glycoside hydrolase (GH) family. AviIII was isolated and characterized from Acidothermus cellulolyticus and, like many cellulases, the disclosed polypeptide an... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341635 | Eraser An eraser is constituted by an elastic material containing a rubber component or a resin component, and a skeleton structure for reinforcing the elastic material, and the skeleton structure is made from a porous structural material such as from an organic polymer th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7300468 | Multifunctioning method utilizing a two phase non-aqueous extraction process A method of laundering a fabric load is disclosed including the steps of processing a fabric load in an aqueous-based working fluid, substantially replacing the aqueous-based working fluid with a non-aqueous working fluid of the type which extracts some of the aqueo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7271140 | Composition for removing stains from textiles A stain removing composition having a mixture of N-methyl pyrrolidinone and at least one solvent from the group consisting of 3-pentanol, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol n-propyl ether, and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether. Preferably, the sta... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7232364 | Abrasive cleaning article and method of making The present invention provides an abrasive cleaning article, a method of making an abrasive cleaning article, and a method of cleaning a surface with an abrasive cleaning article. In one aspect, the abrasive cleaning articles comprises a substrate, a water-soluble b... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7109157 | Methods and equipment for removing stains from fabrics using a composition comprising hydroxide and hypochlorite Methodologies and equipment for using a hypochlorite solution to remove menstrual fluid, underarm perspiration or other hard-to-remove stains from soft fabric articles with reduced damage to the fabric articles when compared with popular chlorine bleaches. The soft ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094748 | Soil redeposition inhibition agents and systems The present invention relates to soil redeposition inhibiting agents, soil redeposition inhibiting articles comprising such soil redeposition inhibiting agents, method for using such soil redeposition inhibiting articles for removing soils from dry or essentially dr... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7050821 | Digital radio communications apparatus For the purpose of being capable of performing direct inter-handset communications while maintaining inter-handset communications via a base unit, smoothly making a transition from inter-handset communications via a base unit to direct inter-handset communications, ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7018966 | Compositions and methods for preventing gel formation comprising a siloxane and an alkylamine The present invention relates to a cleaning composition comprising an emulsion comprising a polar co-solvent, a non-polar co-solvent, and an alkylamine dispersed throughout the emulsion. The alkylamine serves to prevent the emulsion from inverting and forming a thic... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6964942 | Cleaning/sanitizing methods, compositions, and/or articles for non-food inanimate surfaces Basic cleaning compositions using toxicologically-acceptable ingredients for cleaning fruits and vegetables are provided. Liquid formulations comprising detergent surfactant, such as oleate, alcohol ethoxylates, etc., and neutralized phosphoric acid are sprayed onto... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6946435 | Methods and equipment for removing stains from fabrics Methodologies and equipment for using a sodium hypochlorite solution to remove menstrial fluid, underarm perspiration or other hard-to-remove stains from soft fabric articles. In one embodiment, the sodium hypochlorite solution contains at least 0.2% by weight of so... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939837 | Non-immersive method for treating or cleaning fabrics using a siloxane lipophilic fluid An process for treating or cleaning fabric articles, especially articles of clothing, linen and drapery, wherein the method comprises contacting the fabric articles to be cleaned or treated with a cleaning fluid comprising a lipophilic fluid and removing from the fa... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6884765 | Process for cleaning fabrics using petroleum ether and water or cycloherome and water A process for cleaning textile fabric without the need for conventional detergent systems comprising agitating the fabric in a composition comprising at least two immiscible liquids, for example, perchloroethylene or petroleum ether and water, having at least one li... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6838423 | Method of stain removal from garments worn on the body The present invention relates to a method for fabric treatment. More specifically the invention relates to a convenient to carry fabric treatment applicator comprising a heat activatable compound such as a peroxide bleach, which can be advantageously used on clothes... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6774098 | Methods for removing stains from fabrics using tetrapotassium EDTA Methodologies and equipment for using hard surface cleaners to remove stains, such as menstrual fluid stains or underarm perspiration stains, from clothes or other soft fabrics. Suitable hard surface cleaners include Scrubbing Bubbles Mildew Stain Remover®, Tilex M... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6642195 | Method of treating a textile A method of treating a textile such as a laundry fabric is provided, in which the textile is contacted with a specified organic substance which forms a complex with a transition metal, whereby the complex catalyses bleaching of the textile by atmospheric ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6576716 | Process for making sulfonated polyester compounds A method of producing sulfonated polyester compounds suitable for use as a soil releasing agent and/or textile sizing agent in which a sulfonated acid or ester is reacted with a hydroxy-containing compound to form a sulfonated hydroxy terminated ester whi... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6495510 | Fluid cleaning compositions having high levels of amine oxide Phase stable liquid compositions comprising preferred ratios of amine oxides and surfactants are provided. The compositions are preferably employed to spot clean stains from fabrics.... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6471728 | Removal of blood stains A blood removing cleaning composition which may take the form of a detergent builder, detergent additive, or detergent pre-spotter, generally including an amount of amine compound effective to remove blood from fabric; and, optionally, an effective soil d... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6409771 | Process for removal of excess dye from printed or dyed fabric or yarn The present invention provides a process for removal of excess dye from newly manufactured printed or dyed fabric or yarn, comprising treatment with a rinse liquor comprising at least one enzyme selected from the group consisting of enzymes exhibiting per... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6407048 | Process for cleaning carpets comprising polyvinyl pyridine-N-oxide The present invention relates to a process of cleaning a carpet with a liquid composition comprising an anti-resoiling agent, said process comprising the steps of applying said composition to the surface of the carpet and leaving said composition to dry o... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6326346 | Stain removing compositions containing particular isolated and pure proteolytic enzymes Stain removing compositions which can be granular detergents, liquid detergents, granular stain removers, liquid stain removers, household cleaners, food industrial cleaners, and the like, containing proteolytic enzymes derived from bacterium No. 177, are... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6309471 | Rapid removal of iodine stains The present invention relates to an improved method of removing iodine stains comprising contacting a surface having an iodine stain with a liquid cleaning composition for a sufficient time to decolorize the stain said cleaning composition comprising abou... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6277808 | Composition for treating stains on laundry items and method of treatment A cleaning composition which is an oil-in-water or water-in-oil emulsion is disclosed. The composition includes (i) a non-aqueous hydrophobic solvent; (ii) a first anionic or nonionic surfactant having an alkyl chain, the length of the alkyl chain being C... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6187738 | Stable compositions for removing stains from fabrics and carpets There is provided an aqueous composition for cleaning fabrics and carpets and inhibiting the resoiling of fabric and carpets. The composition includes a peroxygen compound, a surfactant system, and a polymeric or copolymeric soil resist. The resulting com... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6171345 | Detergent compositions There is provided a detergent composition comprising one or more surfactants and a compound capable of binding to coloured substances which may occur as stains on fabrics.... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6133219 | Reductive bleaching agent A reductive bleaching composition containing: (a) from 80 to 90% by weight of a glucose component; (b) from 1 to 5% by weight of a nonionic surfactant; and (c) from 5 to 20% by weight of a buffer salt selected from the group consisting of an inorganic buf... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6132474 | Fabric-cleaning bag having absorptive inner layer A bag for the cleaning and containment of soiled fabric articles is provided which comprises a fastening system that, when fastened provides a vapor impermeable container and an interior surface releasably impregnated with an effective amount of a gelled ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6102972 | Method for the removal of rust stains from fabric fibers An improved method of removing rust stains from carpet and other textiles including application of ammonium bifluoride or other fluoride compounds to a rust stain. If the ammonium bifluoride is unable to remove the stain, an acidifying agent is added to t... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6086634 | Dry-cleaning compositions containing polysulfonic acid This invention relates to dry-cleaning systems which include dry-cleaning compositions which contain polysulfonic acid and water, and a bag for the cleaning and containment of soiled fabric articles. The invention also relates to methods of using the dry-... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6068665 | Stain removing compositions An improved method for the removal of stains from textiles is disclosed. The method involves the use of novel mixtures of zeolites and imides. The method of the invention provides superior performance in the removal of stains, especially those from animal... | 05/30/2000 |
