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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7297674 | Gel laundry detergent composition The present invention provides a shear thinning, transparent gel laundry detergent composition, comprising a surfactant system containing surfactant material selected from an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant or a mixture thereof, and from 0.1 to 10% by weig... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7196046 | Hard surface cleaner comprising a suspension of alginate beads The present invention is directed to a pourable acidic hard surface cleaning and/or disinfecting composition which contains suspended inclusions which appear as visibly discernible, discrete particulate materials, preferably where said discrete particulate materials... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7119055 | Hard surface cleaners comprising a thickening gum mixture The present invention is directed to a sprayable, acidic hard surface cleaning and/or disinfecting composition which contains suspended inclusions which appear as visibly discernible, discrete particulate materials, preferably where said discrete particulate materia... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7109156 | Controlled availability of formulation components, compositions and laundry methods employing same The present invention relates to a method for the controlled availability formulation components, such as organic catalysts, into a wash solution. More particularly, the present invention relates to products and bleaching compositions containing such formulation com... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7091169 | Fabric-care agent A textile-care composition that advantageously combines colour preservation with care of fibres and especially greying-inhibiting action was to be developed. That was achieved by means of a composition for textile care, comprising at least one cellulase and at least... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7056876 | Alkaline, hydrous paste Hydrous, paste-like, thixotropic detergent or cleaning agent containing, based on the whole agent, a) an alkalinity support, selected from alkali hydroxide and/or alkali carbonate, in a quantity of 5 to 40 wt. %, preferably 8 to 30 wt. %, b... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053040 | Autonomous cleaning composition and method A solid cleaning composition and method of manufacture are disclosed, which provide a long-term, solid cartridge made of cleaning agents and a solubility limiting agent for controlling an equilibrium concentration of the composition in a solvent, such as water. In u... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6972278 | Laundry detergent gel with suspended particles A shear-thinning lamellar gel detergent composition containing suspended particles, employing a non-neutralized fatty acid as a structuring agent, in a specific amount, depending on the total surfactant level. The weight % ratio of non-neutralized fatty acid to the ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6956017 | Laundry detergent compositions with fabric care The present invention is directed to laundry detergent compositions comprising a semi-polar nonionic surfactant and a cyclic amine based polymer. Such compositions provide good cleaning performance together with excellent fabric care benefits. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6933269 | Polyaspartate derivatives for use in detergent compositions Polyaspartate derivatives, especially hydrophobically modified and/or hydrophilically modified polyaspartate derivatives, most especially polyaspartate derivatives that are both hydrophilically and hydrophobically modified, for use in detergent compositions, specifi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6919304 | Stability enhancing formulation components, compositions and laundry methods employing same Novel bleaching compositions comprising organic catalyst compounds, preferably branched organic catalyst compounds, and an anionic surfactant, methods for laundering fabrics using such bleaching compositions, and laundry additive products containing such bleaching c... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916775 | Fabric enhancement compositions having improved color fidelity Laundry and laundry detergent compositions comprise a fabric enhancement system which comprises one or more polyamines and a transition metal-containing dye protection system which comprises an oligomer formed from the reaction of an imidazole and a crosslinking age... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6914041 | Laundry detergent compositions comprising zwitterionic polyamines and mid-chain branched surfactants The present invention relates to laundry detergent compositions which provide enhanced hydrophilic soil cleaning benefits comprising a zwitterionic polyamine, a surfactant system comprising a mid-chain branched surfactant, and carrier and other adjunct ingredients. | 07/05/2005 |
| 6903060 | Stable formulation components, compositions and laundry methods employing same The present invention relates to formulation components, such as organic catalyst compounds having increased stability, compositions and laundry methods employing such organic catalyst compounds. More particularly, this invention relates to organic catalysts compoun... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6903059 | Laundry detergent compositions comprising polyamines and mid-chain branched surfactants The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising a polyamine with defined end capping units and a mid-chain branched surfactant and also optionally containing a bleach agent, aluminosilicate, silicate, and/or detersive enzyme. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6887838 | Bleach boosting components, compositions and laundry methods Formulation components such as bleach boosting compounds selected from the group consisting of bleach boosters comprising quaternary imine cations, zwitterions, polyions having a net charge of from about +3 to about 3 and mixtures thereof, bleaching species comprisi... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6861400 | Oligomeric hydrophobic dispersants and laundry detergent compositions comprising oligomeric dispersants The present invention relates to novel hydrophobic soil dispersants having the formula: wherein A units are arylene units, one of which is phenyl, anthryl, or phenanthryl; each R is independently hydrogen, linear or br... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6858570 | Laundry detergents and laundry treatment compositions comprising one or more dye-transfer-inhibiting dye fixatives The following dye-transfer-inhibiting dye fixatives are used in laundry detergents: Reaction products of a) polyamines with cyanamides and amidosulfuric acid or b) cyanamides with aldehydes and ammon... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6846791 | Laundry detergent compositions comprising hydrophobically modified polyamines The present invention relates to hydrophobically modified polyamines and laundry detergent compositions comprising such polyamines and a surfactant system. In addition to traditional cleaning benefits, such compositions provide enhanced greasy soil removal capabilit... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6825160 | Color safe laundry methods employing cationic formulation components The present invention relates to cationic organic catalyst compound bleach systems and methods using such bleach systems to increase color safety during laundering fabrics, especially colored fabrics. More particularly, this invention relates to bleach systems compr... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6821935 | Color safe laundry methods employing zwitterionic formulation components The present invention relates to zwitterionic organic catalyst compound bleach systems and methods for using such bleach systems to increase color safety during laundering of fabrics, especially colored fabrics. ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6815409 | Gel laundry detergent and/or pretreater which piles up after dispensing Gel detergent compositions which pile-up on a surface, upon dispensing, to minimize the spreading of the gel to a substantially larger area. The gels that can pile up are less messy to use and provide better stain removal, since more detergent is concentrated on the... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6812198 | Laundry detergent compositions comprising hydrophobically modified polyamines The present invention relates to hydrophobically modified polyamines and laundry detergent compositions which comprise said polyamines, said compositions comprising: A) from about 0.01%, preferably from about 0.1%, more preferably ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6800600 | Cleaning agent containing alcoholate A paste-form to solid detergent composition is provided consisting of a) 21 to 70 percent by weight of an aqueous lye solution having a concentration of 42 to 55 percent by weight of lye; b) 0.5 to 40 percent by weight of one or more alcoholates of ethanol, propanol... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6794347 | Process of making gel detergent compositions According to the inventive method of making gels, the main mixture comprising most of the ingredients with the exception of a non-neutralized fatty acid or sulphonic acid, and/or other anionic surfactant acids is mixed, using at least one in-line static mixer, with ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6794348 | Gel laundry detergent and/or pre-treater composition A sher-thinnig lamellar gel detergent composition, employing non-neutralized fatty acid in a specific amount, depending on the total surfactant level. The weight % ratio of non-neutralized fatty acid to the total surfactant within a specific range, defined by the Ge... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6770607 | Viscoelastic cleansing gel with micellar surfactant solutions A viscoelastic cleansing gel composition which includes: a. from about 4 to about 25% an anionic surfactant; and b. from 0 to about 20% of an amphoteric surfactant; wherein the composition has a G′h at 63 rad/s in a range of about 5... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6696402 | Laundry detergent compositions comprising zwitterionic polyamines The present invention relates to laundry detergent compositions comprising: A) from about 0.01%, preferably from about 0.1%, more preferably from about 1%, most preferably from about 3% to about 50%, preferably to about 20%, more preferably to about 10%, m... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6696401 | Laundry detergent compositions comprising zwitterionic polyamines The present invention relates to laundry detergent compositions comprising zwitterionic polyamines and a surfactant system. In addition to traditional cleaning benefits, such compositions provide enhanced hydrophilic soil removal capabilities.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6617303 | Surfactant compositions containing alkoxylated amines Anionic surfactant compositions containing alkoxylated amines and having enhanced detergent performance. The compositions may be formulated with anionic surfactants such as alkylbenzene sulfonates having cations that may be exchanged with, for example, et... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6608016 | Detergent compositions Laundry detergent compositions contain a sulphate or sulphonate anionic surfactant and a defined cationic surfactant in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 99:1. The cationic surfactant is a quaternary ammonium salt containing an ethoxylated alkyl chain. The composi... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6573229 | Laundry wash compositions The present invention relates to compositions for the washing of laundry fabrics, the compositions containing anionic surfactants and a cationic detergency enhancing polymer which may be homopolymer or copolymer.... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6573228 | Laundry detergent compositions comprising fabric enhancement polyamines The present invention relates to laundry detergent compositions which can optionally comprise bleach, said compositions comprising a fabric enhancement system, said fabric enhancement system comprising one or more modified polyamine compounds.... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6551986 | Fabric enhancement compositions The present invention relates to fabric enhancement compositions which provide reduced fabric abrasion damage. The compositions of the present invention comprise from about 0.01% by weight, of a fabric enhancement system, a softening active, and the balan... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6551976 | Use of surfactant mixtures with matching hydrophobes to obtain increased performance in laundry detergents A surfactant composition containing a mixture of at least two surfactants selected from the group consisting of anionics, nonionics, cationics, amphoterics, and mixtures thereof, wherein the surfactants have matching carbon chain length distributions in t... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6544296 | Enhanced fabric comprising substrates and process to provide same The present invention relates to substrate comprising fabric, the substrate treated with a composition comprising: a) an aldehyde, said aldehyde a mono-functional aldehyde, a di-functional aldehyde, or mixtures thereof; b) a polyethylene glycol having the form... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6506716 | Aqueous, gel laundry detergent composition The present invention relates to stable, aqueous heavy duty gel laundry detergent compositions comprising anionic surfactants, fatty acids, and detersive amines. The anionic surfactant component comprises alkyl ethoxylated sulfates and fatty acids.... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6503876 | Stable non-aqueous liquid laundry detergents comprising low density particles This invention relates to laundry detergent products, such as heavy duty aqueous and/or non-aqueous and/or gelled liquid laundry detergents and granular and/or powder laundry detergents, which include one or more low density particles and one or more part... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6482787 | Laundry detergent and fabric conditioning compositions with oxidized cyclic amine based polymers Detergent compositions and fabric conditioning compositions which utilize certain oxidized cyclic amine based polymers, oligomers, or copolymers are disclosed. These oxidized cyclic amine based polymers, oligomers, or copolymer materials serve as fabric t... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6479451 | Laundry detergent compositions comprising hydrophobically modified polyamines and nonionic surfactants The present invention relates to laundry detergent compositions comprising one or more hrdrophobically modified polyamines and nonionic surfactants which provide enhanced hydrophilic soil, inter alia, clay, removal benefits. The present invention also rel... | 11/12/2002 |
