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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435714 | Liquid detergent and cleaning agent composition comprising a multi-coated bleach particle The invention relates to liquid detergent and cleaning agent compositions of high storage stability. They comprise a liquid medium with a water content of up to 15 wt. % and particulate coating bleaching agents suspended therein. The bleaching agent has a dissolving... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435713 | Compositions and methods for removal of incidental soils from fabric articles via soil modification Compositions and methods for removing and/or reducing incidental soils from fabric articles, especially articles of clothing, linen and drapery, wherein the compositions provide improved cleaning of incidental soils, either with or without a subsequent wash process ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7304023 | Detergent product A composition in a water-soluble pouch is provided. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7220715 | Fabric care compositions for lipophilic fluid systems incorporating an antimicrobial agent Compositions for treating fabric articles, especially articles of clothing, linens and drapery, wherein the compositions provide improved cleaning of soils from and/or care of and/or treatment of fabric articles, especially while providing superior garment care for ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7189686 | Water soluble sachet containing hard surface cleaner The invention relates to a water soluble container which containing concentrate composition useful for hard surface disinfecting and cleaning comprising: (a) at least one cationic surfactant having germicidal properties; (b) at least one non-ionic surfactant; (c) at... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183247 | Method for the production of suspensions comprising phthalimidoperoxyhexanoic acid A process for the production of a flowable suspension containing phthalimidoperoxyhexanoic acid by combining phthalimidoperoxyhexanoic acid in granular form with a liquid alcohol and grinding the combination to form a flowable suspension of the phthalimidoperoxyhexa... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7125831 | Detergent composition for dry cleaning comprising a cyclic polysiloxane and a polyether modified silicone The invention can provide a detergent composition for dry cleaning which comprises a nonionic surfactant as the component (a), a cyclic polysiloxane as the component (b) and a polyether modified silicone having a HLB value of at most 6 as the component (c), wherein ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119056 | Free-flowing, amphiphilic, non-ionic oligoesters The invention relates to amphiphilic, non-ionic oligoesters that are free-flowing at an ambient temperature. Said oligoesters are produced by reacting dicarboxylic acid compounds, polyol compounds of water-soluble alkylene oxide addition products and optionally diol... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101835 | Compositions for lipophilic fluid systems comprising 1,2-hexanediol Compositions for treating fabric articles, especially articles of clothing, linens and drapery, wherein the compositions provide improved cleaning of soils from and/or care of and/or treatment of fabric articles, especially while providing superior garment care for ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7074748 | Liquid composition The present invention relates to a liquid composition comprising a transparent or translucent liquid medium and solid particles contained within the liquid medium wherein the liquid medium comprises less than 10% by weight of water and the composition is contained w... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7001878 | Liquid unit dose detergent composition The present invention relates to a liquid unit dose comprising a water-soluble packet and a liquid encased within the packet, the liquid being a detergent composition comprising: from 5% to 80% by weight of surfactant; ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6995125 | Detergent product Compositions in a water-soluble pouch containing at least two compartments, each compartment containing a different component of the composition, where a first compartment contains a first component which contains a liquid matrix and a source of peracid. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6987086 | Compositions and methods for removal of incidental soils from fabric articles Compositions for removing incidental soils from fabric articles, especially articles of clothing, linen and drapery, provide improved cleaning of incidental soils, either with or without a subsequent wash process. Methods for use of the compositions are also provide... | 01/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6949497 | Container comprising liquid detergent compositions A liquid detergent composition comprising: a) an alkyl benzene sulfonic acid neutralized with an alkanolamine, said alkyl benzene sulfonic acid containing less than 25%, preferably less than 20%, of the 2-phenyl isomer; and b) an organic solvent; said composition co... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949496 | Detergent compositions comprising hydrotropes The present invention relates to detergent compositions, especially liquid, granular and tablet forms of laundry detergent compositions, that comprise improved hydrotropes, wherein the hydrotropes are organic molecules in which two polar groups are separated from ea... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6936578 | Nonaqueous liquid detergent compositions A liquid detergent composition comprising: a) a surfactant, and b) a fatty acid salt containing a fatty acid chain having at least one carbon—carbon double bond, wherein said composition, when di... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6900166 | Dry cleaning process comprising a dry cleaning step and a regeneration step A process for dry cleaning laundry articles comprising at least one dry cleaning step followed by at least one regeneration step wherein said regeneration step comprises contacting the articles with a regeneration composition comprising ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6846790 | Dry cleaning process comprising a non-aqueous step and a low aqueous step A sequential process for dry cleaning laundry articles is provided comprising a) at least one non-aqueous dry cleaning step, b) at least one low-aqueous dry cleaning step, and, optionally, at least... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6699831 | Liquid detergent composition comprising aluminosilicate or crystalline silicate The present invention provides a liquid detergent composition being excellent in detergency and dispersion stability and a process for producing the same. The invention provides a liquid detergent composition having a degree of separation by volume of 5% ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6683038 | Liquid composition comprising polyalkoxylated polyamines or polyimines This invention relates to a pouched liquid composition which comprises an alkoxylated amine, imine, amide or imide compound, small amount of water and specific levels high ionic strength chelating agents.... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6673764 | Visual properties for a wash process using a lipophilic fluid based composition containing a colorant The present invention relates to compositions and methods for improving the visual properties of a wash process which utilizes lipophilic fluid (e.g., siloxane solvent) by coloring agents, sudsing agents and mixtures thereof.... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6660711 | 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, said compositions comprising from about 0.01% by weight of a zwitterionic polyamine, b) from about 0.01% by weight of a surfactant s... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6656899 | Nonaqueous liquid detergent with wash-water soluble low-density filler particles Liquid laundry detergent conditions comprising from about 49% to about 99.95% by weight of the composition of a surfactant-containing non-aqueous liquid phase; and from about 1% to about 50% by weight of the composition of a suspended solid particulate ph... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6579839 | Liquid laundry detergent compositions having enhanced clay removal benefits The present invention relates to liquid laundry detergent compositions which provide enhance hydrophilic soil cleaning benefits, said compositions comprising: a) from about 0.01 to about 20% by weight, of a zwitterionic polymer which comprises a polyamine... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6528478 | Cleaning chemical composition comprising an amine oxide, alkanolamine, and organic solvent To provide a cleaner composition suitable for removing oxidized grease stains adhering to the surface of floor, wall and cooking instruments in the kitchen. A cleaner composition is constructed to have the concentrated form and comprise a water-insoluble ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6525012 | Liquid laundry detergent compositions having enhanced clay removal benefits The present invention relates to liquid laundry detergent compositions which provide enhance hydrophilic soil cleaning benefits, said compositions comprising: a) from about 0.01 to about 20% by weight, of a zwitterionic polymer which comprises a polyamine... | 02/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6472359 | Laundry detergent compositions comprising zwitterionic polyamines and xyloglucanase The present invention solves the problem of soil and dirt becoming entrained in cellulosic material loosened and removed from fabric during washing wherein said dirt and soil is entrapped by the cellulosic material and re-deposited onto the fabric surface... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6455485 | Nonaqueous liquid detergent compositions containing bleach precursors There is provided a liquid nonaqueous detergent composition comprising an alcohol alkoxylate nonionic surfactant and a bleach precursor having a Krafft point of at least 10° C., said surfactant and said precursor being present in a molar ratio of nonioni... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6451750 | Water soluble package and liquid contents thereof A water soluble package formed from a copolymeric polyvinyl alcohol film, wherein the comonomer comprises a carboxylate function, the package containing a substantially non-aqueous liquid composition which comprises: at least one ionic ingredient with an ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6384008 | Non-aqueous liquid detergent compositions containing ethoxylated quaternized amine clay compounds Non-aqueous, particulate-containing heavy duty liquid laundry detergent compositions that are in the form of a stable suspension of particulate material, essentially including from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the detergent composition of an etho... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6376447 | Nonaqueous detergent compositions containing enzymes Disclosed is a nonaqueous liquid detergent composition comprising an enzyme particle, said composition having an average particle size of the enzyme particle of less than 600 microns.... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6376446 | Liquid detergent composition Liquid detergent compositions are described. The liquid detergent can contain defined mixtures of anionic, nonionic and cationic surfactants. The surfactants can be present at concentrations ranging from about at least 15% to about 60%. A useful ingredien... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6372703 | Non-aqueous bleach-containing liquid detergents A liquid non-aqueous detergent is presented containing a nonionic surfactant, a builder, a bleaching agent, and a cationic stabilizer of formula I, II or III: ##STR1## where the groups R1 independently of one another are C1-6 alkyl, ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6310014 | Personal and household care compositions Personal and household care compositions that deliver an audible crackling or popping sound during use. The sound is created by the release of pressurized carbon dioxide that has been encapsulated in a water-soluble structure. The carbon dioxide gas is re... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6303563 | Liquid detergent and foam compositions comprising a diester or diamide quaternary ammonium compound The present invention relates to a liquid detergent composition comprising enzymes and a boron derived enzyme stabilising agent which can be used as a cleaning and softening composition in domestic laundry processes and which further comprises diester or ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6297206 | Combination surfactant systems for use in carbon dioxide-based cleaning formulations A method for dry-cleaning garments or fabrics in carbon dioxide comprises contacting a garment or fabric article to be cleaned with a liquid dry cleaning composition for a time sufficient to clean the article, said liquid dry-cleaning composition comprisi... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6281187 | Non-aqueous, speckle-containing liquid detergent compositions Disclosed are non-aqueous, particulate-containing liquid laundry detergent compositions which are in the form of a suspension of particulate material, essentially including colored speckles and preferably including peroxygen bleaching agent and an organic... | 08/28/2001 |
