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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7935666 | Amine copolymers for textile and fabric protection The present invention relates to a detergent composition having from 3 to 75 percent by weight of at least one surfactant; and from 0.01 to 5 percent by weight percent of a copolymer composed of from about 70 to 100 mole percent of at least one amine-functional mono... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7288510 | Nitrogen-containing ortho ester-based surfactant, its preparation and use The present invention relates to a new tertiary or quaternary nitrogen-containing ortho ester-based surfactant, where the hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts am attached by separate ortho ester linkages. The ortho ester surfactants are stable in alkaline solutions, bu... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7262159 | Odor elimination composition for use on soft surfaces A method and composition for deodorizing soft surfaces such as carpeting and upholstery are disclosed. The method includes the spraying of a liquid composition on a soft surface and allowing the composition to absorb into the soft surface, form liquid agglomerations... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7217684 | Process and composition for cleaning medical instruments The invention relates to a method for cleaning a contaminated medical instrument including the step of immersing the instrument in a solution containing an enzyme based cleaning composition including a “hospital grade disinfectant”. Compositions useful for clean... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205270 | Fabric treatment compositions comprising oppositely charged polymers The invention is directed to fabric treatment compositions comprising at least one cationic polymer and at least one anionic polymer, wherein at least one of these two polymers is a silicone polymer, and wherein said composition forms a coacervate phase. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7141076 | Chemical modification of hydrolizable polymer-containing textile articles A hydrolizable polymer-containing textile article and method for producing the same is provided that has been chemically modified by treating the article with certain branched chain amines to reduce the strength of the fibers contained therein, thus rendering the ar... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137999 | Chemical modification of hydrolizable polymer-containing textile articles A hydrolizable polymer-containing textile article and method for producing the same is provided that has been chemically modified by treating the article with certain branched chain amines to reduce the strength of the fibers contained therein, thus rendering the ar... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7074753 | Liquid softeners A liquid softener composition suitable for treatment of clothes and/or fabrics, composed by a) anionic surfactants of the formula R—O-(AO)n—SO3− M+ in the range of 1 to 20% b) a cationic surfactant or association of ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6989360 | Textile fiber degreasing agents, their production and their use Aqueous textile fiber degreasing agents (WE) essentially consisting of (A) at least one amine oxide of the average formula as defined in claim 1, | 01/24/2006 |
| 6924259 | Amine copolymers for textile and fabric protection The present invention relates to a detergent composition having from 3 to 75 percent by weight of at least one surfactant; and from 0.01 to 5 percent by weight percent of a copolymer composed of from 25 to 75 mole percent of at least one amine-functional monomer, an... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6831050 | Cleaning/sanitizing methods, compositions, and/or articles for produce 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... | 12/14/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6759380 | Detergent compositions A built laundry detergent composition contains a combination of anionic, nonionic and cationic surfactants which includes a highly ethoxylated nonionic surfactant which is a C8-C16 alcohol ethoxylated with an average of from 20 to 50 ethylene o... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6730649 | Detergent compositions A detergent composition comprising: (a) at least 5 wt % of a calcium-tolerant non-soap anionic surfactant system which comprises an alpha-olefin sulphonate; (b) at least 0.1 wt % of a cationic surfactant system in a weight ratio of (a):(b) of from 17:3... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6699827 | Method for manufacturing an active component of surfactant, surfactant and a method for using the surfactant A provided novel colloid active component, a method for manufacturing colloid aluminum silica gel, and a surfactant containing the same are disclosed for solving water and land pollution, being safe to a human and the ecosystem, and adding economic value ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6555513 | 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... | 04/29/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6407054 | Surfactant composition There is provided a surfactant composition for detergents, which has its high detergency and foamability within a broad pH region even in the presence of solids. It has its excellent foamability, thickening property, water solubility and stability. The co... | 06/18/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6339057 | High foaming detergent composition having a non-ionic surfactant base Disclosed are aqueous liquid cleaning compositions, the compositions being free of anionic surfactants and comprising: (a) linear alcohol ethoxylate; (b) amine oxide or betaine; and other, optional components, such as a cationic ammonium compound.... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6303557 | Fast acting disinfectant and cleaner containing a polymeric biguanide A cleaning and biocidal composition in liquid form comprising a solvent, a polymeric biguanide, a single quaternary ammonium salt, a sequestrant, and at least one surfactant. The composition comprising the solvent including water, the polymeric biguanide ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6300296 | Foaming aqueous medium stable in the presence of grease, stabilization of a foaming aqueous medium in the presence of grease The invention concerns a foaming aqueous medium (FAM) capable of forming a stable foam in the presence of grease (G). The foaming aqueous medium (FAM) of the present invention comprises water, at least one base surface-active agent (BSA) which comprises a... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6248708 | Paste-form detergent containing a mixture of ethoxylated alcohols A paste-form detergent for use in institutional laundries free from synthetic anionic surfactant of the alkyl benzenesulfonate type containing 5% to 30% by weight of an ethoxylated alcohol corresponding to formula (I): R1 --(OC2 H | 06/19/2001 |
| 6169064 | Amine ether acid salt surfactant composition The disclosure involves a novel amine ether acid salt surfactant. The amine constituent of the surfactant may include ether amines or fatty-based amines. The ether acid constituent of the surfactant, in particular, imparts liquidity to the surfactant. Hyd... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6165967 | Hand wash laundry detergent compositions containing a combination of surfactants Laundry granular detergent compositions useful for hand wash and machine-assisted hand wash laundry operations. The composition contains 5% to 40% of a surfactant, the surfactant containing: 1) 60% to 95% primary anionic surfactant selected from alkylbenz... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6127329 | Detergent compositions The present invention relates to detergent compositions or components thereof containing a detersive enzyme and one or more cationic surfactants of the formula: R1 R2 R3 R4 N+ X- in which R... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6087321 | Detergent compositions containing amines, alkyl sulfates, and other anionic surfactants Liquid detergent compositions are presented which comprise at least 5%, by weight, anionic surfactants selected from the group of alkyl alkoxy sulfates and alkyl sulfates wherein at least 25%, by weight of the anionic surfactant, is alkyl sulfates; and fr... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6080716 | Alkaline detergent having high contents of nonionic surfactant and complexing agent, and use of an amphoteric compound as solubilizer The present invention relates to the use of an amphoteric compound as solubilizer and discloses an alkaline concentrate in the form of a clear aqueous solution which, after diluting with water, is suitable for use as detergent and which contains as least ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6069123 | Peroxygen bleach-containing prespotting compositions with polyamine stabilizers providing improved fabric/color safety The present invention relates to liqiuid compositions comprising a peroxygen bleach and a specific polyamine, or mixtures thereof. The present invention further encompasses a process for pretreating soiled fabrics and/or soiled colored fabrics, for reduci... | 05/30/2000 |
