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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124576 | Detergent composition comprising a 2-phenyl isomer alkyl benzene sulfonate and an amino alcohol The present invention relates to a liquid detergent comprising less than 40% total water or non-amino functional solvent, alkyl benzene sulphonate surfactant comprising greater than 20% of the 2 phenyl isomer and a gel breaker selected from the group consisting of a... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7772176 | Detergent compositions containing α-sulfofatty acid esters and methods of making and using the same The present invention includes a composition comprising an enriched mixture of α-sulfofatty acid esters. Increasing the concentration of specific chain length α-sulfofatty acid esters, relative to the proportions of the other chain lengths, allows the detergent co... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7417017 | Detergent compositions with unique builder system for enhanced stain removal A unique liquid laundry detergent with enhanced stain removal capacity on bleachable stains is described that comprises linear alkyl benzene sulfonate, alkyl ether sulfate, alcohol ethoxylate, alkali metal silicate, polyacrylate, and optionally carbonate. The compos... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7387992 | Laundry detergent with polyamine mono-anionic surfactant A laundry detergent composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 80%, by weight of the composition, of a polyamine mono-anionic surfactant; and a solubiliser; in a defined weight ratio. Also, a process of making the polyamine mono-anionic surfactant and the laund... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7375071 | Liquid detergent comprising anionic and nonionic surfactant mixtures Liquid compositions containing one or more anionic surfactants in combination with one or more polydiallyl dialkyl ammonium compounds or derivatives or copolymers thereof, these compositions being suitable for the production of liquid laundry detergents, preferably ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7354892 | Low suds laundry detergents with enhanced whiteness retention A unique laundry detergent composition is described that comprises linear alkyl benzene sulfonate, alkyl ether sulfate, alcohol ethoxylate, fatty acid, an alkali metal silicate, polyacrylate, and optionally carbonate, that is low sudsing and that shows improved whit... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7316995 | Detergents or cleaning agents comprising a water-soluble building block system and a cellulose derivative with dirt dissolving properties A builder-containing laundry detergent or cleaning composition comprising: (1) a water-soluble builder block which comprised of: a) from 5% by weight to 35% by weight of citric acid, an alkali metal citrate, an alkali metal carbona... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309685 | Textile finishing agents for imparting a sensory effect during use A method for treating fibers, yarns or textiles to improve the sensory effect for a user or weaver of a fabric article. The method treats the fiber, yarns or textiles with an emulsion containing 15-30% by weight of a mixture of waxes having melting points in the ran... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7291584 | Use of metal complex compounds as oxidation catalysts Use of metal complex compounds of formula (1) and/or (1′) [LnMemXp]zYq, (1) [L′nMemXp]zYq, (1′) wherein all su... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282474 | Process for the preparation of detergents A process for the preparation of detergents involving separating the hydrocarbonaceous product stream from a Fischer-Tropsch process producing normally liquid and normally solid hydrocarbons into a light fraction and one or more heavy fractions, hydrogenating at lea... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264678 | Process for cleaning a surface A process is described wherein a surface, for example the exterior surface of a vehicle, is contacted with a cleaning composition capable of rendering the surface treated hydrophilic and then rinsed with purified rinse water. Preferably the process also involves a p... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7232794 | Dishwashing wipe A dishwashing wipe having a nonwaven hydroentangled polymer fiber topsbeet; a polymeric membrane; a nonwoven batting layer; and a polymeric scrim, with a dishwashing composition having an amine, a polymeric suds stabilizer, or enzymes incorporated in the wipe, where... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229539 | Destructible surfactants and uses thereof Destructible surfactants and methods of using same are provided. The invention includes anionic surfactants having a dioxolane or dioxane functional group which enables the surfactant to be broken down under acidic conditions. The invention also includes methods of ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7201784 | Surfactant slurry additives to improve erosion, dishing, and defects during chemical mechanical polishing of copper damascene with low k dielectrics Slurries and methods for the chemical mechanical polishing of high density copper interconnects in a low k ILD are presented. In a particular embodiment of the present invention, a slurry for polishing copper is formed by combining a surfactant comprising an alkyl e... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199096 | Detergent tablets Detergent tablets are disclosed, which are characterized by containing surfactant granules, obtained by granulating and compacting anionic and/or non-ionic surfactants in the presence of dispersing agents. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196047 | Fountain solution concentrates Liquid concentrate components of a fountain solution are provided, including a liquid film-forming fountain solution concentrate and a liquid surface-tension reducing fountain solution concentrate. The concentrates and water can be combined together to form a founta... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7183250 | Surfactant composition containing hydrophobically modified polymer The present invention is related to a concentrated surfactant composition containing a hydrophobically modified polymer and/or a hydrotrope. The addition of the polymer or hydrotrope to the concentrated surfactant changes the physical properties of the concentrated ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7160849 | Specific polymer-compounded detergent composition A detergent composition containing at least 0.1% by weight of at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of 1) a polycarboxylic acid-based polymer containing a polyalkylene glycol chain in the structure thereof, 2) a sulfonic acid group-terminated (meth... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7135446 | System for cleaning and protecting windshields A system for cleaning acid rain marks from automobile glass includes powdered kaolin clay in a spray can. The automobile glass is preferably cleaned with this system, then a system for more effectively delivering Fibershield 218 and like protectants to glass is used... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7115548 | High-density detergent composition A high-density detergent composition comprises 10 to 60% by weight of a surfactant composition having a weight ratio of an anionic surfactant to a nonionic surfactant of 4:10 or more and 10:0 or less, wherein the high-density detergent composition has a bulk density... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7098177 | Process for producing detergent particles A process for preparing detergent particles containing step (I): mixing a base particle for supporting a surfactant ((a) component), and a surfactant composition ((b) component), under mixing conditions wherein the (a) component does not substantially undergo breakd... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7091166 | Acidic, phosphate-free plastic cleaner composition with reduced mild steel equipment etch for cleaning plastic parts An aqueous liquid composition comprising water; at least one acid selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, hydroxycarboxylic acids, and inorganic acids other than phosphoric acid wherein the at least one acid is present in an amount from about 1.0 to ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091167 | Laundry detergents and laundry treatment compositions comprising dye-transfer-inhibiting dye fixatives The following dye-transfer-inhibiting dye fixatives are used in laundry detergents which comprise nonionic surfactants: Reaction products of a) amines with epichlorohydrin or b) cyanam... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084100 | Antioxidant compositions The present invention is directed to a composition having from about 0.005% to about 5% by weight, preferably, from about 0.01% to about 1% by weight of an antioxidant. The composition is selected from the group consisting of a laundry detergent composition, a fabri... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078373 | Laundry detergent composition The detergent composition of the invention contains a combination of an anionic surfactant, a defined nonionic surfactant of high hydrophilic/lipophilic balance (HLB) value, optionally a cationic surfactant, optionally a detergency builder, optionally an inorganic n... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067469 | Solid-shaped detergent A solid-shaped detergent comprising particles for detergent, wherein the particles have a dissolution rate of 90% or more, under conditions where the particles are supplied in water at 5° C.; stirred for 60 seconds under the stirring conditions that 1 g of the part... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7064099 | Process for the production of particulate detergents A process for the production of particulate detergents or premixes suitable for their production by application of a flowable acidic component to a particle consisting at least partly of an alkaline detergent ingredient selected from the group consisting of alkali m... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7053038 | Process for the production of detergent granules A low shear mechanical granulation process for the production of detergent granules, the process comprising contacting an acid precursor of an anionic surfactant, a non-surfactant acid and a solid carbonated neutralising agent wherein the solid carbonated neutralizi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053125 | Controlled dispersion of colloidal suspension by comb polymers Comb polymers are used as dispersants to increase the stability of colloidal suspensions containing multivalent or high concentrations of monovalent ions. Stabilized colloidal suspensions and methods of forming stabilized colloidal suspensions are described, includi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049279 | Process for preparing detergent granules with an improved dissolution rate A process for making surfactant granules involving: (a) providing a surfactant component selected from the group consisting of a surface-active protein, a surface-active protein derivative, and mixtures thereof; (b) providing a disintegrator component; (c) combining... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037883 | Process of making a liquid laundry detergent with polyanionic ammonium surfactant A process of making a liquid laundry detergent composition comprising a polyanionic ammonium surfactant, the process comprising: forming the polyanionic ammonium surfactant by mixing a liquid carrier with: (a1) from about 0.03% to about 85%, by weight of the composi... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033987 | Detergent composition The present invention relates to a liquid softening through the wash laundry detergent composition comprising: (a) at least 0.5% by weight of the composition, of a fabric softening silicone; and (b) a fatty acid; and (c) a surfactant system, the surfactant system co... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030069 | Liquid detergent composition The present invention provides a liquid laundry detergent composition, comprising surfactant material other than fatty acid soap, an effective amount of a water-soluble dye, an enzyme and from 1% to 20% wt of fatty acid soap having from 12 to 20 C atoms, wherein at ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018968 | Liquid laundry detergent with polyanionic ammonium surfactant A liquid laundry detergent composition comprising: (a) from about 0.1% to about 80%, by weight of the composition, of a polyanionic ammonium surfactant; (b) a liquid carrier; (c) wherein the composition is substantially free of bases having pKa equal to or greater t... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008914 | Alkylbenzene detergents with high 2-isomer content This invention is directed to a fluorine-containing mordenite catalyst and use thereof in the manufacture of alkylbenzene (LAB) by alkylation of benzene with an olefin. The olefin may have from about 10 to 14 carbons. The fluorine-containing mordenite is prepared ty... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008912 | Pressed piece which disintegrates in liquids The invention relates to a pressed piece consisting of ingredients in powder and/or granular form, which contains particles made of a material containing cellulose, particularly in compacted form, which act as an explosive agent. TMP and CTMP can be used as the cell... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6995127 | Alkyl toluene sulfonate detergent This invention is directed to detergent compositions which employ sulfonated alkyltoluenes as surfactants, wherein the sulfonated alkyltoluenes have a higher content of the sulfonated 2-phenyl alkyltoluenes isomers than was previously available in sulfonated alkylto... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992055 | Process for preparing detergent compositions having high bulk density A method for producing detergent granules, includes the step of dry-neutralizing a liquid acid precursor of a non-soap, anionic surfactant with a water-soluble, solid, alkali inorganic substance. In this method, a dry-neutralizing step is carried out in the presence... | 01/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6969700 | Liquid detergent with polyanionic ammonium surfactant and a high pKa solid inorganic base A liquid laundry detergent composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 80%, by weight of the composition, of a polyanionic ammonium surfactant; a substantially non-aqueous carrier; and a solid inorganic base having pKa equal to or greater than 10. ... | 11/29/2005 |
