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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7851429 | Recapture of ions applied in a wash process A wash cycle is provided for a clothes washer, the clothes washer having a wash zone for receiving a substrate load to be cleaned. The wash cycle includes a step of providing a wash liquor for applying to the substrate load. Another step is loading the wash zone wit... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7709437 | Co-granulates of bleach activator-peroxide compounds A process for preparation of co-granules including one or more bleach activators and one or more bleach agent compounds is described. The bleach component is mixed and coated with a binder selected from the group of fatty acids, fatty acid polyol esters, polyglycols... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7541324 | Bleach activator mixtures What are claimed are synergistically active bleach activator mixtures consisting of a) a hydroxybenzoic acid derivative of the formula 1 in which R is C8-C11-alkyl, and ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7534757 | Ligand and complex for catalytically bleaching a substrate The present invention provides a bleaching composition comprising a [3.3.1] bicycle compound of formula (I) carrying at least one C8-C22-alkyl chain, together with a peroxygen source. ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7501389 | Bispidon-derivated ligands and complexes thereof for catalytically bleaching a substrate The present invention provides a bleaching composition comprising a [3.3.1] bicycle compound of formula (I) carrying at least one C8-C22-alkyl chain, the bleaching composition being substantially devoid of a peroxygen source. ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7425527 | Organic activator The present invention relates to organic activators having the following general formula: Wherein R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl moiety comprising at least five carbons, R2 is a sub... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7358220 | Alkoxylated polyol containing bleach activating terminating functional groups A polyol polymeric structure comprising a bleach activating moiety to give benefits in detergent compositions such as bleaching action, soil suspension, increased surfactant availability in the presence of free hardness. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7335629 | Support-fixed bleaching catalyst complex compounds suitable as catalysts for peroxygen compounds The present invention relates to support-fixed bleaching catalyst(s)suitable or the catalysis of peroxide compounds, characterized in that the support-fixed bleaching catalyst(s) is/are covalently bonded to a support by means of at least one organic ligand of the bl... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332467 | Hydrophilically modified polyols for improved hydrophobic soil cleaning A hydrophilically modified polyol compounds, compositions including the hydrophilically modified polyol compounds and methods of using such compositions and process of making such compositions for anti-redeposition and hydrophobic soil cleaning benefits. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332464 | Process for preparing bleach activator cogranulates Bleach activator cogranulates of one or more ammonium nitrites and at least one further bleach activator obtained by spraying an aqueous solution of one or more ammonium nitrites onto the further bleach activator, granulating the resulting mixture and drying and sie... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326675 | Hydrophobically modified polyols for improved hydrophobic soil cleaning Hydrophobically modified polyol compounds, compositions including the hydrophobically modified polyol compounds and methods of using such compositions and process of making such compositions for cleaning benefits. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323437 | Process for producing a bleaching activator composition The invention provides a process for producing a bleaching activator composition, which includes removing a solvent and/or water from a mixture of a bleaching activator and a surfactant dispersed in a non-aqueous solvent, a bleaching activator composition produced b... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319085 | Bleaching in conjunction with a lipophilic fluid cleaning regimen The present invention relates to methods to treat fabrics with lipophilic fluid, a polar phase and bleach system. The present invention is also directed to compositions containing lipophilic fluid, a polar phase and a bleach system. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7307191 | Organic peroxyacid precursors This present invention provides materials for use as solid or concentrated chemical precursors for the production of organic peroxy acids (peracids). Organic peroxy acids are formed using a precursor according to the invention when they are combined with hydrogen pe... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7285181 | Bleaching and brightness stabilization of lignocellulosic materials with water-soluble phosphines or phosphonium compounds A method for the bleaching and brightness stabilization of lignocellulosic materials is described. The method involves the treatment of lignocellulosic materials, in particular, (a) wood pulps such as thermomechanical pulps (TMP) and chemithermomechanical pulps (CTM... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282470 | Decontamination formulation with sorbent additive A decontamination formulation and method of making that neutralizes the adverse health effects of both chemical and biological compounds, especially chemical warfare (CW) and biological warfare (BW) agents, and toxic industrial chemicals. The formulation provides so... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276468 | Granulated decontamination formulations A decontamination formulation and method of making that neutralizes the adverse health effects of both chemical and biological compounds, especially chemical warfare (CW) and biological warfare (BW) agents, and toxic industrial chemicals. The formulation provides so... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271137 | Decontamination formulations for disinfection and sterilization Aqueous decontamination formulations that neutralize biological pathogens for disinfection and sterilization applications. Examples of suitable applications include disinfection of food processing equipment, disinfection of areas containing livestock, mold remediati... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7241726 | Complete-cycle methods for protecting glassware from surface corrosion in automatic dishwashing appliances Complete-cycle methods are provided for protecting glassware from corrosion in automatic dishwashing appliances using a through-the-wash detergent composition, especially detergent compositions comprising zinc-containing materials, in combination with a rinse aid co... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235516 | Semiconductor cleaning composition comprising an ethoxylated surfactant A substrate surface cleaning liquid medium and a cleaning method using the cleaning liquid medium are capable of removing finely particulate contaminants more efficiently than conventional techniques from substrates for devices in the production of semiconductor dev... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7208458 | Surfactant composition comprising fatty alcohol alkoxylates and amorphous silica Surfactant compounds are claimed which consists essentially of a) fatty alcohol alkoxylates, b) amorphous silica, c) a carrier material and optionally d) an assistant. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205267 | Use of transition metal complexes as bleach catalysts in laundry detergents and cleaning compositions The use is claimed of transition metal complexes of the formula (I) [M(L)Yn]Xm (I) where M is a metal atom from the group of Mn and Fe, L is a ligand of the general formula (II) or (III) | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202201 | Fragrance emitting compositions and products Compositions and products for emitting fragrance include at least one fragrance, perlite, and sodium silicate or water glass. Compositions used to make urinal blocks and other products may further include at least one of: lime (calcium oxide), gypsum, enzymes and co... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7179779 | Cationic bleach activator with enhanced hydrolytic stability A novel cationic bleach activator having an enhanced hydrolytic stability is provided. The novel cationic bleach activator also leads to a reduction in strength loss of cotton fibers compared to conventional hot peroxide bleaching, and achieves this reduction in str... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169744 | Organic catalyst with enhanced solubility This invention relates to organic catalysts comprising iminium or oxaziridinium moieties, cleaning compositions comprising such catalysts; and processes for making and suing such catalysts and cleaning products. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7144177 | Method and device for delivery and confinement of surface cleaning composition A device dispenser for applying a thickened cleaning composition to a selected surface area that minimizes or eliminates any unintentional or excess application of the composition and/or minimizes or eliminates any spreading or wicking of the composition beyond the ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138035 | Process for the selective modification of carbohydrates by peroxidase catalyzed oxidation The present invention relates to an environmentally friendly process for the selective oxidation of carbohydrates. The process comprises the addition of a hydroperoxide, including hydrogen peroxide, to a carbohydrate having primary alcohol groups, particularly inclu... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138363 | Use of metal complex compounds as oxidation catalysts Use of metal complex compounds of formula (1) and/or (1′) [LnMemXp]zYq (1), [L′MemXp]zYq (1′), wherein all substituents are as defined in the claims, as catalysts for oxidation reactions, and also novel metal complex compounds and novel ligands. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7129076 | Multiply-substituted protease variants with altered net charge for use in detergents Novel protease variants derived from the DNA sequences of naturally-occurring or recombinant non-human proteases are disclosed. The variant proteases, in general, are obtained by in vitro modification of a precursor DNA sequence encoding the naturally-occurring or r... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125497 | Reactive formulations for a neutralization of toxic industrial chemicals Decontamination formulations for neutralization of toxic industrial chemicals, and methods of making and using same. The formulations are effective for neutralizing malathion, hydrogen cyanide, sodium cyanide, butyl isocyanate, carbon disulfide, phosgene gas, capsai... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125832 | Bleach compositions Laundry or cleaning composition comprising: (a) a catalytically effective amount, preferably from about 1 ppb to about 99.9%, of a transition-metal bleach catalyst which is a complex of a transition-metal and a cross-bridged macropolycyclic ligand; and (b) at least ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122511 | Process for the preparation of bleach activator granules Process for the preparation of bleach activator granules, which comprises extruding a mixture comprising bleach activator, anionic or nonionic surfactant and polyalkylene glycol at temperatures of from 40 to 120° C. and a pressure of from 5 to 30 bar, and granulati... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115549 | Composition comprising macrocyclic tetra-amido metal complex as bleaching catalyst The present invention provides a laundry bleaching composition comprising: a) a macrocycilc tetra amido N-donor metal-ligand complex (preferably, 5,6-benzo-3,8,11,13-tetraoxo-2,2,9,9,12,12-hexamethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraaza-cyclo-tridecane), and b) an alkyl benzene sulpho... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7109155 | Liquid bleaching composition components comprising amphiphilic polymers Liquid bleaching composition components are claimed which comprise 1) amphiphilic copolymers which include structural units which are derived from a) acryloyldimethyltauric acid in free, partially neutralized or completely neutraliz... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105692 | Crystalline modification of a manganese complex This invention relates to a novel crystal form of the 1:1 manganese (III) complex of N,N′,N″tris[salicylideneaminoethyl]amine, a process for its preparation and the use thereof. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101832 | Cleaners containing peroxide bleaching agents for cleaning paper making equipment and method A cleaning solution for paper making equipment includes a stabilized source of peroxide in combination with a glycol ether solvent system and an alcohol ethoxylate. The peroxide system can be hydrogen peroxide stabilized with a phosphonate such as HEDP. The glycol s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094745 | Use of transition metal complexes having lactam ligands as bleaching catalysts The use of compounds of the formula (1) M(L)nXm (1) in which M is a metal atom from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Mo and W, L is a ligand from the group consisting of the cyclic carbo... | 08/22/2006 |
