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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7202202 | Consumable detergent composition for use in a lipophilic fluid The present invention relates to a surfactant system and a consumable detergent composition comprising the same. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7153438 | Water treatment compositions with masking agent A composition for disinfecting contaminated drinking water. The composition can include a disinfecting agent for disinfecting or sanitizing the water and a masking agent for masking or minimizing undesired characteristics of the disinfecting agent, such as taste and... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148188 | Bottlewash additive comprising an alkyl diphenylene oxide disulfonate An alkaline bottlewashing concentrate effective for removal of mold and for protecting polyethylene terephthalate containers including at least one cleaning/protecting surfactant which is a C4 to C20 alkyl diphenylene oxide disulfonate, an etho... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7101834 | Process of treating a carpet with a composition comprising an absorbent gelling material The present invention relates to a process of treating a fabric with a composition comprising a pre-swollen absorbent gelling material. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6964945 | Solid detergent compositions The invention relates to solid detergent compositions comprising an aluminosilicate builder and an anionic surfactant and comprising (n) components (i), n being at least 2, whereby the level of aluminosilicate builder in said components together is at least 5% by we... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6894019 | Base particles and detergent particles Base particles for supporting a surfactant, obtainable by a step of spray-drying a slurry comprising (A) a zeolite having an average aggregate particle diameter of 15 μm or less and a variation coefficient of a distribution of an aggregate particle diameter of 29% ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6831056 | Process for preparing fine alkaline earth metal zeolite particles A process for efficiently preparing fine zeolite particles comprising synthesizing zeolite in the presence of an alkaline earth metal-containing compound and/or with controlling the preparation process of zeolite, thereby giving fine zeolite particles being composed... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6806246 | Bleach activators with improved solubility The present invention relates to bleach activator particles that are useful in compositions such as detergent compositions. The present invention also encompasses detergent compositions containing such particles. ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6716808 | Detergent compositions comprising hybrid zeolite builders containing an occluded nonsilicate Built laundry detergent compositions, especially granules, powders, tablets or syndet bars for domestic use, wherein the builder comprises at least in part a hybrid crystalline aluminosilicate having occluded silicate, carbonate, sulfate, phosphate, borate, nitrate,... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6673766 | Solid detergent compositions containing mixtures of surfactant/builder particles The invention relates to detergent compositions comprising from 10-60 wt % of a surfactant system and having a maximum Residues Index of 25 and a maximum Secondary Residues Index of 15. The detergents claim provide good performance in the wash based on th... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6660713 | Hydrophobic nanozeolites for malodor control Cleaning and deodorizing compositions comprising hydrophobic, nanozeolites for odor control on substrates are disclosed. Specifically, cleaning and deodorizing compositions for malodor control comprising nanozeolites and methods for removing odors from su... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6521587 | Silicone foam control agent A foam control agent, comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane material having at least one silicon-bonded substituent of the formula X-Ph, wherein X denotes a divalent aliphatic organic group bonded to silicon through a carbon atom and Ph denotes an optional... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6521586 | Silicone foam control agent A foam control agent comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane material having at least one silicon-bonded substituent of the formula X--Ph, wherein X denotes a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group and Ph denotes an optionally substituted aromatic group, (B) an... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6451753 | SOLID COMPOSITION CONSISTING OF HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND/OR OXIME ESTERS AND INERT POROUS CARRIER MATERIALS AND THE USE THEREOF AS STABLE BLEACH ACTIVATOR COMPONENT IN DETERGENTS, BLEACHES AND CLEANERS A solid composition consisting essentially of 5-98 parts by weight of heterocyclic compounds I ##STR1## where L1 is groups with a cyclic carbamate, a lactonoxy or a lactam structure, X is a carbonyl, a doubled carbonyl or a heterocarbonyl group... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6391839 | Detergent bleach compositions containing layered silicate builder and percarbonate stabilized by EDDS Detergent compositions comprising ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid or salts thereof, an alkali metal percarbonate bleach and a crystalline layered sodium silicate of formula LMSix O2 xH.yH2 O wherein L is an alkali met... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6372709 | Finely divided crystalline sodium disilicate The invention relates to a finely divided crystalline layered sodium disilicate of the formula NaMSix O2x+1.yH.sub.2 O, where M is sodium or hydrogen, x is a number from 1.9 to 4, and y is a number from 0 to 20, which comprises from ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6369015 | Particulate laundry detergent compositions containing anionic surfactant granules A particulate laundry detergent is composed of at least two different granular components, one of which is an anionic surfactant granule having a bulk density of 300-600 g/l comprising linear alkylbenzene sulphonate on a particulate carrier material compr... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6358902 | Detergent tablet containing bleach activator of specific particle size A detergent tablet which contains a bleach activator is disclosed. The bleach activator is in particulate form and has a particle size in a range of from about 100 microns to about 4000 microns. The bleach activator is present in a range of from about 0.1... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6323014 | Method and composition for enhancing the activity of an enzyme There is provided a process for enhancing the activity of a phenol oxidizing enzyme, comprising adding to the enzyme, as an enhancer for the activity of the enzyme, one or more compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: A is an optionally substituted... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6310028 | Water-softening and detergent compositions containing partially hydrated Na acetate The speed of disintegration of tablets containing a water-softening agent, especially water-insoluble, water-softening agent intended as detergency builder for fabric washing is enhanced by incorporating partially hydrated sodium acetate alone or jointly ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6265371 | Powdery detergent composition containing a partially neutralized chelant A powdery detergent composition having a high detergency and an excellent storage stability (caking resistance), and comprising (a) a chelating agent composed of a compound having an average degree of neutralization in a molecule of 20 to 70%, a molecular... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6262008 | Stabilized sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate The invention relates to a stable sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate which is suited for use together with crystalline synthetic silicate-based detergents and is coated with an alkali metal sulfate and a copolymer or terpolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone.... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6258768 | Zeolite P aluminosilicates and their manufacture and use in detergent compositions P-type zeolite having the oxide formula M2/n Al2 O3 (1.8-2.66) SiO2 y H2O and having a Calcium Binding Capacity of between 100 and 145 mg/g, preferably between 110 and 140 and a Calcium uptake rate of between 12 and 100 se... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6235704 | Solid textile detergent formulation based on glycin-N and N-Diacetic acid derivatives A solid textile detergent formulation comprises (A) from 1 to 30% by weight of inorganic builders based on carbonates, (B) from 0 to 12% by weight of inorganic builders based on crystalline or amorphous alumosilicates and/or crystalline or amorphous silicates, (C) ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6225278 | Solid textile detergent formulation based on glycin-N, N- diacetic acid derivatives with a highly reduced proportion of other anionic surfactants The invention relates to a solid textile detergent formulation containing (A) 1-60 wt. % inorganic builders based on crystalline or amorphous aluminosilicates, crystalline or amorphous silicates, carbonates and/or phosphates, (B) 1-40 wt. % of one or seve... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6187739 | Paste-form washing and cleaning agents A paste-form detergent composition containing (A) 20% to 58% by weight of a liquid surfactant component consisting primarily of a nonionic surfactant, (B) 2% to 40% by weight of solid builders, and (C) 2% to 40% by weight of a solid bleaching component co... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6165968 | Particulate foam control agents This invention relates to a particulate foam control agent comprising from 1 to 30 parts by weight of a silicone antifoam, from 70 to 99 parts by weight of a zeolite carrier for the antifoam, from 1 to 60% by weight of the silicone antifoam of a surface a... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6080208 | Stilbene compounds and their use The present invention provides new stilbene compounds which are useful as fluorescent whitening agents (FWAs), imparting high whiteness levels to textile fibre material treated with them, and which also impart a high sun protection factor (SPF) to textile... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6025319 | Laundry additive particle having multiple surface coatings A laundry additive particle having multiple coatings and compositions employing the particle are provided. The laundry additive particle comprises a porous carrier core material; a first encapsulating material coated on the core material to form an interm... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5994290 | Solid textile detergent formulation comprising inorganic builders, glycine-N'N-diacetic acid derivatives as organic cobuilders and anionic and nonionic surfactants A solid textile detergent formulation, comprising (A) 1-60% by weight of inorganic builders based on crystalline or amorphous aluminosilicates, crystalline or amorphous silicates, carbonates and/or phosphates, (B) 0.1-25% by weight of one or more glycine-N,N'-... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5908821 | Dye transfer inhibiting compositions with specifically selected metallo catalysts The present invention relates to compositions for inhibiting dye transfer between fabrics during washing. The compositions are specifically selected metallo catalysts; namely, porphyrins and phthalocyanines. Detergent compositions containing such porphyri... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5908823 | Microporous crystalline material, a process for its preparation and its use in detergent compositions A microporous crystalline material named zeolite A-LSX having, in its anhydrous form, an oxides molar composition corresponding to formula (I): (M2/n O+M'2/n O).Al2 O3.zSiO.sub.2 (I) in which: M and M', identical or d... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5858959 | Delivery systems comprising zeolites and a starch hydrolysate glass Glassy particles containing agents useful for laundry and cleaning products (preferably perfumes, bleaching agents, soil release polymers), and laundry and cleaning products containing these glassy particles. The particles comprise a glass derived from on... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5854198 | Particulate aluminosilicate-built detergent compositions comprising cogranules of zeolite map and alkali metal silicate In order to enhance the stability of sodium percarbonate bleach in particulate detergent compositions, crystalline aluminosilicate and a water-soluble alkali metal silicate in an amount of from 1-20% by weight based on the aluminosilicate are included in ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5854192 | Particulate zero-phosphate aluminosilicate-built detergent compositions comprising silicate/carbonate cogranules In order to provide a particulate zero-phosphate laundry detergent composition with reduced tendency to agglomeration, the composition comprises: i) from 30 to 80 wt % of a granular base powder comprising: a) from 5 to 60 wt % (based on the composition) of org... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5827811 | Bleaching agent The invention relates to particles comprising a peroxy compound with capability of releasing hydrogen peroxide or peroxy acids in aqueous solutions and up to 15% by weight of a dicarboxylic acid having from 5 to 10 carbon atoms or a salt thereof. The inve... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5783540 | Machine dishwashing tablets delivering a rinse aid benefit A solid detergent composition and a method of using the composition in a machine dishwasher is described. The product contains a first layer having an oxygen bleaching system, a buffering system of a builder, and an enzyme. The first layer dissolves to de... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5780410 | Detergent compositions containing percarbonate and making processes thereof A granular detergent composition comprising an alkali metal percarbonate, characterized in that percarbonate has a mean particle size of from 250 to 900 micrometers, and that said compositions comprise a hydrophobic material, selected from silica, talc, z... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5773399 | Stabilization of oxidation-sensitive ingredients in percarbonate detergent compositions Granular laundry detergents are formulated with percarbonate bleach and oxidation-sensitive ingredients such as brighteners, enzymes, perfumes and the like. The storage stability of such compositions is improved by the presence of silicate. For example, t... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5773400 | Nil-phosphate granular detergent compositions which contain percarbonate and sulfate particles Stable granular detergent compositions with good flow and dispensing properties are prepared using percarbonate bleach and selected sulfate salts. Thus, particles comprising builders and surfactants are prepared separately from percarbonate bleach particl... | 06/30/1998 |
