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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8138136 | Process for production of alkylene oxide adducts The present invention relates to a process for producing an alkyleneoxide adduct, including the steps of reacting an aliphatic alcohol containing a hydrocarbon group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms with an alkyleneoxide in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a reaction... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133855 | Environmentally acceptable dilutable hard surface treatment compositions A dilutable concentrated hard surface cleaning composition which comprises (preferably consists essentially of): a detersive nonionic surfactant based on an alcohol alkoxylate; a detersive surfactant based on glucoside surfactants; an alkanolamine; water in an amoun... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8119585 | Liquid nonionic surfactants for emulsion polymerization and other applications The present invention provides a high actives liquid nonionic surfactant concentrate that includes a fatty alcohol alkoxylate having an alkylene oxide content of about 10-100 moles and at least one other nonionic surfactant alkoxylate having an alkylene oxide conten... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8048842 | Thickening/foam-promoting agent The present invention provides a thickening/foam-promoting agent having thickening/foam-promoting properties and a low odor, and a detergent composition containing the agent. The thickening/foam-promoting agent is composed of the following component (A): (A) ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7985725 | Ultra concentrated liquid laundry detergent This disclosure relates to ultra concentrated liquid laundry detergent (e.g., 3×+ ultra concentrated liquid laundry detergent). For example, this disclosure relates to ultra concentrated liquid laundry detergent having superior water dispersibility at low temperatu... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7906474 | Alkoxylate blend surfactants Surfactant compositions that include one or more nonionic surfactants derived from seed oils and having a mixture of at least 8, 10 and 12 carbon atom linear alkyl moieties find use in a number of end use applications as substitutes for petroleum derived surfactants... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7893015 | Water soluble barrier film conformal coating composition and method of cleaning contaminated surfaces An alkaline composition is described having a first nonionic alkoxylated alcohol surfactant having an HLB value ranging from about 10 to about 15, a second nonionic alkoxylated alcohol surfactant having an HLB value ranging from about 16 to 20, an aqueous solvent, a... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7888307 | Highly branched primary alcohol compositions, and biodegradable detergents made therefrom There is provided a new branched primary alcohol composition and the sulfates thereof exhibiting good cold water detergency and biodegradability. The branched primary alcohol composition has an average number of branches per chain of at least 0.7, having at least 8 ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7829520 | Aqueous based chemical and biological warfare decontaminating system for extreme temperature applications The current invention encompasses a microemulsion having environmentally safe components, the microemulsion exhibiting optical clarity and stability over a wide range of temperatures. The microemulsion also forms a part of a decontaminant solution for treating chemi... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7718594 | Aqueous based chemical and biological warfare decontaminating system for extreme temperature applications The current invention encompasses a microemulsion having environmentally safe components, the microemulsion exhibiting optical clarity and stability over a wide range of temperatures. The microemulsion also forms a part of a decontaminant solution for treating chemi... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7678754 | System and method for cleaning and/or treating surfaces of objects A system and method that are capable of cleaning and/or treating a surface of an object, such as the exterior surface of a vehicle. The system and method utilize wash solution formulations and rinse solution formulations including a wash solution composition that co... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7563759 | Floor cleaning and care compositions comprising two nonionic surfactants Aqueous floor cleaning and/or care composition, containing, based on the total composition, at least 3% by weight of a nonionic surfactant of formula I: wherein R1 represents hydrogen or an alkyl radical having 1... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7504373 | Surfactant composition and method of forming A surfactant composition includes a first surfactant, a second surfactant, and a polyalkylene glycol. The first surfactant is of the general formula R1—O—(A)mH, wherein R1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon having 10 carbon atoms, A is ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7494966 | Alkoxylates that are stable in alkalis A description is given of an alkanol-free alkoxylate of the general formula (I) CnH2n+1O(A)x(B)yR (I) where R is C1-6 alkyl or benzyl ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7473677 | High productivity process for alkylphenol ethoxylates The present invention provides a process for the production of an alkylphenol ethoxylate involving charging a portion of product from a previous preparation (a “heel”) or an ethoxylate to a reactor, optionally, charging from about 0.2 wt. % to an amount equal to... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7442676 | Methods and composition for cleaning and passivating fuel cell systems A cleaner-passivator composition and method for treating a fuel cell cooling system are described. The cleaner-passivator comprises a complexing agent, a surfactant, a corrosion inhibitor, and a solvent. The cleaner-passivator reduces the contaminants circulating in... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439219 | Modified alkoxylated polyol compounds A modified polyol having alkoxylation and amine capping units, uses of the modified polyol having alkoxylation and amine capping units, and leaning compositions having the modified polyol having alkoxylation and amine capping units. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439216 | Composition comprising a silicone/perfluoro surfactant mixture for treating or cleaning fabrics A composition for treating or cleaning fabric articles, especially articles of clothing, linen and drapery, wherein the composition comprises a lipophilic fluid, a polyalkyleneoxide polysiloxane surfactant, and a second surfactant. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435301 | Cleaning solution of silicon germanium layer and cleaning method using the same Disclosed are a cleaning solution for preventing damage of a silicon germanium layer when cleaning a semiconductor device including the silicon germanium layer and a cleaning method using the same. The cleaning solution of a silicon germanium layer includes from abo... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435710 | Detergent composition comprising a sub-stoichiometric alkoxylated phosphate ester Provided is a detergent composition having components (A) and (B1): (A) a phosphate monoester (1), and (B1) a phosphate monoester (2), wherein n=1; components (A), (B1) and (B2): (A) a phosphate monoester (1), (B1 | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432235 | Low-foaming silicone composition comprising a polyoxyalkylene/perfluoroalkyl-comodified organopolysiloxane Provided is a low-foaming silicone composition, including: (A) from 51 to 99.9 parts by mass of a polyoxyalkylene-modified organopolysiloxane having a specific structure, (B) from 0.1 to 49 parts by mass of a polyoxyalkylene/perfluoroalkyl-comodified organopolysilox... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427586 | Degreasing agent A degreasing agent includes a mixture of trisodium phosphate, sodium silicate, sodium carbonate, sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate, sodium hydrosulphite and octyl-phenol-polyoxyethylene ether. The degreasing agent may maintain degreasing effect for longer period of ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423001 | Surface brightening composition A surface cleaning composition is described comprising polyvinyl alcohol, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the fluorescent whitening agents and at least one surfactant for use in delivering a whitening and brightening effect to a variety o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419552 | C-alkanol alkoxylates and the use thereof Alkoxylates of the formula (I) C5H11CH(C3H7)CH2O(A)n(CH2CH2O)mH (I) where A is propyleneoxy, buteneoxy or p... | 09/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7417014 | Dilution thickened personal cleansing composition A liquid or flowable cleansing composition is described that contains high levels of anionic and nonionic surfactants and that show a substantial increase in viscosity upon dilution with water. The cleansing composition also contains water soluble EO/PO block copoly... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407926 | Oil-containing surfactant gels comprising a mixture of ethoxylated citric acid esters The invention relates to gel-form cosmetic preparations containing (a) 5 to 50% by weight of surfactants; (b) 5 to 50% by weight of oils and/or waxes; (c) 0 to 15% by weight of water-soluble polyols; and component (a)... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7393820 | Transparent abrasive cleaning product, especially manual dishwashing liquid A substantially transparent, liquid cleaning product for hard surfaces, comprising at least 15% by weight of a surfactant and one or more abrasive materials selected from the group consisting of polymers having a diameter of from 0.6 to 4 mm, natural materials havin... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387990 | Alkaline disinfecting and cleaning compositions having improved cleaning efficiency The invention relates to an alkaline disinfecting and cleaning composition which comprises one or more selected quaternary ammonium salts, one or more selected alcohol alkoxylates and one or more alkylamines. By exact choice of the components a composition is provid... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381251 | Mineral particle dispersions stabilized with a poly (oxyalkene) phosphonate The instant invention relates to a liquid composition comprising a mixture of: (1) water and/or a polar solvent; (2) a colloidal dispersion of mineral particles; and (3) a phosphonate terminated poly(oxyalkene) polymer; the invention also relates to process for stab... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7371716 | C-alkanolalkoxylate mixtures and the use thereof The alkoxylate mixtures comprise alkoxylates of the formula (I) C5H11CH(C3H7)CH2O(A)n(B)mH (I) where A is ethyleneoxy, ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368419 | Dishwashing detergent containing glycerol hydroxyalkyl ethers Compositions comprising glycerol hydroxyalkyl and/or hydroxyalkenyl ethers, which correspond to the general formula: in which R1, R2 and R3, independently, represent a hydrogen atom or a sat... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361708 | Fluorinated resin water dispersion composition and fluorinated water base coating composition This invention provides the invention provides a fluororesin aqueous dispersion composition comprising a tetrafluoroethylene-based polymer and an aliphatic polyoxyalkylene ether dispersant incorporated therein, wherein the aliphatic polyoxyalkylene ether dispersant ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7348300 | Acetylenic diol ethylene oxide/propylene oxide adducts and processes for their manufacture Disclosed herein are process solutions, which may be aqueous-based, non-aqueous-based, and combinations thereof, that contain at least one alkoxylated acetylenic diol surfactant. In one aspect, the process solution comprises water and an alkoxylated acetylenic diol ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345016 | Photo bleach lipophilic fluid cleaning compositions The present invention relates to compositions comprising photosenitizer that can be used to provide lipophilic fluids with bleaching capabilities, lipophilic fluid cleaning compositions having bleaching capabilities and processes of making and using same. Such compo... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335235 | Alkoxylate mixtures and detergents containing the same An alkoxylate mixture containing; at least one alkoxylate of the formula CnH2n+1O(A)x(B)yH where A is ethyleneoxy, B is C3-C10-alkyleneoxy or mixtures thereof, n is an integer in the range from 8 to 1... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332465 | Alkoxylates exhibiting low residual alcohol content The present invention relates to compositions at least comprising one alkoxylate of the formula RO(A)n(B)mH, to processes for the preparation of such compositions, in particular in the presence of double-metal cyanide compounds as catalyst, and... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
