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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7358215 | Quaternary ammonium salts as thickening agents for aqueous systems This invention relates to the use of alkyl amido quaternary ammonium salts, and formulations thereof, as thickening agents in aqueous based fluids, especially those used in oil field applications. The quaternary ammonium salts of the present invention exhibit improv... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7226897 | Water soluble barrier film conformal coating composition A composition having a first nonionic nonylphenol surfactant having an HLB value ranging from about 10 to about 15, a second nonionic nonylphenol surfactant having an HLB value ranging from about 16 to 20, an aqueous solvent, and optionally, a bio-film permeation ag... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7198680 | Process for cleaning surfaces of medical equipment A method for cleaning contaminated surfaces of surgical waste management equipment. The method includes rinsing surfaces of the equipment with water to remove water soluble contaminants and waste material. A rinse solution is applied to the surfaces of the equipment... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186676 | Hard surface cleaning compositions comprising alginate materials and xanthan gum The present invention is directed to a pourable acidic hard surface cleaning and/or disinfecting composition which contains suspended inclusions which appear as visibly discernible, discrete particulate materials, preferably where said discrete particulate materials... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7087567 | Antibacterial light duty liquid cleaning composition A light duty, liquid cleaning composition comprising: at least two different surfactants, lauryol ethylene diamine triacetate, a zinc inorganic salt, and water. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7060661 | Acid thickeners and uses thereof The present invention generally relates to aqueous, acidic compositions thickened with an amidoamine oxide gelling agent and/or viscoelastic surfactant of the general formula I: wherein R1 is a saturat... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6919303 | Process for lowering level of salt required for dilution thickening The invention relates to a process for making single phase dilution thickening compositions comprising electrolyte. By adding defined associative thickener to said compositions applicants have found one can lower level of salt/electrolyte required to obtain dilution... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6897187 | Light duty liquid cleaners comprising a monoalkoxylated quaternary ammonium surfactant The present invention relates to a clear liquid detergent composition suitable for use in dishwashing and multipurpose cleaners for household applications as well as for industrial and institutional uses. The clear liquid detergent comprises a) 1 to 40 percent an an... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6894017 | Liquid detergent compositions An isotropic aqueous liquid detergent composition comprising: (a) from 0% to 6%, preferably from 1% to 4% by weight of synthetic anionic surfactant; (b) from 5% to 25%, preferably from 10% to 20% by weight of soap;... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6846785 | Liquid soap with vitamin beads and method for making same A liquid soap having vitamin-containing microcapsules including a base having an anionic surfactant and a chelating agent, a cross-linked acrylic polymer suspending agent, and multiple vitamin-containing microcapsules uniformly suspended in the liquid soap. The liqu... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6835705 | Viscosity-stabilizing cleaning composition A cleaning composition containing a viscosity-stabilizing amount of tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, and sodium di-alkyl sulphosuccinate is provided. Furthermore, cleaning compositions comprising hydroxyethyl cellulose, diet... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6800599 | Liquid hand dishwashing detergent The invention relates to a class of detergent compositions for use in hand dishwashing that provides excellent performance as measured by persistence of foam in the presence of oily and fatty types of soils. Testing based on escalating amounts of such soils to the e... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6753303 | Whipped cocoa bath A scented spa bath additive that when added to a spa produces the visual and sensual effects of sitting in a large cocoa bath. The additive is added to the hot water of a spa to produce a chocolate scent and a foaming sensation to provide the user with the sensation... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6723688 | Cleanser that is gentle to human skin Compositions for cleansing are disclosed that are not irritating to human skin. A composition is disclosed that includes at least 2% of a mixture of a salt of an alkyl sulfoacetate and a salt of an ethoxylated alkyl sulfosuccinate, at least 3% of a salt of an ethoxy... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6683039 | Detergent compositions containing alpha-sulfofatty acid esters and methods of making and using the same The present invention includes a composition comprising an enriched mixture of -sulfofatty acid esters. Increasing the concentration of specific chain length -sulfofatty acid esters, relative to the proportions of the other chain lengths, al... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6683037 | Cleaning system including a liquid cleaning composition disposed in a water soluble container A water soluble container having disposed therein a liquid cleaning composition containing at least one nonionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, triethanol amine, water, a perfume and a fatty acid.... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6653268 | Cleaning system including a liquid cleaning composition disposed in a water soluble container A water soluble container having disposed therein a liquid cleaning composition containing at least one nonionic surfactant, a perfume, glycerine or of ethylene glycol and a fatty acid.... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6635118 | Aqueous cleaning of polymer apply equipment This invention relates to water-based alkaline cleaning solutions and their use as an environmentally safer replacement of organic solvents to remove photoresist, polyimide residue and other interlevel dielectric polymer coating residue from polymer film ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6573227 | Cleaning system including a liquid cleaning composition disposed in a water soluble container A water soluble container having disposed therein a liquid cleaning composition containing at least one nonionic surfactant, a perfume, glycerine or of ethylene glycol and a fatty acid.... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6518232 | Liquid cleaning composition having an improved preservative system An improvement is described in all purpose liquid cleaning composition and microemulsion composition which are especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and contains an anionic detergent, a nonionic surfactant, a preservative system, a s... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6511955 | Light duty liquid cleaning compositions having improved preservative system A light duty liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising: a water soluble nonionic surfactant, a C8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate surfactant, a sulfate or sulfonate anionic surfactant, pol... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6495500 | Antibacterial light duty liquid cleaning composition comprising zinc salt A light duty, liquid cleaning composition comprising: a C8 -C18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate surfactant, a magnesium salt of a C8 -C18 linear alkyl benzene sulfonate, a sodium salt of a C8 -C1... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6492313 | Antibacterial light duty liquid detergent containing zinc salt A light duty, liquid comprising: a paraffin sulfonate, an alpha olefin sulfonate, an amine oxide, lauryol ethylenediaminetriacetate, a zinc inorganic salt and water.... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6479449 | Cleaning system including a liquid cleaning composition disposed in a water soluble container A water soluble container having disposed therein a liquid cleaning composition containing at least one nonionic surfactant, triethanol amine, glycerine or a glycol, an anionic surfactant, a perfume and a fatty acid.... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6475975 | Blue colored liquid crystal compositions This invention relates to a blue colored liquid crystal composition comprising an ethoxylated nonionic surfactant, an ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate surfactant, a sulfonate surfactant, a magnesium inorganic salt, an abrasive, a blue colorant and water.... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6455481 | Light duty liquid cleaning compositions having improved preservative system A light duty liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising: a water soluble nonionic surfactant, a C8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate surfactant, a sulfate or sulfonate anionic surfactant, pol... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6451064 | Liquid multipurpose-cleaning compositions with effective foam control Liquid multipurpose cleaning compositions comprising a peroxygen bleach, a surfactant that exhibits a foaming property in the presence of a peroxygen bleach and a foam reducing system and processes for using same are provided.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6448217 | Liquid cleaning composition having an improved preservative system An improvement is described in all purpose liquid cleaning composition and microemulsion composition which are especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and contains an anionic detergent, a nonionic surfactant, a preservative system, a s... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6444635 | Liquid cleaning composition having an improved preservative system An improvement is described in all purpose liquid cleaning composition and microemulsion composition which are especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and contains an anionic detergent, a nonionic surfactant, a preservative system, a s... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6410499 | Antibacterial cleaning wipe comprising ammonium salt disenfectant A cleaning wipe comprising a nonwoven fabric wherein the nonwoven fabric is impregnated with an antibacterial cleaning composition.... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6391843 | Chemical linker compositions A composition comprising: an organic chemical having a chemical group having a dipole moment of at least about 1.5 Debyes and a chemical linker selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, an ethoxylated polyhydric al... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6384003 | Floor cleaning wipe comprising preservative A floor cleaning wipe comprising a water insoluble substrate which is impregnated with a floor cleaning composition.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6380150 | Light duty liquid composition containing gelatin beads and polyacrylate thickener A high foaming, light duty, liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of water soluble nonionic surfactant, an anionic sulfate surfactants and ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6339058 | Light duty liquid composition containing gelatin beads and polyacrylate thickener A high foaming, light duty, liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising a water soluble nonionic surfactant, a sulfate anionic surfactant, a sulfonate anionic surfactant, a polyethylene glycol, stably sus... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6331516 | Grease cutting light duty liquid detergent containing lauryol ethylene diamine triacetate A light duty, liquid comprising: a surfactant, lauryol ethylenediaminetriacetate, and water.... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6313084 | Grease cutting light duty liquid detergent comprising Lauroyl Ethylene Diamine Triacetate A light duty, liquid comprising: an alkyl benzene sulfonate, an alpha olefin sulfonate, lauryol ethylenediaminetriacetate, and water.... | 11/06/2001 |
