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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7935668 | Particulate A detergent composition comprises an MGDA containing particulate material. The MGDA particulate is at least partially coated with a coating of a water soluble/dispersible material having a melting point of less than 100° C. The coating material exhibits a pH of gre... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7435303 | Methods and agents for cleaning and disinfecting fragile medical appliances The invention relates to the use of agents, which contain at least one disinfection system based on selected organic peracids and combinations of peracids, in automatically functioning systems, in which fragile medical appliances, in particular, endoscopes, are clea... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7405190 | Mixtures of fatty alcohol(s) and alk(en)yl polyglycoside ether carboxylate(s), methods for their production and uses thereof Mixtures comprising at least one alk(en)yl polyglycoside ether carboxylate, and one or more fatty alcohols are described along with methods for preparing the same, wherein a starting mixture comprising (i) at least one alk(en)yl polyglycoside, and (ii) one or more f... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396417 | Method for removing laser scales A degreasing method for descaling or removing laser scales from iron-containing metal part surface by treating the iron-containing metal part surfaces that is optionally tainted with laser scales with an aqueous solution containing at least one type of highly water-... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393817 | Tenside composition containing gemini tensides and co-amphiphiles and production and use thereof The subject invention relates to surfactant compositions of gemini surfactants and co-amphiphile(s), to a process for preparing such compositions, and to their uses, especially as emulsifiers and dispersants. ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390776 | Liquid detergent builder and liquid detergent containing the same A liquid detergent builder which is highly compatible with a surfactant and gives transparent liquid detergents having extremely excellent detergency, a liquid detergent containing the builder, and a liquid detergent containing an acrylic acid-based polymer (salt) h... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387130 | Cleaning solutions including nucleophilic amine compound having reduction and oxidation potentials A composition for removing resists and etching residue from substrates containing at least one nucleophilic amine compound having oxidation and reduction potentials, at least one organic solvent, water and, optionally, a chelating agent is described. The chelating a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384902 | Metal brightener and surface cleaner The present invention provides a metal brightener and surface cleaner, which provides significant etching of aluminum and other metals, without detrimentally affecting other surfaces such as painted surfaces, glass, rubber and plastic. The inventive composition is e... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378381 | Floor coating composition and floor coating composition additive To provide a floor coating composition and floor coating composition additive. It is possible to improve the leveling performance, mopping performance, and other properties of a floor coating composition over those obtained with a conventional tributoxyethyl phospha... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371718 | Liquid fabric softener A liquid fabric softener composition is provided which includes a texture enhancing component, such as a long chain difatty acid, that is deposited on a fabric during laundering, the deposited enhancing component changing the “feel” of the fabric. Preferably, th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7341983 | Antimicrobial compositions including carboxylic acids and alkoxylated amines The present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions including carboxylic acids, such as fatty acid antimicrobial agents, and alkoxylated amines, and to methods using these compositions. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332463 | Colloidal cleaning system comprising a saponified fatty acid and an anionic/nonionic surfactant mixture Cleaning formulations, methods, and systems are effective, mild, and non-hazardous. Embodiments of the cleaning formulation comprise a fatty acid, a saponifier, a water conditioner, a solvent, a nonionic surfactant, and an anionic surfactant. Some embodiments also o... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7314851 | Silk soap comprising sericin protein The invention discloses skin cleansing product which includes glycerinated soap and hard soap which comprises sericin protein from Thai silk, as a main ingredient, admixed with various components in the soap mass. The present products are safe for use and help nouri... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7297673 | Thickener for high-pH aqueous systems An aqueous composition having a pH of at least 10, and comprising from 0.1% to 5% of at least one crosslinked copolymer comprising from 2.5% to 65% (meth)acrylic acid residues, from 10% to 80% C2-C4 alkyl (meth)acrylate residues, from 2% to 25%... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7288509 | Compatibilization of esters with latices There is provided a composition comprising (a) at least one aqueous polymer dispersion, (b) at least one ester in the amount of 0.005 to 50 parts by weight of said ester, based on 100 weight parts of solids of all polymers in said aqueous c... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7232475 | Chemical upgrading of filters The invention provides a filter treated with a humectant which may optionally be in combination with a surfactant. The treatment may also include a water soluble rheology modifier to alter the viscosity of water drawn onto the filter by the humectant. A tackifier ma... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216653 | Cleaning solution and cleaning method of a semiconductor device A cleaning method for removing foreign bodies during the fabrication of semiconductor devices including treating a substrate with a cleaning solution including an oxidizer to form a chemical oxide layer and then removing the chemical oxide layer, thereby removing fo... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214276 | Ether carboxylic acids based on alkoxylated styrylphenols The invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) in which A is C2- to C4-alkylene, B is C1- to C4-alkylene, x is a number fr... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7179771 | Composition A skin wash composition intended for topical application to water-wetted skin comprising an α-hydroxy acid active ingredient formulated in a mild and non-irritant detergent base consisting of a mixture of a non-ionic alkypolyglucoside surfactant and an amphoteric s... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169745 | Hand dishwashing compositions comprising polymeric suds volume and suds duration enhancers and methods for washing with same The present invention relates to hand shishwashing compositions comprising polymeric suds volume and suds duration enhancers. These polymeric materials provide enhanced suds volume and suds duration during hand dishwashing. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7141076 | Chemical modification of hydrolizable polymer-containing textile articles A hydrolizable polymer-containing textile article and method for producing the same is provided that has been chemically modified by treating the article with certain branched chain amines to reduce the strength of the fibers contained therein, thus rendering the ar... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137999 | Chemical modification of hydrolizable polymer-containing textile articles A hydrolizable polymer-containing textile article and method for producing the same is provided that has been chemically modified by treating the article with certain branched chain amines to reduce the strength of the fibers contained therein, thus rendering the ar... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132390 | Phyllosilicate adsorbate and its use The invention provides an adsorbate which comprises a soluble zinc compound of a polycarboxylic acid adsorbed on crystalline alkali metal phyllosilicate, and the use thereof. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7105475 | Cleaning solution and cleaning method of a semiconductor device A cleaning method for removing foreign bodies during the fabrication of semiconductor devices including treating a substrate with a cleaning solution including an oxidizer to form a chemical oxide layer and then removing the chemical oxide layer, thereby removing fo... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7087564 | Acidic chemistry for post-CMP cleaning This disclosure discusses cleaning of semiconductor wafers after the Chemical-Mechanical Planarization (CMP) of the wafer during the manufacturing of semiconductor devices. Disclosed is an acidic chemistry for the post-CMP cleaning of wafers containing metal, partic... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081441 | Composition for cleaning and/or treating surfaces A composition for treating and/or cleaning surfaces comprises a nanoparticle component selected from the group consisting of metal oxyhydroxides, modified metal oxyhydroxides and mixtures thereof; a buffer/modifier component; optionally, an adjunct ingredient; and t... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7064098 | Composition for removing scale deposited on titanium materials A descaling composition for use in removing scale deposited on a member made of titanium or a titanium alloy, the descaling composition containing a hydroxycarboxylic acid, a sulfamic acid and ammonium sulfate as effective components and effectively inhibiting titan... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7053029 | Use indicating soap There is provided a soap that contains an indicator that produces an observable change after a period of time to show that sufficient cleaning has been done or to indicate the thoroughness of the cleaning. The soap is preferably made from two components that produce... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7026278 | Rinse-added fabric treatment composition, kit containing such, and method of use therefor A rinse-added fabric treatment composition having a rinse aid increases the rinse capacity of an aqueous rinse bath solution for removing laundry residue from laundered fabrics. When properly diluted in water, the rinse-added fabric treatment composition provides a ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008593 | Deodorization of cationic acetonitrile derivatives A process of deodorizing water-containing solutions of cationic nitrile bleach activators by exposure to the action of a combination of a percarboxylic acid, a carboxylic acid and hydrogen peroxide. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6987085 | Skin cleansing compositions The present invention relates to a skin cleansing composition containing from 20 to 50% by weight of fatty acids and salts thereof, wherein the content of fatty acids having 20 to 24 carbon atoms is from 10 to 30% by weight of the total fatty acid components, and a ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6984613 | Post chemical mechanical polishing cleaning solution for 2.45T CoFeNi structures of thin film magnetic heads The present invention is directed to methods for polishing and cleaning a wafer having CoFeNi structures within alumina fill to achieve corrosion-free, smooth, and planar surface. A preferred chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) method includes a CMP polishing compou... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6969698 | Aerosol cleaner Disclosed are aerosol emulsion cleaning sprays formulated for clarity and low residual tackiness. One form contains a mixture of diphenyloxide disulfonate hydrotrope and diphenyloxide disulfonate surfactant. Another form contains ethoxylated acetylenic glycol surfac... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6933269 | Polyaspartate derivatives for use in detergent compositions Polyaspartate derivatives, especially hydrophobically modified and/or hydrophilically modified polyaspartate derivatives, most especially polyaspartate derivatives that are both hydrophilically and hydrophobically modified, for use in detergent compositions, specifi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6916770 | Multi-functional color concentrate compositions A multi-functional concentrate composition which can be utilized to impart a desired color to a polymeric material and improve the processability thereof. The composition comprises at least one pigment, a blowing or foaming agent, and a binder component which at lea... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6916773 | Non-surfactant solubilizing agent Compositions of the invention include: (a) a solvent having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) value of 5 to 7; and (b) a solubilizing agent having the formula: where R is aryl, cycloaryl, heteroaryl or hetercyclyl... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6914038 | Hair cleansing compositions A hair cleansing composition comprises the following ingredients (A) to (D): (A) an anionic surfactant having a sulfate group, (B) a cationic guar gum, (C) an organic acid selected from a hydroxyca... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6903064 | Detergent composition comprising polymeric suds volume and suds duration enhancers The present invention relates to detergent compositions comprising polymeric suds volume and suds duration enhancers. These polymeric materials provide enhanced suds volume and suds duration during cleaning. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6900171 | Polyacrylates with improved biodegradability A hydrophilic polymer with improved biodegradability and particular usefulness in detergent compositions contains units derived by polymerization from at least one monomers A bearing a carboxylic acid function or an equivalent function, units derived by polymerizati... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6894015 | Bleaching compositions The present invention relates to cleaning compositions which comprise radical scavengers, for effective cleaning and improved storage stability. These compositions are suitable for use in various laundry applications including hand and machine laundry methods. ... | 05/17/2005 |
