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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7776927 | Emulsions and techniques for formation The present invention generally relates to emulsions such as multiple emulsions, and to methods and apparatuses for making emulsions, and techniques for using the same. A multiple emulsion generally describes larger droplets that contain one or more smaller droplets... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7432309 | Paper softening compositions containing low levels of high molecular weight polymers and soft tissue paper products comprising said compositions Disclosed is a composition suitable for atomizing without excessive aerosolization in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprising: a) a continuous aqueous phase, and b) a discontinuous oil phase wherein the rheology of the aqueous phase is modified by the additi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7375140 | Process and apparatus for producing emulsion and microcapsules A process and apparatus for rapidly producing an emulsion and microcapsules in a simple manner is provided wherein a dispersion phase is ejected from a dispersion phase-feeding port toward a continuous phase flowing in a microchannel in such a manner that flows of t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7351749 | Process for manufacture of personal care products utilizing a concentrate water phase A process which may be continuous is provided for manufacture of personal care product compositions. The process involves feeding a first water phase which is a concentrate containing most if not all water soluble ingredients of the composition into a blending tube.... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341102 | Flue gas injection for heavy oil recovery A variety of methods for thermal recovery of natural gas and bitumen from a formation containing the latter. In general, the methods incorporate a series of existing, but previously uncombined technologies. A modified flue gas from the steam generators conventionall... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7319117 | Method for preparing a water/oil/water multiple emulsion The invention concerns a method for preparing a multiple emulsion comprising an invert emulsion consisting of an internal aqueous phase dispersed in an internal organic phase, dispersed in an external aqueous phase: the internal aqueous phase comprising optionally a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7307104 | Process for forming an emulsion using microchannel process technology The disclosed invention relates to a process for making an emulsion. The process comprises: flowing a first liquid through a process microchannel, the process microchannel having a wall with an apertured section; flowing a second liquid through the apertured section... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7279017 | Method for converting heavy oil residuum to a useful fuel A method for enabling the use of heavy oil residuum by conversion to a useful product. The method, in one embodiment, involves the use of a heavy oil residuum which is substantially non flowable. The viscosity of the residuum is reduced by heat or a combination of h... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7214717 | Polydisperse double emulsion, corresponding monodisperse double emulsion and method for preparing the monodisperse emulsion A fractionable polydisperse stable double oil-in-water emulsion, having 50 to 95 wt. % relative to the total weight of the double emulsion, droplets of an invert monodisperse emulsion Ei dispersed in a continuous aqueous phase. The continuous aqueous phase includes ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 6966990 | Composite particles and method for preparing A method for producing composite particles using a supercritical fluid extraction technique on an emulsion. First and second materials (for example; a polymer and a biologically active material) are dissolved or suspended in a preferably solvent to form a solution o... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6777450 | Water-thin emulsions with low emulsifier levels The invention relates to a water-thin emulsion comprising a non-phospholipid, non-ethoxylated pseudoemulsifier system, the system having a chemical composition with at least one hydrophobic moiety and at least one polar moiety, the size, shape and/or planar arrangem... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6660252 | Low emulsifier multiple emulsions The invention relates to multiple emulsions comprising a primary emulsion in an external phase, and comprising a principle water phase and a principle oil phase, the multiple emulsion containing no more than about 1% of an emulsifier having an HLB of abou... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6538019 | Functional emulsions According to the present invention, it is possible to produce emulsions containing a material that are insoluble or that have low solubility with respect to water and oil in a high concentration, so as to obtain emulsions which can be preserved for a long... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6323246 | Complex and emulsified composition A fatty acid amphoteric surfactant complex obtained by mixing a) at least one imidazolinium ampholytic surfactant of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 represents an alkyl or alkenyl group having 9 to 17 carbon atoms on average; and Z is 1 or 2; ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6171600 | Stable multiple X/O/Y-emulsion The stable multiple emulsion of the X/O/Y type contains at least one X/O phase in which X is an oil-immiscible component and O an oil phase. The X/O phase can contains an active substance, possibly in solid form, for example for medical, cosmetic or techn... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6071524 | Oily phase in aqueous phase dispersion stabilized by cubic gel particles and method of making A composition in the form a dispersion for cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical use containing: (a) 60 to 98% by weight of an aqueous phase and (b) 2 to 40% by weight of an oily phase dispersed in the aqueous phase, said oily phase being dispersed a... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5958435 | Multiple emulsions A multiple emulsion to administer at least one water-soluble or liposoluble active ingredient in the form of a water/oil/water emulsion comprising a dispersed phase of a water/oil type and an aqueous dispersion medium which is a gelled aqueous phase usefu... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5958476 | Frozen or chilled confectionery products Frozen or chilled confectionery products, in particular ice-creams, with a unique taste performance comprising a fat-continuous or bicontinuous or duplex fat-emulsion comprising 5-50 wt % fat, 5-60 wt % water, 5-80 wt % thickener, sweetener and/or humecta... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5942216 | Water-in-oil-in-water compositions Water-in-oil-in-water multiple emulsion compositions are disclosed. The multiple emulsion compositions comprise an external aqueous phase optionally incorporating a surfactant system capable of forming liquid crystals as an emulsifier. The internal phase ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5935589 | Stable cosmetic compositions with different pH emulsions The inventive compositions contain an oil-in-water and a water-in-oil emulsion, each buffered to a specific pH, so that the difference in pH values of the two emulsions is at least two units. The molecular mixing is minimized by selecting suitable oil and... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5902227 | Multiple emulsion and method for preparing same A multiple emulsion includes a continuous water phase; an oil droplet phase dispersed through the continuous water phase; an inner water droplet phase dispersed through the oil droplet phase; and a water insoluble compound suspended in the inner water dro... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5834539 | Multiple phase emulsions in burner fuel, combustion, emulsion and explosives applications A multiple phase emulsion or gel including a water phase within at least one oil phase in which either or both of the phases contains one or more chemical moieties selected from a group consisting of organic compounds that have multiple hydroxide function... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5817320 | In ovo immunization of avian embryos with oil-emulsion vaccines Avian diseases, particularly those which threaten birds early in life, are controlled by embryonal vaccination using water-in-oil-in-water emulsion vaccines. The site of inoculation is the albumin end of the egg via entry through the air cell end of the e... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5750124 | W/O/W emulsions Multiple emulsions of the W/O/W type having a continuous external aqueous phase, an oily phase dispersed therein and a second (internal) aqueous phase dispersed in this oily phase, comprising (a) at least one emulsifier whose lipophilicity increases with incre... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5698138 | Microemulsions based on three immiscible liquids comprising a perfluoropolyether Microemulsions substantially consisting of: an aqueous solution, a perfluoropolyether having perfluoroalkyl end groups, a hydrocarbon compound, a fluorinated surfactant and optionally also of a hydrogenated or fluorinated alcohol, said microemulsions being in the f... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5690907 | Avidin-biotin conjugated emulsions as a site specific binding system A method for ligand-based binding of lipid encapsulated particles to molecular epitopes on a surface in vivo or in vitro comprises sequentially administering (a) a site-specific ligand activated with a biotin activating agent; (b) an avidin activating age... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5656201 | Aqueous microemulsions comprising functional perfluoropolyethers Perfluoropolyether microemulsions of the oil-in-water or water-in-oil type, consisting of perfluoropolyethers exhibiting an average molecular weight from 1,500 to 10,000, the end groups of which being at least partially of the functionalized type, optiona... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5622649 | Multiple emulsions and methods of preparation Water-in-oil and water-n-oil-in-water multiple emulsions and methods of preparation employing polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene block copolymers added to the inner aqueous phase during preparation of said emulsions. The emulsions are useful in numerous app... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5529724 | Structured liquid compositions comprising selected secondary alcohol sulfates and a deflocculating polymer The present invention relates to aqueous surfactant liquid compositions in which it has been found that, if levels of 2 or 3 SALS isomer are kept within a defined window, enhanced performance and stability benefits are realized.... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5489426 | Cosmetic composition based on an aqueous dispersion of small lipid spheres A cosmetic composition which is a dispersion of spheres in an external aqueous phase. The spheres are organized molecular layers of a nonionic lipid material encapsulating an internal aqueous phase. The external aqueous phase contains an oil.... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5439672 | Cosmetic composition based on an aqueous dispersion of small lipid spheres A cosmetic composition which is a stabilized, oil-in-water dispersion of spheres in an external aqueous phase. The spheres are organized molecular layers of a nonionic amphiphilic lipid material encapsulating an internal aqueous phase. The external aqueou... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5438041 | Oxygen carrying multiple emulsions A process is provided wherein hemoglobin, a fragile material, is formulated into high hemoglobin content water-in-oil-in-water multiple emulsion while maintaining high yields and high oxygen exchange activity. A multiple emulsion of aqueous oxygen carryin... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5326484 | Monodisperse single and double emulsions and method of producing same The invention provides monodisperse single emulsions which have a mean emulsion particle size within the range of 0.3 to 40 μm and are substantially free of emulsion particles having a particle size smaller than 50% of the mean particle size, double emul... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5322704 | Method for preparing a multiple emulsion The present invention is directed to a method for preparing a W/0/W multiple emulsion by a greatly simplified, unique procedure. In the method, a mixture of oil, water, a second alkyl containing polar, protic solvent and a hydrophilic emulsifier is provid... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5296166 | Method of manufacturing emulsions Emulsions of a water immiscible phase in an aqueous phase are produced with an improved method which does not require milling or homogenizing equipment and which allows emulsification to be carried out at reduced temperatures. A hydrophilic thickening age... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5279766 | Polyester surfactant composition employing polyoxyalkylated alkylene diamine A composition is the reaction product of (1) a alkylene diamine condensate compound containing a poly(oxyalkylene)group and having at least two --OH groups; (2) a compound other than as defined in (1) which contains at least two reactive hydrogen atoms present... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5252325 | Conditioning hair care compositions What is provided herein are conditioning hair care compositions comprising (a) a stabilized silicone product obtained by in situ polymerization of a water-soluble vinyl monomer, preferably vinylpyrrolidone, in the presence of discrete microdroplets of a s... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5217648 | Process for preparation of hemoglobin multiple emulsions A process is provided wherein hemoglobin, a fragile material, is formulated into high hemoglobin content water-in-oil-in-water multiple emulsion while maintaining high yields and high oxygen exchange activity. A multiple emulsion of aqueous oxygen carryin... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5183588 | Ternary system based on perfluorinated ethers The invention consists in a ternary system. The ternary system comprises three phases which are non-miscible with one another and consist of a phase of perfluorinated ethers, an aqueous phase and a phase of silicones comprising at least one straight-chain-sili... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5178871 | Stable double emulsions containing finely-divided particles A preferred method of producing an aqueous, stable double emulsion is disclosed. The first step of the method is the production of an "inner" emulsion. The inner emulsion is produced by combining water, a liquid hydrocarbon solvent, and an emulsifier, in ... | 01/12/1993 |
