Stable foam-controlled liquid detergent compositions

Patent 5643862 Issued on July 1, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date:

December 5, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

The Procter & Gamble Company

Application

No. 351270 filed on 12/05/1994

US Classes:

510/466, Silicon in the component510/525Water-miscible organic solvent component (e.g., lower alkanol, ethylene glycol, etc.)

Examiners

Primary: Lieberman, Paul
Assistant: Fries, Kery

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Allen; George W., Aylor; Robert B.

Foreign Patent References

677355 BE. 07/23/1966
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International Classes

C11D 001/08
C11D 003/12

Foreign Application Priority Data

1992-06-06 EP

Abstract

The present invention provides an antifoam agent for inclusion in a detergent composition in liquid form, comprising a silicone antifoam compound, a surfactant-containing solution and a particulate stabilizing aid. The present invention also provides detergent compositions comprising said antifoam agent.