Patents Assigned to Rhodia Inc.
  • FAST DRYING POLYURETHANE COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20090054613
    Abstract: A fast drying polyurethane coating composition wherein the reactants comprise (a) a first component comprising one or more polyol compounds having a glass transition temperature of less than or equal to about 25° C., and preferably an Mw of 5000 or less, preferably acrylic or polyester polyols, and (b) a second component, comprising the reaction of a (poly)isocyanate oligomer having an average NCO functionality of greater than 2, for example a biuret with an NCO functionality of 3, with a compound X comprising a substrate portion comprising one or more cycloaliphatic rings, one or more heterocyclic rings, one or more aromatic rings, or a particle of a crosslinked polymer, and functional groups covalently bonded to such substrate portion, for example hydrogenated bisphenol A (HBPA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: RHODIA, INC.
    Inventors: AMIT SEHGAL, RICHARD ROSEN, JEAN-MARIE BERNARD, PHILIPPE BARBEAU, PHILIPPE OLIER, LICHANG ZHOU
  • Method for durable hydrophilization of a hydrophobic surface
    Patent number: 7494944
    Abstract: A method for hydrophilizing a hydrophobic surface of a substrate includes the steps of (a) defining a temperature range of: (i) greater than or equal to an anticipated lower use temperature (LUT), or (ii) less than or equal to an anticipated upper use temperature (UUT), or (iii) from a LUT to an UUT, wherein LUT?UUT, within which the substrate is intended to be used in the presence of water, and (b) depositing at least one polymer on at least a portion of the surface, said polymer being soluble in water to the extent that an aqueous solution of such polymer exhibits: (i) a lower critical solution temperature (LCST), wherein LCST<LUT, or (ii) an upper critical solution temperature (UCST), wherein UUT<UCST, or (iii) a LCST and a UCST, wherein UCST<LCST and: (1) LCST<LUT, or (2) UUT<UCST.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Ruela Talingting-Pabalan, Mikel Morvan, Gilda Lizarraga, Olivier Theodoly
  • Structured surfactant compositions
    Patent number: 7488707
    Abstract: An aqueous structured surfactant composition, contains water, one or more anionic surfactants, and one or more alkoxylated nonionic surfactants, wherein at least one alkoxyl unit per molecule of the alkoxylated nonionic surfactants is a propoxyl unit or a butoxyl unit, exhibits shear-thinning viscosity, is capable of suspending water insoluble or partially water soluble components, and is mild to the eyes and skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Seren Frantz, Stewart Alexander Warburton
  • Imidazolidine-2,4-dione monomers, useful in making hydantoin polymers
    Patent number: 7488830
    Abstract: A polymer that includes at least one monomeric unit having a pendant substituent group according to formula (II): wherein: R1 is H, chloro, bromo, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aryl, or aralkyl, R2 and R3 are each independently H, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, uriedo, or carboxyalkylene, R4 is alkylene or R5, R7, and R10 are each independently alkylene, R6, R8, and R9 are each independently H or alkyl, A is O or N—R11, provided if A is O and R4 is methylene, then R1 cannot be H, chloro, or bromo, R11 is H or alkyl, and X? is an anion, is useful in personal care application, such as hair styling compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Krishnamurthy Shanmuganandamurthy, Euen Gunn, Stewart Alexander Warburton
  • METHOD FOR RECOVERING CRUDE OIL FROM A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION
    Publication number: 20090023618
    Abstract: An aqueous fluid useful for the recovery of crude oil from a subterranean formation, including water and one or more organophosphorus materials and methods for using same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Johannes FUTTERER, Lawrence Alan HOUGH, Robert Lee REIERSON
  • Pearlizer concentrate and its use in personal care compositions
    Publication number: 20080319090
    Abstract: An aqueous pearlescent concentrate, containing a pearlizing agent, an anionic surfactant, and a cationic component, having increased opacity and is useful in modifying the appearance of aqueous liquid compositions, particularly personal care compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: RHODIA INC.
    Inventors: Seren Frantz, Stewart Warburton
  • HARD SURFACE CLEANING COMPOSITION WITH HYDROPHILIZING AGENT AND METHOD FOR CLEANING HARD SURFACES
    Publication number: 20080312118
    Abstract: A composition for cleaning or rinsing hard surfaces in an aqueous or aqueous/alcoholic medium including at least one organophosphorus material for contributing to said surfaces antideposition and/or antiadhesion properties with regard to soiling substances capable of being deposited on the surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Johannes FUTTERER, Lawrence Alan Hough, Robert Lee Reierson
  • DETERGENT COMPOSITION WITH HYDROPHILIZING SOIL-RELEASE AGENT AND METHODS FOR USING SAME
    Publication number: 20080312120
    Abstract: Laundry detergent compositions that provide soil release benefits to all fabric comprising an organophosphorus soil release agents and optional non-cotton secondary soil release agents. The present invention further relates to a method for providing soil release benefits to cotton fabric by contacting cotton articles with a water soluble and/or dispersible organophosphorus material. The contacting can be during washing or by pretreating by applying the composition directly to stains or by presoaking the clothing in the composition prior to washing. The present invention further relates to providing soil release benefits to all fabric in the laundry wash load in the presence of a bleaching agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Johannes FUTTERER, Lawrence Alan HOUGH, Robert Lee REIERSON
  • MONO-, DI- AND POLYOL ALKOXYLATE PHOSPHATE ESTERS IN ORAL CARE FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR USING SAME
    Publication number: 20080311055
    Abstract: This invention relates to a composition useful as an oral care composition comprising an organophosphate material, additional oral care composition ingredients, for example, a surfactant agent, and optionally an abrasive agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Johannes FUTTERER, Lawrence Alan Hough, Robert Lee Reierson
  • MONO-, DI- AND POLYOL PHOSPHATE ESTERS IN PERSONAL CARE FORMULATIONS
    Publication number: 20080312341
    Abstract: A hydrophilized personal care formulation, which can be in the form of a hand or body soap (liquid or bar), lipstick, body wash, makeup remover, skin cleaner, hair conditioner, skin or hair moisturizer. The formulation employs an organophosphorus material or a mixture of an organophosphorus material, for example, mono-, di-, and polyol phosphate esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Johannes FUTTERER, Lawrence Alan HOUGH, Robert Lee REIERSON
  • Methods for recovering oil from an oil reservoir
    Patent number: 7461694
    Abstract: There is a method for enhancing the recovery of oil from a reservoir. The method has the step of a) introducing a flooding fluid into the reservoir and b) extracting the oil through a wellbore at a location different than the point of introduction of the flooding fluid into the reservoir. The flooding fluid has water and an amount of one or more non-polymeric viscoelastic surfactants sufficient to provide an interfacial surface tension of about 1 mNm or less and a viscosity of about 10 cps or more. The one or more surfactants is selected from the group of one or more cationic surfactants, one or more zwitterionic surfactants, one or more amphoteric surfactants, one or more anionic surfactants, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Manilal S. Dahanayake, Bruno Langlois, Paul-Joel Derian
  • Preparation of halohydrocarbyl phosphonic acid diesters
    Patent number: 7435841
    Abstract: In a process for the production of halohydrocarbyl phosphonic acid diesters via a Michaelis-Arbuzov type reaction which results in high conversion and selectivity of product with ease of purification; the improvement comprises reacting hydrocarbyl halide with trihdydrocarbyl phosphite in a molar ratio of about 6:1 and in the presence of an effective amount of a polarity lowering additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Shiming Wo, John Marshall Baker
  • Method of recycling fracturing fluids using a self-degrading foaming composition
    Patent number: 7404442
    Abstract: A method of fracturing a subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore by preparing a foamed fracturing fluid containing a self-degrading foaming composition comprised of a mixture of anionic surfactant and nonionic surfactant. The fracturing fluid containing a self-degrading foaming composition forms a substantially less stable foam when the foamed fracturing fluid is recovered during reclaim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Manilal S. Dahanayake, Subramanian Kesavan, Allwyn Colaco
  • BLOCK POLYMERS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE FOR FOAMS, LAUNDRY DETERGENTS, SHOWER RINSES AND COAGULANTS
    Publication number: 20080131393
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a block polymeric material. Typically the block polymer comprises units capable of having an average cationic charge density of about 15 or less, preferably 5 or less, more preferably from about 0.05 to about 5, even more preferably from about 0.05 to about 2.77, even more preferably from about 0.1 to about 2.75, most preferably from about 0.75 to about 2.25 units per 100 daltons molecular weight at a pH of from about 4 to about 12. The polymeric material is a suds enhancer and a suds volume extender for personal care products such as soaps and shampoos. The compositions have increased effectiveness for preventing re-deposition of grease during hand and body washing. The polymers are also effective as a soil release agent in fabric cleaning compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic Wai-Kwing YEUNG, Vance Bergeron, Jean-Francois Bodet, Mark Robert Sivik, Bernard William Kluesener, William Michael Scheper
  • Mineral particle dispersions stabilized with a poly (oxyalkene) phosphonate
    Patent number: 7381251
    Abstract: 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 stabilizing aqueous and/or solvent-based dispersions of mineral particles comprising the step of adding an efficient stabilising amount of a phosphonate terminated poly(oxyalkene) polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: John Marshall Baker, Mikel Morvan, Amit Sehgal, Shiming Wo
  • Spray composition having a deposition control agent
    Patent number: 7341981
    Abstract: A spray composition includes an aqueous spray medium, an active ingredient, and a deposition control agent, wherein: the composition comprises at least one surfactant, and the deposition control agent is selected from the group consisting of the following: hydroxypropyl guar having a molecular substitution of at least 0.6, hydroxyalkyl guars, wherein the alkyl has at least 4 carbon atoms, having a molecular substitution of at least 0.15, guar having both carboxymethyl groups and hydoxyalkyl groups and having a molecular substitution of at least 0.1, and guar having both hydroxyalkyltrimethylammonium, preferably hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium or alkyltrimethylammonium and hydroxyalkyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Regan Crooks, Justin Cooper-White, Valerie Roux-Jallet, Francis George Smith, Andrew Douglass, Joel M. Coret
  • Block polymers, compositions and methods of use for foams, laundry detergents, shower rinses and coagulants
    Patent number: 7335700
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a block polymeric material. Typically the block polymer comprises units capable of having an average cationic charge density of about 15 or less, preferably 5 or less, more preferably from about 0.05 to about 5, even more preferably from about 0.05 to about 2.77, even more preferably from about 0.1 to about 2.75, most preferably from about 0.75 to about 2.25 units per 100 daltons molecular weight at a pH of from about 4 to about 12. The polymeric material is a suds enhancer and a suds volume extender for personal care products such as soaps and shampoos. The compositions have increased effectiveness for preventing re-deposition of grease during hand and body washing. The polymers are also effective as a soil release agent in fabric cleaning compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic Wai-Kwing Yeung, Vance Bergeron, Jean-Francois Bodet, Mark R. Sivik, Bernard W. Kluesener, William M. Scheper
  • HYDROPHILIZED SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR HYDROPHILIZING A HYDROPHOBIC SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20080028986
    Abstract: A hydrophilized article includes (a) a substrate having a hydrophobic surface, and (b) a hydrophilizing layer disposed on at least a portion of the hydrophobic surface of the substrate. said layer comprising an organophosphorus material or a vinyl alcohol material, or a mixture of an organophosphorus material and a vinyl alcohol material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Rhodia, Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Futterer, Robert Reierson, Jean-Christopher Castaing
  • Direct to metal polyurethane coating compositions
    Patent number: 7297748
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a direct to metal coating composition containing an acrylic polyol synthesized with a phosphated monomer having improved adhesion and corrosion resistance characteristics. The invention is also directed to a method for producing a direct to metal coating composition containing an acrylic polyol synthesized with a phosphated monomer on a substrate by applying the coating composition of the invention to a metal surface. The invention is further directed to an acrylic polyol synthesized with a phosphated monomer coated article having improved adhesion and corrosion resistance characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventor: Satyen Trivedi
  • Color stability of isocyanates
    Patent number: 7297746
    Abstract: A hardener composition for use as a component of a two component polyurethane coating composition, comprising a polyisocyanate, a catalyst for promoting reaction of the polyisocyanate with a reactive hydrogen compound, and one or more antioxidants selected from: a first antioxidant comprising one or more of sterically hindered phenol antioxidants and secondary aryl amine antioxidants, and a second antioxidant comprising one or more organophosphite antioxidant, exhibits improved color stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Rosen, Jean-Marie Bernard, Shiming Wo, Corinne Simone Duffy