Abstract: Fabric treatment compositions that include certain polymer systems, such as systems that include a first polymer that is a soil release polymer and a second polymer that is a graft copolymer (e.g., a PEG/vinyl acetate polymer), an alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine polymer, or a mixture thereof. Related processes and uses.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 25, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 4, 2023
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Inventors:
Rebecca Ann Langevin, Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Brian Joseph Loughnane
Abstract: Provided among other things is a cleaning composition comprising: a carrier fluid; and Minute Fibrils suspended in the carrier fluid, wherein the composition is protein cleaning effective.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 5, 2022
Date of Patent:
June 20, 2023
Assignee:
Novaflux, Inc..
Inventors:
Mohamed Emam Labib, Stanislav S. Dukhin, Yacoob Tabani, Ching-Yue Lai, James L. Manganaro, Peter Materna, Jeffrey C. Robertson
Abstract: A natural cleaning and herbicide composition having an quaternary ammonium compound, one or more additional amine-based surfactants, and an herbicidally active limonene component, that synergistically creates an effective COVID-19 disinfectant in wipes, an effective clearer for bulk cleaning applications, as well as an impressive gross soils remover following EPA protocol. The composition may further contain sodium silicate, tetrasodium iminodisuccinate, an ethanolamine, caustic potash, and/or water. A formulation of the present disclosure comprises a mixture of about 74% soft water, about 1% Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate, about 0.5% Monoethanolamine, about 0.5% Sodium Silicate, about 2% alkali surfactant, about 12% Ethoxylated Amine, about 1% Amine Oxide, about 1% Quaternary Amine, and about 6% Limonene.
Abstract: A cleaning composition may include at least one amine oxide, at least one fatty alcohol ether sulfate, an active protein of at least one amylase having at least 90% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence recited in SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2, an active protein of at least one protease having at least 90% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence recited in SEQ ID NO:3 or SEQ ID NO:4, at least one betaine, optional additional substances and/or additives, and water.
Abstract: The invention meets the needs above by providing a surfactant system, mixture or blend that can be used as a part of a soaking composition. The surfactant system is capable of forming emulsions with, and thus removing, oily and greasy stains. In a preferred embodiment the surfactant compositions of the invention can remove non-trans fat and fatty acid stains. The invention involves foaming soaking compositions that have some or part of the anionic surfactant present in the same replaced with an extended chain anionic surfactant.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 19, 2021
Date of Patent:
June 13, 2023
Assignee:
ECOLAB USA INC.
Inventors:
Victor Fuk-Pong Man, Yvonne Marie Killeen, Derrick Richard Anderson
Abstract: A liquid detergent composition may have a continuous liquid phase and solid particles dispersed in the continuous phase. The continuous phase may be transparent or translucent. The solid particles may be made of a polymeric matrix material, have a diameter ranging from about 0.8 to about 8 mm, and may include a plurality of microcapsules. The plurality of microcapsules may be dispersed in the polymeric matrix material. The microcapsules may have a diameter ranging from about 4 to about 70 70 ?m. Use of and methods of use of such a liquid composition are also described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 8, 2020
Date of Patent:
May 30, 2023
Assignee:
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Inventors:
Andre Haetzelt, Andreas Bauer, Noelle Wrubbel, Maren Menz
Abstract: A non-antimicrobial cleansing composition is disclosed comprising from about 10.0 wt. % to less than about 40 wt. % of one or more C1-C8 alcohols; about 0.5 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. % of at least one primary surfactant; 0 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. % of at least one secondary surfactant, with the primary and secondary surfactants having an HLB value greater than 8; a pH adjusting agent; and water. The composition does not achieve a microbial kill level greater than 2.0 log.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 22, 2021
Date of Patent:
May 30, 2023
Assignee:
GOJO Industries, Inc.
Inventors:
Amanda Jo Copeland, Venkatesan Padyachi, James Bingham, Nick Ciavarella, Kayla Elise Ivey, Carey Jaros, Daniel Willis, Jessica Rae Tittl, Srini Venkatesh
Abstract: A method, system and cleaning solutions for the ultrasonic cleaning of drill cuttings and the resulting cleaned drill solids is described. The drill cuttings are characterized by their liquid/solid composition, texture of solids and size of particulates. A cleaning solution formula having surfactant(s) and viscosity agent(s) is selected based on the characterization of drill cuttings. Drill cuttings are contacted with the selected cleaning solution and subjected to ultrasonic vibrations simultaneously for a period of treatment and vibration time. Contaminants from drill cuttings are removed to beneficial use standards and the resulting cleaned drill solids may be reused at the well site. The cleaning may occur at a well site in conjunction with drilling activity and the cleaning solution may be changed to adapt to changes in the drill mud and/or cuttings characteristics.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 29, 2020
Date of Patent:
May 23, 2023
Assignee:
Green Drilling Technologies LLC
Inventors:
Richard Anthony Sikora, John Sebastian Shaker
Abstract: A personal care composition comprising a surfactant system consisting essentially of an anionic surfactant and a zwitterionic surfactant; a preservative; a pH modifier; and a rheology modifier, wherein the ratio of anionic surfactant to zwitterionic surfactant is about 1:1 to about 2.2:1 of the total composition by weight.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 21, 2021
Date of Patent:
May 16, 2023
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Inventors:
Jesse Reed, Cheryl Kozubal, Marian Holerca
Abstract: What are described are copolymers containing cationic structural units and macromonomeric structural units. The copolymers are, for example, advantageously suitable for use in detergent compositions and lead to advantageous shine results, for example, after application on hard surfaces.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 21, 2017
Date of Patent:
May 16, 2023
Assignee:
CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD
Inventors:
Hannah Benson, Carsten Cohrs, Mike Sahl
Abstract: Detergent composition (F) for domestic or industrial use including, as thickener, a self-invertible inverse latex including an aqueous phase including: a) a crosslinked anionic polyelectrolyte (P) consisting of: —at least one first monomer unit derived from 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)amino]-1-propanesulfonic acid in free acid form or partially or totally salified form; —at least one second monomer unit derived from at least one monomer chosen from the elements of the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl methacrylate, or vinylpyrrolidone; and—at least one monomer unit derived from a polyethylenic crosslinking monomer (AR), b) at least one sequestrant compound (SQ) chosen from the elements of the group consisting of ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid in trisodium salt form, the glutamic acid, N,N-diacetic acid, tetrasodium salt, and the sodium salt of iminosuccinic acid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 8, 2020
Date of Patent:
May 9, 2023
Assignee:
SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE PRODUITS POUR LES INDUSTRIES CHIMIQUES SEPPIC
Abstract: A method of making a detergent composition including the following steps in the recited order: providing an aqueous composition comprising a citrate salt; lowering the pH by adding a first, un-neutralized or partially neutralized, polyacrylic acid having a weight average molecular weight in the range of 1000 to 6000 to form a second mixture; increasing the pH by adding alkali metal carbonate and/or alkali metal bicarbonate to form a third mixture; and adding a second polyacrylic acid having a weight average molecular weight in the range of 1000 to 6000 to form a fourth mixture; wherein the detergent composition is preferably an automatic dishwashing detergent composition or a laundry detergent composition.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 2, 2021
Date of Patent:
May 9, 2023
Assignee:
Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V.
Inventors:
Alias Younis Al-Bayati, Gerhard Kämmerer, Caroline Sabina Rigobert, Claudia Schmaelzle, Diego Simionato, Michela Tasinazzo
Abstract: Disclosed is a detergent composition (F) for domestic or industrial use including, as thickener, a self-invertible inverse latex including an aqueous phase including: a. a crosslinked anionic polyelectrolyte (P) consisting of: —at least one monomer unit derived from 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)amino]-1-propanesulfonic acid in free acid form or partially or totally salified form; —at least one monomer unit derived from at least one monomer chosen from the elements of the group consisting of acrylamide, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, methacrylamide, N-isopropylacrylamide, N-tert-butylacrylamide; and —at least one monomer unit derived from a polyethylenic crosslinking monomer (AR), b. glutamic acid, N,N-diacetic acid, tetrasodium salt.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 8, 2020
Date of Patent:
May 2, 2023
Assignee:
SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE PRODUITS POUR LES INDUSTRIES CHIMIQUES SEPPIC
Abstract: A non-antimicrobial cleansing composition is disclosed comprising from about 10.0 wt. % to less than about 40 wt. % of one or more C1-C8 alcohols; about 0.5 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. % of at least one primary surfactant; 0 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. % of at least one secondary surfactant, with the primary and secondary surfactants having an HLB value greater than 8; a pH adjusting agent; and water. The composition does not achieve a microbial kill level greater than 2.0 log.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 19, 2021
Date of Patent:
April 25, 2023
Assignee:
GOJO Industries, Inc.
Inventors:
Amanda Jo Copeland, Venkatesan Padyachi, James Bingham, Nick Ciavarella, Kayla Elise Ivey, Carey Jaros, Daniel Willis, Jessica Rae Tittl, Srini Venkatesh
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a laundry care composition having at least one laundry care ingredient and at least one leuco composition conforming to Formula (I): Ar1Ar2Ar3CH??(I) wherein Ar2 and Ar3 are independently a carbocyclic aryl or heteroaryl, and Ar1 is selected from the group consisting of: unsubstituted phenyl, electron deficient carbocyclic aryl, and heteroaryl. The present disclosure also provides a method of determining an authentic laundry care composition and test kits for detecting authentic laundry care compositions.
Abstract: The disclosure relates a surfactant package for use in hard surface cleaning compositions, preferably floor cleaning compositions which pair an anionic linear alkyl sulfonate surfactant and a nonionic surfactant in a ratio of 1:1 to 9:1. This combination provides for synergistic cleaning of both proteinaceous food soils (red soils) and hydrocarbon-based oily soils (black soils) while also reducing foam produced by the composition. Synergistic nonionic surfactants include EO/PO alcohol alkoxylates or EO/PO fatty alcohol surfactants with a propylene oxide to ethylene oxide to ratio of greater than 1.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 25, 2019
Date of Patent:
March 14, 2023
Assignee:
Ecolab USA Inc.
Inventors:
Erin Jane Dahlquist Howlett, Renee Elizabeth Mueggenborg, Matthew Paul Molinaro
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for washing a hard article, the method including: the contact step of bringing a detergent liquid obtained by mixing (a) a potassium internal olefin sulfonate and (b) water having a hardness of 5° DH or more, into contact with the hard article, and the step of rinsing the hard article after the contact step with water having a hardness of 5° DH or more, wherein the detergent liquid at 30° C. or more is brought into contact with the hard article in at least a part of the contact step.
Abstract: The present invention is directed to biodegradable cleaning compositions, in particular hard surface cleaning compositions, and their use. The compositions according to the invention comprise one or more biosurfactants(s), one or more sorbitan ester(s) and one or more further surfactant(s), which is/are neither a biosurfactant nor a sorbitan ester.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 26, 2018
Date of Patent:
February 28, 2023
Assignee:
Evonik Operations GmbH
Inventors:
Zheng Xue, Andras Nagy, Dennis Parrish, Sam Christy, Jennifer Goodyear, Jeff Davidson
Abstract: A composition is provided for a non-aqueous foaming aerosol cleaner or lubricant. Foam builders, especially silicone glycol copolymers, are used to generate high density foam of the solvent-based formula. A cleaning product variant may be introduced via an air intake route for loosening deposits in an internal combustion engine. The high foam aerosol product dispenses easily without causing engine stalling. A process of lubricating a target substrate is also provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 22, 2021
Date of Patent:
February 28, 2023
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Inventors:
Kirstie Tan, Tze-Lee Phang, Jiafu Fang, Ali Alwattari
Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions comprising a polysaccharide derivative, wherein the polysaccharide derivative comprises a polysaccharide substituted with a) at least one hydrophobic group, and b) at least one hydrophilic group, wherein the polysaccharide is poly alpha-1,3-glucan, poly alpha-1,6-glucan, or poly alpha-1,3-1,6-glucan.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 15, 2021
Date of Patent:
February 21, 2023
Assignee:
NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 4, INC.
Inventors:
Zhengzheng Huang, Helen S. M. Lu, Weiming Qiu, Mukesh C. Shah, Steven W. Shuey, Mark Robert Sivik, Kristi Lynn Fliter