With Soil Release Or Antisoiling Component Patents (Class 510/299)
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Patent number: 5798329Abstract: Liquid laundry detergent compositions provide good detergency for the cleaning of garments and textiles, as well as further providing a germicidal action to textile fabrics in a domestic laundering process.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 1996Date of Patent: August 25, 1998Assignee: Reckitt & Colman Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Taylor, Alan F. Richter
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Patent number: 5789366Abstract: A non-bleaching laundry detergent composition suitable for washing delicate fabrics, having a 1 wt % aqueous solution pH in demineralised water at 25.degree. C. not exceeding 10, contains surfactant, detergency builder, and a soil release polymer which is a defined water-soluble or water-dispersible sulphonated non-end-capped polyester, for example, of terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, sulphoisophthalic acid and ethylene glycol.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1996Date of Patent: August 4, 1998Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of CONOPCO, Inc.Inventors: Wilfried Blokzijl, Andrew Martin Creeth, Mohamad Sami Falou, Andrew David Green, Norah Lynn, Reginald Vear Scowen
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Patent number: 5789367Abstract: A laundry detergent composition contains organic surfactant, zeolite MAP builder, and a soil release polymer which is a defined water-soluble or water-dispersible sulphonated non-end-capped polyester, for example, of terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, sulphoisophthalic acid and ethylene glycol.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1996Date of Patent: August 4, 1998Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Wilfried Blokzijl, Andrew Martin Creeth, Andrew David Green, Michael Hull
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Patent number: 5789365Abstract: A laundry detergent composition contains a surfactant system consisting wholly of anionic surfactant, or of anionic and nonionic surfactants in a ratio at least 0.9:1, a detergency builder, and a soil release polymer which is a defined water-soluble or water-dispersible sulphonated non-end-capped polyester, for example, of terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, sulphoisophthalic acid and ethylene glycol.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1996Date of Patent: August 4, 1998Assignee: Lever Brothers Division of CONOPCO Inc.Inventors: Wilfried Blokzijl, Andrew Martin Creeth, Mohamad Sami Falou, Andrew David Green, Michael Hull, Reginald Vear Scowen
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Patent number: 5786318Abstract: A water-soluble copolyester comprising units of a polyglycol or capped polyglycol (for example, polyethylene glycol or polyethylene glycol methyl ether), an aromatic dicarboxylic acid (for example, terephthalic acid) and at least 30 mole % of a polyol having at least three hydroxyl groups (for example, glycerol), but free of ethylene glycol units, is a highly effective soil release polymer for use in detergent compositions. The aromatic dicarboxylic acid units may include units of a sulphonated aromatic dicarboxylic acid (for example, sulphoisophthalic acid).Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1996Date of Patent: July 28, 1998Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco Inc.Inventors: Wilfried Blokzijl, Andrew Martin Creeth, Alfred Roy Elmes, Andrew David Green, Michael Hull, Katrin Dagmar Joule, Ezat Khoshdel
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Patent number: 5770558Abstract: The subject invention involves processes for making granular compositions comprising soil release polymers, the polymers comprising at least about 10% of substantially linear esters having a backbone; the esters being uncapped or end-capped on one or both ends of the backbone; the esters comprising in their backbones oxyalkyleneoxy units and hydrophobic aryldicarbonyl units; the esters having a molecular weight of from about 500 to about 20,000; the polymers if in solid state having the tendency when exposed to moisture to spontaneously rearrange from an amorphous form which is readily soluble in water to a crystalline form which is relatively insoluble in water; the process comprising the following steps:a) taking the soil release polymers, in which are dispersed from 0% to about 25% alkylaryl or alkyl sulfonate crystallization-reducing stabilizers, in molten state at a temperature of at least about 180.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1997Date of Patent: June 23, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Benjamin Edgar Chapman, Michael Timothy Creedon
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Patent number: 5763381Abstract: The detergent compositions of the present invention utilize cold-water-soluble starch, either chemically modified or not, as multifunctional detergent adjuncts, in amounts effective to impart simultaneously anti-redeposition properties and soil release properties to the detergent compositions.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 1996Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding CorporationInventors: Robert W. Hodgetts, James M. Garvey, Daniel B. Solarek
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Patent number: 5756444Abstract: The invention provides a granular laundry detergent composition. The composition comprises: (a) from about 1% to about 20% by weight of a surfactant; (b) from about 60% to about 90% by weight of a mixture of carbonate and sulfate, the mixture having a ratio of carbonate to sulfate of from about 4:1 to about 1:4; (c) from about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of a silicate; (d) from about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of a polycarboxylate; and (e) from about 0.1% to about 2.5% by weight of polyethylene glycol. The detergent is further characterized in that it is substantially free of aluminosilicates and phosphates.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 1996Date of Patent: May 26, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Scott Alan Walters, Matthew Israel Wasserman
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Patent number: 5753605Abstract: A microemulsion cleaning composition comprising four principle components are described. These four components are a terpene alcohol, an ether carboxylate surfactant, a aliphatic glycol ether cosolvent, and water. The cleaning composition may be used in a liquid form or an aerosol form. The composition is also included as an integral component of a cleaning kit.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 1996Date of Patent: May 19, 1998Assignee: Finger Lakes Chemical, Inc.Inventors: Ewald R. Blatter, Daniel M. McBride, Sr., Michael P. D'Ambrosio, Howard E. Behrns, David J. Knapp
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Patent number: 5750485Abstract: Detergent compositions were prepared which contain 1-10% of a fatty acid amide, in which the carbon is attached to a C.sub.15 -C.sub.17 hydrocarbon, and wherein one of the nitrogen substituents is a polyhydroxyhydrocarbyl having a linear hydrocarbon chain with at least three hydroxyl groups pendent therefrom. Said compositions further comprise 1-6% by weight of an insoluble ethoxylated C.sub.12 -C.sub.15 primary alcohol containing an average of three ethoxylate groups per mole.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: May 12, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gerard Marcel Baillely, Suzanne Powell
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Patent number: 5750490Abstract: Detergent mixtures containing(a) esterquats corresponding to formulae (I), (II) or (III): ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 CO is an acyl radical containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 independently of one another represent hydrogen or have the same meaning as R.sup.1 CO, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 independently of one another represent an alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.q H group, m, n and p together are 0 or numbers of 1 to 12, q is a number of 1 to 12 and X stands for halide, alkyl sulfate or alkyl phosphate,(b) soil-repelling polymers containing ethylene terephthalate or polyethylene glycol terephthalate groups, and(c) from 1% to 50% by weight of alkyl or alkenyl sulfates, based on the weight of the esterquats.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 1996Date of Patent: May 12, 1998Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf AktienInventors: Anneliese Wilsch-Irrgang, Fred Schambil, Theodor Voelkel, Miguel Osset, Rafael Pi
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Patent number: 5739093Abstract: Laundry detergent compositions containing a detergent surfactant, a detergent builder, and from about 0.1% to about 50% by weight ethylene aspartate cysteate sequestrants or its acid form are disclosed. These compositions provide enhanced removal of organic stains, such as food and beverage stains particularly polyphenolic stains such as wine, blueberry, tea, coffee, morello juice and the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1997Date of Patent: April 14, 1998Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Eddie Nelson Gutierrez, Shang-Ren Wu, Robert Charles Vermeer
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Patent number: 5733341Abstract: A process is described for inhibiting the re-absorption of migrating dyes in the wash liquor, comprising introducing into a wash liquor containing a peroxide-containing detergent, from 0.5 to 150, preferably from 1.5 to 75, especially from 7.5 to 40 mg, per liter of wash liquor, of one or more compounds having the formula (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13) or (14) as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8), (9) (10), (11), (12), (13) or (14) are new compounds. The compounds used do not exhaust at all on to cotton, polyamide or polyester fibers, so that the compounds cannot lead to fiber discoloration problems.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1995Date of Patent: March 31, 1998Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventors: Claude Eckhardt, Dieter Reinehr, Georges Metzger
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Patent number: 5730760Abstract: The present invention provides a fabric washing composition and aqueous treatment solution for inhibiting dye from transferring from one fabric to the same or different fabric in a fabric washing process. The fabric washing composition and aqueous treatment solution contain at least one dye deposition inhibiting polymer. The dye deposition inhibiting polymer contains, as polymerized units, from 5 to 100 weight percent of at least one vinyl amide monomer and from 0 to 95 weight percent of one or more vinyl ester monomers. The present invention also provides a method for inhibiting the deposition of dye by adding at least one of dye deposition inhibiting polymer useful in the present invention to a fabric washing process where dye may be released.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1996Date of Patent: March 24, 1998Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Thomas Cleveland Kirk, Curtis Schwartz, Richard James Tallent, Thomas Lawrence Pytlewski
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Patent number: 5728669Abstract: Shelf stable, hydrogen peroxide containing carpet cleaning and treatment compositions provide good cleaning efficacy particularly with oxidazable stains, and impart oil repellency properties to treated carpet fibers.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1997Date of Patent: March 17, 1998Assignee: Reckitt & Colman Inc.Inventor: Michael Richard Tyerech
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Patent number: 5723425Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a concentrated aqueous liquid detergent composition containing polyvinylpyrrolidone, especially capable to provide superior color maintenance to the washed fabrics, in which the anionic surfactant majorily consists of an alkyl ethoxy sulfate.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1996Date of Patent: March 3, 1998Inventors: Serge Gabriel Pierre Cauwberghs, Ivan Maurice Alfons Herbots
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Patent number: 5710117Abstract: Detergent formulation for washing laundry characterized in that it comprises:from about 10 to 80% of its weight of at least one hydrated zeolite (z) of formulaxNa.sub.2 O.yAl.sub.2 O.sub.3.zSiO.sub.2.wH.sub.2 Oin which, if y=1, x is from about 0.7 to 1.1, z is from about 1.3 to 3.3 and w is from about 10 to 264from about 0.005 to 5%, of its weight of a least one polyalkylene terephthalate-polyoxyalkylenebisurethane (PET-UPOEU) copolymeric nonionic or anionic anti-soiling agent, said copolymer being obtained by reaction of a polyalkylene terephthalate (PET) and a polyoxyalkylnebisurethane (UPOEU), the molar ratio of the NCO functions to all of the OH functions or OH function equivalents being from about 0.5 to 1,from about 3 to 40%, of its weight of a least one saturated C.sub.5 -C.sub.24, aliphatic or hydroxyaliphatic alkyl sulphate anionic surfactant (FAS) optionally condensed with approximately 0.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 1996Date of Patent: January 20, 1998Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc ChimieInventors: Claire David, Etienne Fleury
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Patent number: 5700386Abstract: The subject invention involves processes for making granular compositions comprising soil release polymers, the polymers comprising at least about 10% of substantially linear esters having a backbone; the esters being uncapped or end-capped on one or both ends of the backbone; the esters comprising in their backbones oxyalkyleneoxy units and hydrophobic aryldicarbonyl units; the esters having a molecular weight of from about 500 to about 20,000; the polymers if in solid state having the tendency when exposed to moisture to spontaneously rearrange from an amorphous form which is readily soluble in water to a crystalline form which is relatively insoluble in water; the process comprising the following steps:a) taking the soil release polymers, in which are dispersed from 0% to about 25% alkylaryl or alkyl sulfonate crystallization-reducing stabilizers, in molten state at a temperature of at least about 180.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 1996Date of Patent: December 23, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Benjamin Edgar Chapman, Michael Timothy Creedon
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Patent number: 5599782Abstract: Improved soil release agents for granular laundry detergents, typically used at levels as low as about 1% of a fully-formulated anionic surfactant-containing granular detergent, are reaction products of transesterifying and oligomerizing mixtures of monomers having the functions MO.sub.3 SC.sub.6 H.sub.4 C(O)--, M'O.sub.3 SC.sub.6 H.sub.3 {C(O)O--}.sub.2, --(O)CC.sub.6 H.sub.4 C(O)-- and --OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O-- wherein M and M' are independently selected from lithium, potassium and sodium, more preferably sodium; said mixtures having mole ratio of MO.sub.3 SC.sub.6 H.sub.4 C(O)-- to --(O)CC.sub.6 H.sub.4 C(O)-- of from about 0.2:1 to about 1.4:1, mole ratio of MO.sub.3 SC.sub.6 H.sub.4 C(O)-- to M'O.sub.3 SC.sub.6 H.sub.3 {C(O)O--}.sub.2 of from about 0.67:1 to about 20:1 and mole ratio of MO.sub.3 SC.sub.6 H.sub.4 C(O)-- to --OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O-- of from about 0.007:1 to about 0.51:1 and being substantially free from monomers of formula HOROH wherein R is propylene or higher alkyl.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1995Date of Patent: February 4, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Robert Y. L. Pan, Eugene P. Gosselink, Eugene J. Pancheri, Stephen W. Morrall
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Patent number: 5597795Abstract: The present invention relates to a inhibiting dye transfer composition comprising Polyamine N-oxide containing polymers and terephthalate polymers.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: January 28, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Abdennaceur Fredj, James P. Johnston, Regine Labeque, Christiaan A. Thoen
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Patent number: 5595681Abstract: Liquid laundry detergents containing an improved biodegradable clay soil removal/anti-deposition agent which is a mixture of a polyamino acid (or a salt thereof) and a polyalkylene glycol.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: January 21, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Rajan K. Panandiker, Yueqian Zhen
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Patent number: 5569645Abstract: A low dosage, highly dense detergent product is provided. The detergent composition comprises: (a) from about 40% to about 80% by weight of spray dried detergent granules; (b) from about 20% to about 60% by weight of detergent agglomerates having a density of at least about 700 g/l; and (c) from about 1% to about 20% by weight of adjunct ingredients. The weight ratio of the granules to the agglomerates is from about 3:1 to about 1:3 and the composition has a density of at least about 650 g/l.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1995Date of Patent: October 29, 1996Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Alan R. Dinniwell, Matthew I. Wasserman
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Patent number: 5565145Abstract: Cleaning and soil dispersing compositions comprising ethoxylated/propoxylated polyalkyleneamine polymers are provided. Thus, detergent compositions which comprise ethoxylated/propoxylated polyalkyleneamine polymers, such as poly(ethyleneimine) with a degree of ethoxylation of 1.0, provide soil dispersing performance in the wash liquor and whitening and/or cleaning benefits to fabrics, hard-surfaces, or dishware.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1996Date of Patent: October 15, 1996Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Randall A. Watson, Eugene P. Gosselink, Shulin Zhang
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Patent number: 5549852Abstract: A novel polymer composition comprising the reaction product of:(a) between about 75 and about 99.9 weight percent of a monocarboxylic acid or salt monomer;(b) between about 0 and about 25 weight percent of a dicarboxylic acid, anhydride or salt monomer; and(c) between about 0.1 and about 5.0 weight percent of an acrylic monomer which contains one or more sulfoalkyl groups, where alkyl represents an alkyl moiety containing between 1 and 6 carbon atoms or salt thereof;the sum of the weight percents of (a), (b) and (c) being 100 percent is provided. The polymer demonstrates excellent soil redeposition properties and is particularly useful as a detergent builder.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 1995Date of Patent: August 27, 1996Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Inc.Inventor: John M. Bell
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Patent number: 5545342Abstract: Antistatic, fabric softening and soil release promoting compositions are disclosed which comprise nonionic detergent, soil release promoting agent of the PET-POET type, and a certain type of silicone polymer (designated Type X or Silicone X). Such compositions very preferably also include cationic fabric softener (CFS), polyacrylate, silicone glycol copolymer (SGC), and builder for the nonionic detergent, with adjuvants being optional.Also within the invention are compositions that comprise only some of the mentioned components, and such compositions may be employed as wash cycle additives to improve the properties of detergent compositions and of softergent compositions. Processes for manufacturing and using the invented compositions are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1994Date of Patent: August 13, 1996Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.Inventors: Charles A. Beagle, Richard P. Adams, Harold E. Wixon
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Patent number: 5534167Abstract: An aqueous carpet cleaning composition restores properties of manufacturer finishes to carpeting which is composed of from about 0.5% to about 6.0% by weight of ethylene glycol n-hexyl ether, from about 0.05% to about 2.0% by weight of a water-soluble or water miscible fluorinated hydrocarbon which forms a water and oil repellent surface upon drying; from about 0.25% to about 5.0% by weight of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of nonionic surfactants and mixtures thereof; and from about 0.5% to about 7.0% by weight of a olefinic/acrylic polymer having an acid number from about 10 to about 450. The composition forms a non-tacky, soil repellent residue upon drying and restores the water repellent finish of the carpet.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1995Date of Patent: July 9, 1996Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventor: Fred L. Billman
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Patent number: H1635Abstract: The present invention provides a detergent composition comprising:(a) at least 0.1% of an oleoyl sarcosinate of the formula: ##STR1## wherein M is hydrogen or a cationic moiety; and (b) from about 0.1% to about 20% of an amine oxide.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1994Date of Patent: March 4, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: James M. Vander Meer