With Nitrogen, Oxygen, Or Sulfur Containing Optical Brightener Patents (Class 510/324)
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Patent number: 11718814Abstract: This invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising a laundry care ingredient and a polymeric thiophene hueing agent.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Wesley A. Freund, Richard Lawson, Sanjeev K. Dey, Nolan Peevy
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Patent number: 11655436Abstract: The invention relates to solidification of liquid amine oxide, betaine, and/or sultaine surfactants with a binder to form a solidified surfactant composition. In particular, the invention relates to solidification of liquid surfactants utilizing drying device(s), wherein the feed composition contains at least one liquid surfactant and a binder and optional carrier to form a solidified surfactant composition. The solidified surfactant compositions can be useful in various cleaning compositions.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Wendy Lo, Erik C. Olson, Jon D. Hansen, Katherine J. Molinaro, Corey Rosenthal
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Patent number: 11634663Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Daniel Dale Ditullio, Jr., Sanjeev Kumar Dey, Haihu Qin
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Patent number: 11292990Abstract: Provided herein are solid textile treating compositions; compositions containing colorants stabilized with one or more colorant stabilizers; compositions containing colorants that do not need to be stabilized by one or more colorant stabilizers; solid wash cycle conditioning agents; liquid textile treating compositions; cleaning agent compositions containing these; methods of making these; methods of treating textiles with these; textiles treated by these; containers containing the compositions; and methods of visually designating when a composition has reached or passed its pull date.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbHInventors: David VanBlarcom, Makarand S. Shevade, Alla Tartakovsky, Ewa U. Sidwa
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Patent number: 11230686Abstract: A laundry care composition including (a) at least one laundry care ingredient and (b) a leuco composition. The leuco composition has a first color state and a second color state and the mole ratio of second color state to first color state is from 2:98 to 5:95. Also disclosed are methods of determining the approximate functional age of a laundry care composition comprising the steps of (a) providing a laundry care composition that includes at least one laundry care ingredient and a leuco composition, (b) providing a functional age scale that includes a plurality of distinct colors that correspond to a unique functional age and (c) comparing the color of the laundry care composition with the functional age scale.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Daniel Dale Ditullio, Jr., Wesley A. Freund, Haihu Qin, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
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Patent number: 11046920Abstract: A method for treating textile articles including the steps of: (a) providing a laundry care composition comprising a leuco composition; (b) adding the laundry care composition to a liquid medium; (c) placing the textile articles in contact with the liquid medium; (d) depositing at least some portion of the leuco composition onto the textile articles; (e) optionally, rinsing the textile; and (f) drying the textile articles, wherein the leuco composition comprises a leuco colorant with a Photosensitivity Index of greater than or equal to 10.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Daniel Dale Ditullio, Jr., Wesley A. Freund, Haihu Qin, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
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Patent number: 10738265Abstract: The present disclosure relates to detergent compositions that comprise renewable components and exhibit good performance, as compared to both traditional detergent formulations that contain non-renewable ingredients and known detergent formulations that contain renewable components.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: William Coffin Shearouse, Daniele Lynn Hibbard
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Patent number: 10577570Abstract: A laundry care composition including (i) from 2 to 70 wt % of a surfactant; and (ii) from 0.0001 to 20.0 wt % of a leuco polymer that includes a polyethylenimine and at least one leuco moiety covalently bound to the polyethylenimine. The polyethylenimine comprises three or more amine nitrogen atoms and 1 mol. % or more of amine hydrogen atoms in the polyethylenimine are replaced with a moiety selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxypropyl, 1-hydroxypropane-2-yl, and polyalkoxy groups. Methods of making the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
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Patent number: 10479961Abstract: A laundry care composition including at least one laundry care ingredient and at least one leuco polymer including a polymeric carbohydrate and a leuco moiety. The polymeric carbohydrate and the leuco moiety are covalently bound. Methods of making the leuco polymer, laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Wesley A. Freund, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
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Patent number: 10472595Abstract: A leuco polymer comprising a polyethylenimine and at least one leuco moiety covalently bound to the polyethylenimine, wherein the polyethylenimine comprises three or more amine nitrogen atoms and 1 mol. % or more of amine hydrogen atoms in the polyethylenimine are replaced with a moiety selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxypropyl, 1-hydroxypropane-2-yl, and polyalkoxy groups. Methods of making the leuco polymer, laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
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Patent number: 10465145Abstract: The present disclosure relates to detergent compositions that comprise renewable components and exhibit good performance, as compared to both traditional detergent formulations that contain non-renewable ingredients and known detergent formulations that contain renewable components.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: William Coffin Shearouse, Daniele Lynn Hibbard
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Patent number: 10385294Abstract: A laundry care composition including (i) from 2 to 70 wt % of a surfactant; and (ii) from 0.0001 to 20.0 wt % of a leuco polymer including an alkoxylated polyethyleneimine covalently bound to a leuco moiety. At least a first portion of nitrogen atoms of the alkoxylated polyethyleneimine have covalently bound thereto a leuco moiety. At least a second portion of nitrogen atoms of the alkoxylated polyethyleneimine have covalently bound thereto a moiety selected from the group consisting of oxyalkylene moieties, polyoxyalkylene moieties, and mixtures thereof; and at least a third portion of nitrogen atoms of the alkoxylated polyethyleneimine have covalently bound thereto a moiety selected from the group consisting of an alkylene chain, an alkylene chain having covalently bound thereto a phenyl or naphthyl group, and mixtures thereof. Methods of making the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Haihu Qin, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
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Patent number: 9796948Abstract: The present disclosure relates to detergent compositions that comprise renewable components and exhibit good performance, as compared to both traditional detergent formulations that contain non-renewable ingredients and known detergent formulations that contain renewable components.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: William Coffin Shearouse, Daniele Lynn Hibbard
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Patent number: 9719056Abstract: This invention relates to bis-azo colorants for use as bluing agents, laundry care compositions comprising bis-azo colorants that may serve as bluing agents, processes for making such bluing agents and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The bluing agents are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. These bluing agents are advantageous in providing a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Daniel Dale Ditullio, Jr., Sanjeev Kumar Dey, Eduardo Torres
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Publication number: 20150141314Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2015Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Robert Linn MAHAFFEY, JR., Xiaoyong Michael HONG, Eduardo TORRES, Dominick Joseph VALENTI
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Patent number: 9028561Abstract: A bluing composition concentrate comprises an aqueous medium and at least one colorant that exhibits a blue or violet shade when deposited onto a textile material. The concentrate can be used to produce a bluing composition, and the bluing composition can be used to treat textile materials in such a way as to decrease the visually-perceived yellow coloration of textile articles that can occur with repeated use and laundering.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2010Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Carlos Ilao, Jr., Kheng Teck Chan, Rajnish Batlaw, Zhen Zhen Lim
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Patent number: 9018151Abstract: Novel compounds based on distyryl-biphenyl are provided. The compounds conform to the general structure The compounds are useful as optical brighteners. Compositions, such as laundry care compositions, containing such compounds are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Eduardo Torres, Robert L. Mahaffey, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick D. Moore, Leland G. Close, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150080284Abstract: Laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Eduardo Torres
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Publication number: 20150074922Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising from 0.00001 wt % to 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventor: Gregory Scot Miracle
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Publication number: 20150074920Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising from 0.00001 wt % to 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventor: Gregory Scot Miracle
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Publication number: 20150074919Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising from 0.00001 wt % to 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventor: Gregory Scot Miracle
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Publication number: 20150074921Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising from 0.00001 wt % to 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventor: Gregory Scot Miracle
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Patent number: 8969280Abstract: The present invention is directed to visually contrasting aesthetic particles having increased water solubility, particularly useful for combination with granular laundry detergent composition.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Richard Lock, Michael Pickstock
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Publication number: 20150031591Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo carboxylate dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such dyes that may serve as hueing agents, processes for making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The aforementioned dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. Such dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. Such dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Eduardo TORRES, John David BRUHNKE, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
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Publication number: 20150000048Abstract: This application relates to laundry care compositions comprising carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Eduardo TORRES
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Publication number: 20140338134Abstract: The present application relates processes that can be used to produce encapsulated benefit agents comprising a core and a shell that encapsulates said core, encapsulated benefit agents produced by such process and products comprising such encapsulated benefit agents as well as methods of making and using such products. Such process can be used to produce particles that offer the desired protection and release benefits when used in a variety of products.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Susana FERNANDEZ PRIETO, Johan SMETS, Bartosz TYLKOWSKI, Marta GIAMBERINI
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Patent number: 8888865Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo carboxylate dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such dyes that may serve as hueing agents, processes for making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The aforementioned dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. Such dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. Such dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gregory Scot Miracle, Eduardo Torres, John David Bruhnke, Sanjeev Kumar Dey
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Patent number: 8883703Abstract: The present invention relates to encapsulated phthalocyanine particles, to a process for the preparation thereof, compositions comprising such particles and washing agent formulations. The encapsulated phthalocyanine particles comprise a) at least one water-soluble phthalocyanine compound, and b) gelatine having a bloom strength of 2 to 80 as encapsulating material.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Patrick Christopher Stenger, Gregory Scot Miracle, Andrew Phillip Moon, Michael McDonnell, Stefan Bruhns, Gunther Schlingloff, Ulrich Menge, Frank Bachmann, Andreas Lindenmaier
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Publication number: 20140249067Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a storage-stable brightener premix composition, which is substantially free of water and comprises an optical brightener, monoethanolamine, and, optionally, a solvent. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Samantha Jo COST, Cesar Edwin DARIO, Joseph James ELSEN, James William HOLDER, Peter J. MCMAHON, Jeffrey Gordon THOMAS, Gregory Thomas WANING, Shulin Larry ZHANG, Michael Shawn HOPPINS, Kenneth Michael KEMEN
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Publication number: 20140235523Abstract: The present invention discloses a color-enhancing detergent for colored textile and a preparation method therefor. The color enhancing detergent for colored textile is composed of the following raw materials in parts by weight: a detergent, a deepening agent, a penetrating agent, a cationic modifier, a fiber modifier, a cellosolve, a diffusing agent, a dye fixing agent, a leveling agent, a dyeing auxiliary, a brightening agent, a bleaching agent, a pH-adjusting agent, and a bluing agent. The detergent can effectively fix the color of the colored textile that is washed and can deepen the original color as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2011Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Jilin Hengtai Garment Washing and Dyeing Science and Technology InstituteInventor: Zikui Song
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Patent number: 8809251Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions having granules of phthalocyanine compounds, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof in washing agent and additive formulations. The composition has: a) At least one water-soluble phthalocyanine compound; b) At least one cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone component; c) At least one hydrophilic binding agent; and, optionally, d) Further additives suitable for the preparation of solid agglomerates; and may be liquid, solid, paste-like or gel-like.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2013Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Patrick Christopher Stenger, Andrew Philip Moon, Gregory Scot Miracle, Ullrich Menge, Gunther Schlingloff, Frank Bachmann, Andreas Lindenmaier
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Publication number: 20140223669Abstract: Compositions and methods useful for providing one or more benefits, including a color rejuvenation and/or color maintenance benefit to a fabric are disclosed. The disclosed compositions contain at least one cationic polymer. The methods include providing the disclosed compositions in combination with a source of anionic surfactant. Unit dose and multi-compartment systems are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: The Proctor & Gamble CompanyInventors: Alessandro CORONA, III, Brian W. EVERINGHAM, Gayle Marie FRANKENBACH, Heidi HSIEH, Rajan Keshan PANANDIKER, Brian Joseph ROSELLE, Beth Ann SCHUBERT, Mark Robert SIVIK, Kerry Andrew VETTER, Gregory Thomas WANING
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Publication number: 20140201928Abstract: This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Robert Linn MAHAFFEY, JR., Xiaoyong Michael HONG, Eduardo TORRES, Dominick Joseph VALENTI
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Publication number: 20140082851Abstract: The present invention relates to thiazolium dyes, laundry care compositions comprising one or more thiazolium dyes, processes of making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using same. The dyes, compositions and methods of the present invention are advantageous in providing improved hueing of fabric, including whitening of white fabric, while avoiding significant build up of bluing dyes on the fabric.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Mark Robert SIVIK, Eugene Steven Sadlowski, Muill Lim, Manuela Javet, Cecile Pasquier, Brian Joseph Loughnane, Michael David Cummings, Donna D'Angelo Morrall, Kevin Lee Kott, Keith Homer Baker, Eduardo Torres, Laurent D. Keiken, Patrick D. Moore, Dominick J. Valenti, Robert L. Mahaffey
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Publication number: 20140066353Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning composition, preferably a granular detergent product, comprising a carboxyl-group containing polymer, which is useful in improving whiteness and/or anti-soil redeposition. Processes for making and methods of using the cleaning composition are also encompassed by the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Xiaoli WANG, Brian Joseph LOUGHNANE, Atsuro YONEDA, Akiko HEMMI
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Publication number: 20140007355Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a combination of a free fluorescent whitening agent and cationic polymer as a brightening agent for a synthetic single or blended textile, especially polyester textile, and to a corresponding brightening agent as well as a laundering process for brightening a synthetic, single or blended textile, which is characterized by a) preparing a composition by contacting a free fluorescent whitening agent with a cationic polymer, and b) treating said synthetic, single or blended textile with the composition prepared in step a).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Robert Hochberg, Oliver Becherer, Bernard Schultz, Goetz Scheffler, Rene Schlatter
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Publication number: 20130345108Abstract: The present invention is directed to visually contrasting aesthetic particles having increased water solubility, particularly useful for combination with granular laundry detergent composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventors: Richard Lock, Michael Pickstock
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Publication number: 20130333122Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric shading dye and their use in laundry applications. The polymers are alkoxylated polyethylene imines and the dyes are reactive dyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Stephen Norman Batchelor, Sheng Meng, Tao Qingsheng, Jinfang Wang
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Publication number: 20130303428Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry detergent composition comprising a particle comprising hueing agent and clay. The particle can be incorporated into laundry detergent products, such as a laundry detergent powder. The particle exhibits an excellent storage stability profile with very little bleeding of the hueing dye from the particle, exhibits excellent fabric deposition of the hueing dye during a laundering process without causing any spot staining of the fabric, and does not impact the visual appearance of a laundry detergent powder when incorporated therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Gregory E. Fernandes, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick C. Stenger, Gregory S. Miracle, Andrew P. Moon, Michael McDonnell
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Publication number: 20130303429Abstract: A laundry detergent composition having a particle, wherein the particle has: (a) hueing agent, wherein the hueing agent has the following structure: wherein: R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of: H; alkyl; alkoxy; alkyleneoxy; alkyl capped alkyleneoxy; urea; and amido; R3 is a substituted aryl group; X is a substituted group comprising sulfonamide moiety and optionally an alkyl and/or aryl moiety, and wherein the substituent group comprises at least one alkyleneoxy chain that comprises an average molar distribution of at least four alkyleneoxy moieties; (b) clay; and (c) another detergent ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Patrick Christopher STENGER, Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Andrew Philip MOON, Michael MCDONNELL, Gregory Edward FERNANDES, Dominick Joseph VALENTI
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Publication number: 20130281347Abstract: Novel compounds based on diaminostilbene are provided. The compounds conform to the general structures The compounds are useful as optical brighteners. Compositions, such as laundry compositions, containing such compounds are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Robert L. Mahaffey, Eduardo Torres, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick D. Moore, Leland G. Close
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Publication number: 20130281346Abstract: A particulate detergent composition comprising sulphonated fluorescer, wherein the composition comprises greater than 40 wt % detergent surfactant, at least 70% by number of the particles comprising a core, comprising mainly surfactant, and around the core a coating, comprising water soluble inorganic salt and sulphonated fluorescer, each particle having perpendicular dimensions x, y and z, wherein x is from 0.2 to 2 mm, y is from 2.5 to 8 mm, and z is from 2.5 to 8 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2011Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventor: Stephen Thomas Keningley
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Patent number: 8556993Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a combination of a free fluorescent whitening agent and cationic polymer as a brightening agent for a synthetic single or blended textile, especially polyester textile, and to a corresponding brightening agent as well as a laundering process for brightening a synthetic, single or blended textile, which is characterized by a) preparing a composition by contacting a free fluorescent whitening agent with a cationic polymer, and b) treating said synthetic, single or blended textile with the composition prepared in step a).Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Robert Hochberg, Oliver Becherer, Bernard Schultz, Goetz Scheffler, René Schlatter
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Publication number: 20130150278Abstract: The present invention is to a detergent composition comprising an anionic surfactant system, wherein the anionic surfactant system comprises; i) An alkyl sulfate surfactant of formula R1—O—SO3?M+, with R1 being a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, optionally alkoxylated, C10-C16 alkyl and with M+ being a proton or a cation which provides charge neutrality, and ii) A linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C10-C16 alcohol ethoxylate sulfate surfactant having an average degree of ethoxylation of from 0.5 to 3 having a proton or a cation which provides charge neutrality.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2012Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventors: Euan John Magennis, Kerry Louise Swabey
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Patent number: 8461095Abstract: The present invention relates to thiazolium dyes, laundry care compositions comprising one or more thiazolium dyes, processes of making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using same. The dyes, compositions and methods of the present invention are advantageous in providing improved hueing of fabric, including whitening of white fabric, while avoiding significant build up of bluing dyes on the fabric.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2011Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Eduardo Torres, Laurent D. Kieken, Patrick D. Moore, Dominick J. Valenti, Robert L. Mahaffey, Cecile Pasquier, Manuela Javet, Mu-ill Lim, Eugene Steven Sadlowski, Mark Robert Sivik, Kevin Lee Kott, Keith Homer Baker
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Patent number: 8367596Abstract: A laundry additive article comprises surfactant, water-soluble and/or water-dispersible film-forming polymer, plasticizer, bleach, suds suppressor and Remaining Water. The article is in the form of a first flexible porous dissolvable solid structure having a dry density and having a Percent open cell content.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Renae Dianna Fossum, Robert Wayne Glenn, Jr., Heather Anne Doria, Mark Robert Sivik
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Publication number: 20120329698Abstract: Novel compounds based on distyryl-biphenyl are provided. The compounds conform to the general structure The compounds are useful as optical brighteners. Compositions, such as laundry care compositions, containing such compounds are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: Milliken & CompanyInventors: Eduardo Torres, Robert L. Mahaffey, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick D. Moore, Leland G. Close, JR.
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Publication number: 20120329699Abstract: Novel compounds based on diaminostilbene are provided. The compounds conform to the general structures The compounds are useful as optical brighteners. Compositions, such as laundry compositions, containing such compounds are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: MILLIKEN & COMPANYInventors: Robert L. Mahaffey, Eduardo Torres, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick D. Moore, Leland G. Close, JR.
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Publication number: 20120304399Abstract: The present invention provides shading formulation of enhanced effectiveness by using different types of surfactants in specific ratios.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2010Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventors: Stephen Norman Batchelor, Jayne Michelle Bird
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Publication number: 20120304402Abstract: This application relates to laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventors: Gregory Scot MIRACLE, Eduardo Torres, John David Bruhnke