Patents Assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Co.
  • Chemical linker compositions
    Patent number: 6172032
    Abstract: A composition comprising: an organic chemical having a chemical group having a dipole moment of at least about 1.5 Debyes and a chemical linker selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, an ethoxylated polyhydric alcohol, a polyvinyl pyrrolidone and a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of about 600 to about 10,000, wherein the molar ratio of organic chemical to chemical linker is about 4:1 to 1:4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co
    Inventors: Michele Davister, Guy Broze, Patrick Durbut, Hoai-Chau Cao, Anne-Marie Misselyn, Thomas Connors, John Labows
  • Acidic liquid crystal compositions
    Patent number: 6159925
    Abstract: This invention relates to an acid liquid crystal composition comprising a water insoluble organic compound, a nonionic surfactant, an abrasive, an anionic surfactant, a cosurfactant, a hydroxy containing organic acid, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventor: Genevieve Blandiaux
  • Biodegradable fabric softening compositions based on a combination of pentaerythritol esters, bentonite and polyphosphonate compound
    Patent number: 6159926
    Abstract: A biodegradable fabric softening composition or article is provided for softening laundry and is essentially free of a quaternary ammonium compound softener. The composition or article comprises a clay carrier, a defined polyphosphonate compound, and a defined PEC which is a fabric softening compound selected from among esters of pentaerythritol, oligomers of pentaerythritol or alkylene oxide derivatives of such esters and oligomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Andre Crutzen, France Wouters
  • Chemical linker compositions
    Patent number: 6150321
    Abstract: A composition comprising: an organic chemical having a chemical group having a dipole moment of at least about 1.5 Debyes and a chemical linker selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, an ethoxylated polyhydric alcohol, a polyvinyl pyrrolidone and a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of about 600 to about 10,000, wherein the molar ratio of organic chemical to chemical linker is about 4:1 to 1:4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Michele Davister, Guy Broze, Patrick Durbut, Hoai-Chau Cao, Thomas Connors, John Labows, Anne-Marie Misselyn
  • Microemulsion liquid cleaning composition containing a short chain amphiphile
    Patent number: 6150319
    Abstract: An improvement is described in all purpose liquid cleaning composition and microemulsion composition which are especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and contains an anionic detergent, an ethoxylated/propoxylated nonionic surfactant, a short chain amphiphile and olefin/maleic acid copolymer, a hydrocarbon ingredient, and water and optionally, an ethoxylated nonionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Baudouin Mertens, Patrick Durbut, Francoise Mathieu
  • Microemulsion liquid cleaning composition containing a short chain amphiphile and mixtures of partially esterified fully esterified and non-esterified polyhydric alcohols
    Patent number: 6136773
    Abstract: An improvement is described in all purpose liquid cleaning composition and microemulsion composition which are especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil and contains an anionic detergent, a nonionic surfactant, a short chain amphiphile, a hydrocarbon ingredient, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventor: Baudouin Mertens
  • Dust control composition
    Patent number: 6132638
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid dust control composition comprising an anionic surfactant, a dust control agent and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventor: Louis Oldenhove
  • Antimicrobial multi purpose containing a cationic surfactant
    Patent number: 6130196
    Abstract: An improvement is described in compositions which are especially effective in disinfecting the surface being cleaned and in the removal of oily and greasy soil without leaving streaks which contains a mixture of at least one nonionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, an anionic surfactant and a hydrocarbon ingredient, a water soluble solvent, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Myriam Mondin, Claude Blanvalet, Nicole Andries, Didier Dormal
  • Microemulsion light duty liquid cleaning compositions
    Patent number: 6121228
    Abstract: A microemulsion light duty liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising: a C.sub.8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant, a sulfonate anionic surfactant, an alkyl polyglucoside surfactant, and a betaine surfactant and/or amine oxide surfactant, a cosurfactant, a water insoluble hydrocarbon, essential oil or perfume, water and optionally a C.sub.8-18 mono or dialkoxylated alkylamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Julien Drapier, Maria Galvex, Nicole Kerzmann, Gary Jakubicki
  • High foaming, grease cutting light duty composition containing a C.sub.12 alkyl amido propyl dimethyl amine oxide
    Patent number: 6107263
    Abstract: A light duty, liquid comprising: a paraffin sulfonate, an alpha olefin sulfonate, a C.sub.12 alkyl amido propyl dimethyl amine oxide, a polyalkyl glucoside, a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 linear alkyl benzene sulfonate, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Robert D'Ambrogio, Gary Jakubicki, Evangelia Arvanitidou, Joan Gambogi
  • Liquid cleaning compositions containing a methyl ethoxylated ester
    Patent number: 6071873
    Abstract: An improvement is described in all purpose liquid cleaning composition which are especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil containing a nonionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, a fatty acid, magnesium sulfate, methyl ethoxylated ester cosurfactant, a perfume, essential oil or water insoluble organic compound and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventor: Baudouin Mertens
  • Homogenous solution of an alpha olefin sulfonate surfactant
    Patent number: 6060440
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a homogenous, flowable solution of an alpha olefin sulfonate, ethanol and water which can be used in the formulation of cleaning compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Kurt Sackariasen, Robert Heffner, Alp Uray, Robert D'Ambrogio
  • Stable rinse cycle fabric softener composition with GMS co-softener
    Patent number: 6057285
    Abstract: Rinse cycle fabric softeners are described which are stable and pourable and which contain a quaternary diester fabric softener such as N-methyl, N,N,N-triethanolamine ditallow ester quaternary ammonium salt in combination with glycerol monostearate and a fatty alcohol ethoxylate nonionic surfactant as the emulsifier having an HLB value above 7.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Jose Javier Tovar Pescador, Salvador Jantes Hernandez, Alain Jacques
  • Light duty liquid cleaning compositions containing a salting in and salting out salt
    Patent number: 6051543
    Abstract: A light duty liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising: a sodium salt of a sulfonate surfactant, an alkali metal or ammonium salt of a C.sub.8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant, a salting-in salt, a salting-out salt, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Jiashi Tarng, Ammanuel Mehreteab
  • Animal and/or vegetable protein containing cleaning compositions
    Patent number: 6048835
    Abstract: A composition comprising: a protein chemical linker, an anionic surfactant and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Patrick Durbut, Guy Broze
  • Microemulsion light duty liquid cleaning compositions
    Patent number: 6048834
    Abstract: A microemulsion light duty liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising: a C.sub.8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant, a sulfonate anionic surfactant, an alkyl polyglucoside surfactant, and a betaine surfactant and/or amine oxide surfactant, a cosurfactant, a water insoluble hydrocarbon, essential oil or perfume, water and optionally a C.sub.8-18 mono or dialkoxylated alkylamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Julien Drapier, Maria Galvez, Nicole Kerzmann, Gary Jakubicki
  • Microemulsion light duty liquid cleaning compositions
    Patent number: 6046151
    Abstract: A microemulsion light duty liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising: a C.sub.8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant, a sulfonate anionic surfactant, an alkyl polyglucoside surfactant, and a betaine surfactant and/or amine oxide surfactant, a cosurfactant, a water insoluble hydrocarbon, essential oil or perfume, water and optionally a C.sub.8-18 mono or dialkoxylated alkylamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Julien Drapier, Maria Galvez, Nicole Kerzmann, Gary Jakubicki
  • Acidic light duty liquid cleaning compositions
    Patent number: 6046148
    Abstract: A light duty liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties to the human skin comprising a C.sub.8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant, a sulfonate anionic surfactant, an organic acid and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Christine Toussaint, Jean Massaux, Isabelle Leonard, Claude Blanvalet
  • All purpose liquid cleaning compositions
    Patent number: 6043208
    Abstract: An improvement is described in all purpose liquid cleaning composition which are especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil containing a nonionic surfactant, a liquid crystal suppression additive and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Patrick Durbut, Guy Broze
  • Laundry concentrates
    Patent number: 6040071
    Abstract: The present invention provides laundry concentrate compositions comprising a mixture of at least one non-ionic surfactant and at least one water insoluble, polar group--containing oil, wherein the concentrate is characterized by a viscosity in excess of about 10 cps, preferably in excess of 100 cps, and further characterized that, upon dilution with at least about one volume of water per volume of concentrate, the concentrate is converted at least partially into a liquid crystal phase dispersion, providing a diluted concentrate having a viscosity of at least about 50 cps.Preferred concentrates are fabric softeners in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion and also containing a cationic or non-ionic fabric softener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co
    Inventors: Andrea Lee Motyka, Guy Broaze, Alison Kugler