Abstract: Provided are compositions which are suitable for topical application to human skin for cleansing and anti-microbial properties. In one preferred embodiment, the compositions include a glyceryl monoazelate ester. In another embodiment, the compositions include a glyceryl monoazelate monolaurate ester. It is postulated that bacteria on the skin cleave the ester linkage of a compound according to the disclosure that is applied to the skin, which causes liberation of the acid moiety from the ester, which acid moiety then inhibits or kills the bacterium. Compositions according to the disclosure may comprise skin creams, soaps, shampoos and lotions, and are especially effective in treating acne and acne-like skin ebullitions. The glyceryl portion of the molecules is believed to facilitate penetration of the ester into the skin.

Abstract: This invention is directed to lubricating compositions which contain detergent-dispersant components derived from substantially linear alkylbenzenes including sulfonates, overbased sulfonates, and salts and esters thereof. Detergents provided by the invention have a low content of the 1-aryl isomers than materials of prior art. In addition, the detergents of the present invention are prepared using alkylbenzene mixtures which have substantially-reduced benzene content over materials provided by the prior art. The invention provides compositions which are useful in formulating lubricants, motor oils, and the like.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions useful as ink which contain novel dispersants that are capable of dispersing pigments which are traditionally difficult to disperse while maintaining acceptable levels of viscosity. Use of dispersants as taught herein enables the preparation of a wide variety of inks having high pigment loading and existing within a conventionally useful viscosity range.

Abstract: Provided herein are granular carriers which are impregnated with an agriculturally active ingredient and a surfactant. The compositions of the invention provide increased efficacy over granules of the prior art.

Abstract: Provided herein are polyurea polymers made from an organic isocyanate and a polyamine component, wherein the polyamine component comprises a polyether polyamine in which the nitrogen atoms are secondary. The polyurea polymers of the invention are useful in a wide range of end-use applications and possess superior physical properties over polyurea polymers of the prior art. Methods for producing the polyurea polymers are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides nitric ester compound corresponding to the formula: in which the cation M is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, alkali metal cations, alkaline earth metal cations, Group III metal cations, transition metal cations, ammonium ions (including organic-substituted ammonium cations), including mixtures of any two or more of the foregoing; R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen and a C1 to C6 hydrocarbyl group; n represents the valence of the cation, including the integers 1, 2, and 3; X is an anion selected from the group consisting of: fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, phosphate, monohydrogen phosphate, taurate, dihydrogen phosphate, monohydrogen sulfate, sulfate, carbonate, bicarbonate, hydroxide, carboxylate, dicarboxylate and polycarboxylate anions; y is the valence of the anionic species X and may be 1, 2, or 3; p may be any integer including 1, 2, and 3, subject to the proviso that p is

Abstract: Provided herein are billing methods for cellular service providers to offer customers which take into account the fact that an individual's use varies from one service interval to the next, and has the net effect of reducing the total amount of money that the consumer is invoiced over a plurality of service intervals, versus the amount the same consumer would have been otherwise invoiced for identical consumption over the same plurality of service intervals under a single plan featuring a fixed level of threshold minutes and a fixed rate per minute for each minute consumed in excess of the threshold minutes.

Abstract: Provided herein are billing methods for cellular service providers to offer customers which take into account the fact that an individual's use varies from one service interval to the next, and automatically adjusts the amount invoiced to the consumer based on the minutes of service actually consumed by a given consumer during a service interval. The amount of money invoiced to the consumer is adjusted for each service interval, with the net effect being the reduction of the total amount of money that the consumer is invoiced over a plurality of service intervals, versus the amount the same consumer would have been otherwise invoiced for identical consumption over the same plurality of service intervals under a single plan featuring a fixed level of threshold minutes and a fixed rate per minute for each minute consumed in excess of the threshold minutes.