Patents by Inventor Mark E. Cushman

Mark E. Cushman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Bleaching detergent compositions comprising sulfosuccinate bleach promoters
    Patent number: 4525292
    Abstract: This invention relates to bleaching detergent compositions that provide effective and efficient surface bleaching of textiles over a wide range of bleach detergent solution temperatures. Surface bleaching of textiles is bleaching wherein the bleaching mechanism takes place on the textile surface and, thereby, removes stains and/or soils. The bleaching compositions within the invention contain either a mixture of peroxygen bleaches capable of yielding hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solutions and specific bleach activators or the corresponding percarboxylic acids and either a sulfosuccinate, a nitrilotriacetate or mixtures thereof as a bleach promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1985
    Inventors: Mark E. Cushman, Lawrence A. Gilbert