Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, irrigation software is provided for an irrigation system. The irrigation software may include a hierarchical watering plan display, water pump adjustment, water pump efficiency profile use, a soil moisture interface, a historical flow interface, a demand ET interface, an instant program interface, an instant program interface, a manual irrigation interface, a precipitation management group interface, a rain schedule adjustment algorithm, a map-to-monitor button, a universal start time shift interface, and a conditional screen saver.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, irrigation software is provided for an irrigation system. The irrigation software may include a hierarchical watering plan display, water pump adjustment, water pump efficiency profile use, a soil moisture interface, a historical flow interface, a demand ET interface, an instant program interface, an instant program interface, a manual irrigation interface, a precipitation management group interface, a rain schedule adjustment algorithm, a map-to-monitor button, a universal start time shift interface, and a conditional screen saver.

Abstract: A method of entrapping a water-soluble substance in vesicles formed from a siloxane surfactant is carried out by dissolving the substance to be entrapped in water, adding a siloxane surfactant, mildly agitating the mixture, and removing excess of water and substance. Water-insoluble substances can be entrapped in the vesicles by dissolving the substance to be entrapped in the siloxane surfactant, and mildly agitating the substance and the siloxane surfactant. Suitable siloxane surfactants are R--[Si(Me).sub.2 O].sub.14 --Si(Me).sub.2 --R in which R is --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 (OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.7 OH, R--[Si(Me).sub.2 O].sub.14 --Si(Me).sub.2 --R in which R is --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 (OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.12 OH, Me.sub.3 SiO[Si(Me).sub.2 O].sub.22 --[SiMeRO].sub.2 --SiMe.sub.3 in which R is --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 (OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.12 OH, and Me.sub.3 SiO[Si(Me).sub.2 O].sub.103 --[SiMeRO].sub.10 --SiMe.sub.3 in which R is --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 (OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.12 OH.

Abstract: A method of entrapping a water-soluble substance in vesicles formed from a siloxane surfactant is carried out by dissolving the substance to be entrapped in water, adding a siloxane surfactant, mildly agitating the mixture, and removing excess of water and substance. Water-insoluble substances can be entrapped in the vesicles by dissolving the substance to be entrapped in the siloxane surfactant, and mildly agitating the substance and the siloxane surfactant. Suitable siloxane surfactants are R--[Si(Me).sub.2 O].sub.14 --Si(Me).sub.2 --R in which R is --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 (OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.7 OH, R--[Si(Me).sub.2 O].sub.14 --Si(Me).sub.2 --R in which R is --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 (OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.12 OH, Me.sub.3 SiO[Si(Me).sub.2 O].sub.22 --[SiMeRO].sub.2 --SiMe.sub.3 in which R is --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 (OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.12 OH, and Me.sub.3 SiO[Si(Me).sub.2 O].sub.103 --[SiMeRO].sub.10 --SiMe.sub.3 in which R is --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 (OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.12 OH.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R is an alkyl radical having from one to six carbon atoms, a benzyl radical C.sub.6 H.sub.5 CH.sub.2 --, or the radical --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 OH; X.sup.- is halogen selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide, and iodide, or CH.sub.3 OSO.sub.3 ; and y is an integer having a value of from four to eleven. The compounds have utility as fabric softening and fabric conditioning agents.

Abstract: This application relates to novel compositions of matter generally classified as alkanolamino functional siloxanes. These compositions have a structure selected from the group consisting of: ##STR1## wherein x represents an integer of from 1 to 100; y represents an integer of from 1 to 10; R.sup.1 represents a lower alkyl group; and M is an alkanolamino group selected from the group consisting of:--(CH.sub.2).sub.a N(R.sup.2)--(CH.sub.2).sub.b OR.sup.3 ; and (c)--(CH.sub.2).sub.a N.sup.+ (R.sup.2)(R.sup.4)--(CH.sub.2).sub.b OR.sup.3 Z.sup.-. (d)Compositions of this invention exhibit utility in altering the surface activity of water.

Abstract: This application relates to novel compositions of matter generally classified as alkanolaminofunctional siloxanes. These compositions have a structure selected from the group consisting of: ##STR1## wherein x represents an integer of from 1 to 100; y represents an integer of from 1 to 10; R.sup.1 represents a lower alkyl group; and M is an alkanolamino group selected from the group consisting of:--(CH.sub.2).sub.a N(R.sup.2)--(CH.sub.2).sub.b OR.sup.3 ; (c)and--(CH.sub.2).sub.a N.sup.+ (R.sup.2)(R.sup.4)--(CH.sub.2).sub.b OR.sup.3 Z.sup.-1 (d)Compositions of this invention exhibit utility in altering the surface activity of water.

Abstract: A compound having the formula[(R.sub.3 SiO).sub.2 --SiR--(CH.sub.2).sub.a ].sub.b N.sup.+ R'.sub.4-b X.sup.-wherein R is an alkyl radical having one to six carbon atoms; R' is an alkyl or aryl radical having one to eighteen carbon atoms; X is chloride, bromide, iodide, nitrate, or RSO.sub.4.sup.- ; a is an integer having a value from one to ten; and b is an integer having a value of two or three. A method of reducing the surface tension of an aqueous solution is also disclosed in which an effective amount of one of the above described compounds is added to the aqueous solution.

Abstract: A fabric softener including an alkanolamino functional silicone compound having the formula(R.sub.3 SiO).sub.2 SiR--(CHR').sub.a N.sup.+ R'.sub.b R".sub.3-b X.sup.-whereinR is an alkyl radical having one to six carbon atoms;R' is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and aryl radicals having one to eighteen carbon atoms;R" is (CHR')OH;X is chloride, bromide, iodide, nitrate, or RSO4.sup.- ;a is an integer having a value of one to ten; andb is an integer having a value of one or two.

Abstract: A fabric softener including a silicon compound having the formula[(R.sub.3 SiO).sub.2 --SiR--(CH.sub.2).sub.a ].sub.b N.sup.+ R'.sub.4-b X.sup.-wherein R is an alkyl radical having one to six carbon atoms; R' is an alkyl or aryl radical having one to eighteen carbon atoms; X is chloride, bromide, iodide, nitrate, or RSO.sub.4.sup.- ; a is an integer having a value from one to ten; and b is an integer having a value of two or three.

Abstract: A zwitterionic composition useful as a surface active agent in aqueous solutions. Said composition represented by the general formulaR'(CH.sub.3).sub.2 Si--O[SiO(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ].sub.w [SiCH.sub.3 R--O].sub.x Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 R'where w is 0, to 50, x is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, R' denotes a methyl radical or an R radical, x +w is less than or equal to 50 and R denoted a monovalent zwitterionic radical of the general formula--(CH.sub.2).sub.y N.sup.+ (R").sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.z SO.sub.3.sup.-where y is 1, 2 or 3, z is 3 or 4, and R" denotes an alkyl radical with 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel compositions of organofunctional betaine modified siloxanes having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein each R.sup.a and R.sup.b are lower alkyl groups, R.sup.c and R.sup.d are lower alkylene groups, x ranges from 1-4, and z ranges from 1-4. The compositions of the invention exhibit surfactant properties in that they are effective in lowering the surface tension of water. The invention also regards the process by which these modified siloxanes are made.

Abstract: A method of boosting foam in a low sudsing detergent system containing high levels of cationic or nonionic fabric softening surfactants in a textile wash liquor wherein there is added to the wash liquor in addition to the detergent a foam boosting effective amount of a short chain non-toxic organosulfobetaine zwitterionic siloxane based silicone surfactant compound, and causing the detergent and the silicone compound to be homogeneously intermixed in the wash liquor along with the textiles.