With Diverse Amine Oxide, Quaternary, Or Zwitterion Nitrogen Component Patents (Class 510/124)
  • Patent number: 6264931
    Abstract: A 2-in-1 conditioning shampoo includes an anionic surfactant and a cationic hair conditioning agent. The cationic hair conditioning agent is a fatty aliphatic quaternary ammonium compound having ester linkages. The cationic hair conditioning agent can be prepared by reacting an alkanol amine with a fatty acid or fatty acid ester having an aliphatic group of from about 11 to about 24 carbon atoms and thereafter quaternizing the resulting esteramine with an alkylating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel nv.
    Inventors: Ralph Franklin, Paul Iacobucci, Dale Steichen, Diana Tang, Phuong-Nga Trinh
  • Patent number: 6255264
    Abstract: An aqueous liquid cleansing and moisturising composition comprising: a) a surface active agent selected from anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic and cationic surface active agents, soap and mixtures thereof; b) a benefit agent; and c) a cationic polymer characterised in that the cationic polymer is present in the composition at levels of 0.05-3.0% by weight, and that the benefit agent is present in the neat composition as aggregated particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Fleurot, Robert Stanley Lee
  • Publication number: 20010004632
    Abstract: Hair conditioning formulations containing a particular combination of cationic surfactants, have improved hair care benefits while maintaining excellent in-use characteristics. The compositions contain a first cationic surfactant such as cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, stearyl trimethyl ammonium chloride and behenyl trimethyl ammonium chloride. A second hydrophilically substituted cationic surfactant such as cocamidopropyl-N-2-hydroxyethylcarbamoylmethyldimethylammonium chloride, and a lipid material such as cetyl alcohol. Although formulations of the invention are based principally on cationic surfactant, and generally contain no anionic or amphoteric surfactant, they provide an acceptable level of cleaning and lathering whilst still conveying the wet slippy feel desired by consumers in connection with conventional hair conditioners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Inventor: Colin Christopher Giles
  • Patent number: 6218345
    Abstract: Personal cleansing compositions comprising a thickening system consisting essentially of hydrophobically modified water-soluble associative polymer and polar oil having a required HLB of at least 12, a nonionic polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactant, a water-soluble surfactant other than the polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactant, and water, wherein the polar oil has an average carbon chain length of from about 12 to about 16 carbon atoms and wherein the water-soluble surfactants have an average carbon chain of from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms. These compositions may also comprise a perfume or cosmetic oil, or a hydrotrope. The compositions of the present invention deliver excellent product thickening and rheological attributes, in storage, in dispensing and in use, in combination with good efficacy benefits such as excellent rinsibility, mildness, skin conditioning, skin moisturizing, product stability, cleansing and lathering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alan Brooks, Charles Marie Alain Du Reau
  • Patent number: 6218346
    Abstract: Disclosed are hair care compositions and methods for preparing such compositions which provide the benefits of cleaning, conditioning, curl retention, styling and setting properties simultaneously to hair in the application of a single product. The hair care compositions contain fatty alkyl amine salts, long chain quaternary ammonium salts and mixtures thereof of anionic styling polymers in a non-anionic surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system contains nonionic surfactants, semi-polar nonionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof. The styling, setting and conditioning agents are present in the form of fatty alkyl amine salts or fatty quaternary ammonium salts which form anionic styling polymer particulate networks upon dilution in water. These networks are dispersed in the aqueous non-anionic surfactant system and are stabilized and thickened by optional swellable polymer thickening agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Stepan Company
    Inventors: Branko Sajic, Y. Kameshwer Rao
  • Patent number: 6200937
    Abstract: Detergent compositions, including, but not limited to, anti-residue shampoos, are provided which include one or more anionic surfactants, an anionic polymer, a mono cationic conditioning agent, and a cationic polymer. These shampoos are preferably clear. Additionally, there is provided a recirculatory batch processor which includes a disperser and at least one pump selected from a supply pump and a return pump. The pump is in communication with the disperser. Furthermore, a recirculatory batch process is provided which includes the steps of delivering, at a first rate, a liquid from a tank to a recirculatory batch processor as described above; during the delivery, dispersing solids into the liquid to produce a liquid containing dispersed solids; and during the delivery, returning, at a second rate, the liquid containing dispersed solids to the tank; wherein the second rate is greater than the first rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Neutrogena Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Brennan, Abizer Gaslightwala, Nelson L. Perassinoto, Rafael Delgado, Arthur Pellegrino, Steve Aridgides, Charles L. Adams, Carol J. Collins
  • Patent number: 6191083
    Abstract: Personal cleansing compositions comprise a thickening system consisting essentially of associative polymer which is a hydrophobically modified water-soluble associative polymer and polar oil having a required HLB of at least 12, a water-soluble surfactant, optionally a cationic polymeric skin conditioning agent, and water, wherein the polar oil has an average carbon chain length of from about 12 to about 16 carbon atoms and wherein the water-soluble surfactants have an average carbon chain of from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms. These compositions may also comprise a hydrotrope. These compositions may optionally comprise a perfume or cosmetic oil. These compositions deliver excellent product thickening and rheological attributes, in storage, in dispensing and in use, in combination with good efficacy benefits such as mildness, a moisturized skin feel, rinsibility, skin conditioning, product stability and lather attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Alan Brooks, Charles Marie Alain Du Reau
  • Patent number: 6153569
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of aminofunctional silicone microemulsions to make optically clear compositions. More particularly this invention is directed to optically clear shampoo compositions comprising (A) an aminofunctional silicone microemulsion having an average particle size of less than 0.06 microns, (B) at least one anionic detersive surfactant, (C) at least one foam boosting agent, (D) at least one pH adjusting agent, (E) at least one thickening agent, and (F) water. The optically clear silicone compositions of this invention are useful in the hair care industry, especially as shampoos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel Joseph Halloran
  • Patent number: 6147038
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of aminofunctional silicone microemulsions to make optically clear hair conditioning compositions. More particularly this invention is directed to optically clear hair conditioning compositions comprising an aminofunctional microemulsion, at least one long-chain quaternary amine salt, and water. The optically clear silicone compositions of this invention are useful in the hair care industry, especially as hair conditioners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel Joseph Halloran
  • Patent number: 6117828
    Abstract: The invention discloses handwash or personal wash shampoo compositions comprising surfactant(s), cationic wheat protein and an antibacterial agent. The cationic wheat protein provides enhanced skin feel relative to other proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA
    Inventors: Sudhakar Puvvada, Michael Slayton
  • Patent number: 6090773
    Abstract: A conditioning shampoo composition comprised of a mixture of anionic and amphoteric surfactants and optional conditioners which imparts cleansing, wet detangling, dry detangling and manageability to hair and which is relatively non-irritating and thus suitable for use by young children and adults having sensitive skin and eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Elvin R. Lukenbach, Victoria F. Dole, Glenn A. Nystrand, Laura McCulloch, William D. Allan, Jonathan R. Hill, Charles J. Taylor
  • Patent number: 6074996
    Abstract: A liquid personal cleansing composition comprising: (a) from about 1% to about 15% by weight of short chain alkyl sulphate surfactant having an average of from 8 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain and mixtures thereof; (b) from about 1% to about 60% by weight of water-soluble auxiliary surfactant selected from anionic surfactant other than C.sub.8 to C.sub.10 alkyl sulphate, nonionic, zwitterionic and amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof; (c) from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of cationic polymeric skin conditioning agent; and (d) water. The products demonstrate excellent in-use efficacy benefits including mildness, a moisturised skin feel, excellent rinsibility and good product stability and lather attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Russell Phillip Elliott, Matthew Thomas Green, Christopher David Leahy
  • Patent number: 6046145
    Abstract: Cleansing surfactant compositions are provided which cleanse, condition and moisturize the skin and hair and which exhibit a low degree of irritation to the eyes. These cleansing compositions preferably contain the following components:a. a surfactant portion containing:1. a nonionic surfactant;2. an amphoteric surfactant; and3. an anionic surfactant;the total concentration of said nonionic, amphoteric and anionic surfactants being present in the composition in an amount from about 5 to about 20 percent by weight of said cleansing composition; andb. a substantive humectant present in the composition in an amount from about 0.01 to about 3 percent by weight of said cleansing composition.The substantive humectants used in the present invention are preferably cationically charged polyols derived from sugars or sugar derivatives and they further comprise a long chain alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Delores M. Santora, Diana L. Friscia
  • Patent number: 6043203
    Abstract: Detergent compositions comprised of an alkyl polyglycoside and an ester quat corresponding to formula (II) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.2 CO is an aliphatic acyl radical containing 12 to 22 carbon atoms and 0, 1, 2 or 3 double bonds, n=2 or 3 and X stands for halide, methosulfate or methophosphate ion are provided which are useful for the production of surface-active agents and for the enhanced recovery of crude oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignees: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Pulcra S.A., Henkel Corporation
    Inventors: Allen D. Urfer, Oriol Ponsati Obiols, Nuria Bonastre
  • Patent number: 6022836
    Abstract: A detergent hair composition of the type including, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, a washing base and at least one cationic polymer, and additionally comprising at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible silicone compound including a silicone main chain onto which at least one hydrocarbon group of anionic nature is grafted.This composition may be applied to clean, care and style hair and gives an improved styling effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Claude Dubief, Daniele Cauwet-Martin
  • Patent number: 6017860
    Abstract: Disclosed are hair care compositions and methods for preparing such compositions which provide the benefits of cleaning, conditioning, curl retention, styling and setting properties simultaneously to hair in the application of a single product. The hair care compositions contain fatty alkyl amine salts, long chain quaternary ammonium salts and mixtures thereof of anionic styling polymers in a non-anionic surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system contains nonionic surfactants, semi-polar nonionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof. The styling, setting and conditioning agents are present in the form of fatty alkyl amine salts or fatty quaternary ammonium salts which form anionic styling polymer particulate networks upon dilution in water. These networks are dispersed in the aqueous non-anionic surfactant system and are stabilized and thickened by optional swellable polymer thickening agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Stepan Company
    Inventors: Branko Sajic, Y. Kameshwer Rao
  • Patent number: 6010990
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions for providing body, fullness and texture to otherwise fine or very fine keratinous fibers, particularly human hair. The compositions of the present invention have a high pH, e.g., about 8 to about 10 when the compositions contain cationic polymer, and a pH of about 8 to about 14, preferably about 8.5 to about 13, and more preferably, about 8.5 to about 10 when the compositions contain no cationic polymer. The compositions include one or more nonionic and/or cationic polymers, which, in combination with the high pH of the composition, lift the hair cuticle and allow the deposition of polymer, thus resulting in increased fullness and texture to the hair. The compositions of the present invention may be in the form of known hair care products such as, for example, shampoos, rinses and conditioners. In addition, the compositions can be formulated, for example, as lotions or creams, and the like, for consumer use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Peter J. Rousso, Paul S. Wallace
  • Patent number: 5998344
    Abstract: Disclosed for cleaning hard surfaces is a detergent gel containing:(a) a detergent composition without thickeners having(i) a first surfactant, wherein the first surfactant is a non-ionic glycolipid, and(ii) a second surfactant, wherein the second surfactant is a charged surfactant, wherein the ratio of the first surfactant and the second surfactant is 1:10-10:1;(b) water, wherein the detergent composition is mixed with a sufficient amount of water to induce a phase change from a liquid phase to a gel phase; and(c) one or more enzymes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Poul N.o slashed.rgaard Christensen, Bo Kalum, Otto Andresen
  • Patent number: 5977036
    Abstract: Disclosed are hair styling shampoo compositions which comprise from about 5% to about 50% by weight of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactants having an attached group that is anionic at the pH of the composition, and combinations thereof; from about 0.025% to about 3% by weight of an organic cationic polymer having a cationic charge density of from about 0.2 meq/gm to about 7 meq/gm and a molecular weight of from about 5,000 to about 10 million; from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a water-insoluble hair styling polymer; from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a water-insoluble volatile solvent; and from about 0.005% to about 2.0% by weight a crystalline hydroxyl-containing stabilizing agent; and from about 26.5% to about 94.9% by weight water. The composition provides improved spreading efficiency of the styling polymer onto hair, thus providing improved styling performance from the shampoo composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Susan Marie Guskey
  • Patent number: 5977037
    Abstract: A personal cleansing product comprising:(a) from about 0.1% to about 20% of anionic surfactant,(b) from about 0.1% to about 20% of amphoteric surfactant,(c) from about 0.5% to about 25% of a vegetable oil adduct and,(d) water.The vegetable oil adduct can be made by Diels-Alder addition of a conjugated, elaidinized form of the vegetable oil with acrylic acid, fumaric acid or maleic anhydride. The preferred adduct is maleated soybean oil. The compositions provide excellent in-use and efficacy benefits including cleansing and lathering as well as improved mildness and skin conditioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michel Joseph Giret, Anne Langlois, Roland Philip Duke
  • Patent number: 5968890
    Abstract: An aqueous liquid detergent composition comprises a mixture of synthetic anionic and amphoteric surfactants in a weight ratio within the range 4:1 to 0.1:1 and a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of not more than 100,00. The later component boosts the lather of the composition during use. It may also enhance the mildness of the formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company
    Inventors: John George Chambers, Izuma Kutsuwa, David Serridge
  • Patent number: 5955406
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is compositions for washing keratinous materials, in particular the hair and/or the skin, containing in an aqueous medium:A) at least one synthetic oil chosen from:the isoparaffins of the formula: ##STR1## where n is between 2 and 16 inclusive; B) an agent for suspending the oil defined under A), chosen from:(i) the compounds of formula:R--X (III)in which:R is a long carbon chain aliphatic radical, optionally interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms, and X is a carboxylic, sulphuric or phosphoric acid residue or a radical derived from a carboxylic acid or an amide;(ii) amine oxides;(iii) biopolysaccharides;C) a surface-active agent possessing detergent properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Claude Dubief, Daniele Cauwet
  • Patent number: 5942478
    Abstract: This invention relates to microbicidal and sanitizing soap compositions. More particularly, the invention relates to microbicidal and sanitizing soap compositions that incorporate agents with tuberculocidal properties in ready-to-use form that has gel properties or thixotropic-properties and to soap concentrate compositions suitable for dilution in or with water or non-aqueous diluent to produce gel-like or thixotropic solutions or dispersions ranging from free flowing to solidified forms. The ready-to-use compositions and the concentrate compositions are applied for purposes of personal or animal hygiene or sanitizing on hair, hands and skin or other body parts, or are applied on inanimate surfaces and objects that need to be sanitized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Inventor: John A. Lopes
  • Patent number: 5942477
    Abstract: A personal cleansing product comprising:(a) from about 5% to about 50% by weight of a mixed surfactant system which comprises:(i) from about 1% to about 20% by weight of composition of anionic surfactant, and(ii) from about 1% to about 20% by weight of composition of amphoteric surfactant,(b) from about 3% to about 40% by weight of an insoluble nonionic oil or wax, and(c) water,wherein the anionic surfactant and amphoteric surfactant together comprise from about 5% to about 30% by weight of the composition, the weight ratio of anionic surfactant:amphoteric surfactant is in the range from about 1:5 to about 20:1, the weight ratio of total surfactant: nonionic oil or wax is in the range from about 10:1 to about 1:3, and wherein the composition is in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion having a viscosity in the range from 10,000 to 40,000 cps and a yield point of at least 50 dyne/cm.sup.2. The cleansing products demonstrate excellent lathering, mildness, stability, rinsibility and conditioning benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michel Joseph Giret, Anne Langlois, Roland Philip Duke
  • Patent number: 5939378
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of manufacturing a concentrated aqueous solution of an amine oxide and the use of the solution in cleaning compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Orum D. Stringer, Syed Hasain Abbas, Ravi Subramanyam
  • Patent number: 5939374
    Abstract: A blooming type, hard surface cleaning concentrate composition includes as a blooming system the following essential constituents: a cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant; an anionic carboxylated alcohol alkoxylate surfactant; a surfactant compatibilizing agent; and, water. Further optional constituents may also be included including additional anionic, cationic, nonionic, amphoteric and zwitterionic surfactants especially to provide a further detersive effect; organic solvents such as alcohols, ethers, glycol ethers to aid in stain solubilization, as well as conventional additves such as coloring agents including dyes, fragrances, and others. In preferred embodiment, the concentrate compositions and cleaning compositions also provide a germicidal effect to hard surfaces. The cleaning concentrates exhibit a charateristic bloom when admixed to a larger volume of water, yet are substantially clear and shelf stable as concentrate compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Reckitt & Colman Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Francis Richter, Frederic Albert Taraschi
  • Patent number: 5925604
    Abstract: Novel ultra-mild cold pearlizing concentrates provide pearlescent personal hair and skin compositions such as shampoos and beauty soaps with added luster and sheen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Pu Chen, Joseph Niu, Siew Fang Yoong
  • Patent number: 5922659
    Abstract: A cleanser composition comprising a phosphate type surfactant and an amide ether carboxylic acid as the essential components. This cleanser composition is lowly irritant to the skin etc., and excellent in lathering property, gives creamy foam in quality, and can give an excellent feeling to the skin cleansed even when it is used in hard water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Chikako Matsumoto, Tadashi Moriyama, Takatoshi Kobayashi, Yuichi Hioki, Takashi Imamura
  • Patent number: 5922672
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of manufacturing a concentrated aqueous solution of an amine oxide and the use of the solution in cleaning compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co
    Inventors: Orum D. Stringer, Syed Hasain Abbas, Ravi Subramanyam
  • Patent number: 5910477
    Abstract: An aqueous viscous composition comprises: (a) from 0.5% to 1.2% of an ingredient comprising an amine, amine oxide or a mixture thereof; (b) between 4% and 7% of an ingredient comprising a secondary alkyl sulfate, secondary alkyl sulfonate, primary monobranched alkyl sulfate, primary monobranched alkyl sulfonate or mixture thereof, (c) between 2% and 4% hydrotrope; and (d) between 4% and 8% citric acid. The amount of component (b) is in excess of component (a), and the composition has a pH of from 3 to 4. A 1.2%, by weight, aqueous solution of the composition has an average rate of foam collapse of from 1.00 to 1.50 cm/min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Neil James Gordon
  • Patent number: 5910472
    Abstract: A liquid personal cleansing composition comprising: (a) from about 5% to about 60% by weight of water-soluble surfactant selected from anionic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof; and (b) from about 0.01% to about 10% by weight of a hydrophobically modified nonionic cellulose ether selected from C.sub.14 -C.sub.18 alkyl and alkenyl modified, hydroxyethyl cellulose ethers having a degree of nonionic substitution in the range of from about 2.2 to about 2.8 and a degree of hydrophobic substitution in the range of from about 0.4% to about 0.6% by weight; and (c) water, and wherein the composition displays a shear stress of about 150 Pa at a shear rate in the range from about 400 s.sup.-1 to about 600 s.sup.-1 at 25.degree. C. The products demonstrate excellent in-use efficacy benefits including mildness, a moisturised skin feel, good rinsibility and good product stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Russell Phillip Elliott, Matthew Thomas Green, Christopher David Leahy, Eleni Papadimitriou
  • Patent number: 5905062
    Abstract: A liquid personal cleansing composition comprising: a) from about 5% to about 60% by weight of water-soluble surfactant selected from anionic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof; b) from about 0.01% to about 10% by weight of a hydrophobically modified nonionic cellulose ether selected from C.sub.10 -C.sub.24 alkyl and alkenyl modified methyl, hydroxyethyl and hydroxypropyl cellulose ethers having a degree of nonionic substitution in the range of from about 1.8 to about 4 and a degree of hydrophobic substitution in the range of from about 0.1% to about 1% by weight; c) from about 0% to about 10% by weight of a water-soluble polyol; d) from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of cationic polymeric skin conditioning agent; and e) water, and wherein the composition displays a shear stress of about 150 Pa at a shear rate in the range from about 100 s.sup.-1 to about 600 s.sup.-1 at 25.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Russell Phillip Elliott, Matthew Thomas Green, Christopher David Leahy, Eleni Papadimitriou
  • Patent number: 5900393
    Abstract: Mild aqueous detergent, e.g., shampoo, compositions are disclosed based on a mixture comprising anionic surfactant and amphoteric surfactant, such as betaines, present in the composition at a level of from about 0.75 to 1.25 parts by weight per part by weight of anionic surfactant. The compositions also contain one or a mixture of therapeutic agents such as climbazole or a mixture of climbazole and one or more co-therapeutics such as salicylic acid. The combination of mild surfactant system and therapeutic agent serve to prevent or treat mild skin disorders such as scalp itch and scalp irritation when applied to the scalp as a shampoo. Shampoo compositions also preferably contain one or more conditioning agents and suitable suspending agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Pallassana Narayanier Ramachandran, Clarence Ralph Robbins, Amrit Manilal Patel
  • Patent number: 5888956
    Abstract: All purpose cleaning or microemulsion compositions more environmentally friendly, which is especially effective in the removal of a mixture of oil and kaolin soil, contains a negatively charged complex, a Lewis base, neutral polymer, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Patrick Durbut, Anne-Marie Misselyn, Guy Broze
  • Patent number: 5879748
    Abstract: A protective non-silicone oil aqueous lubricant emulsion for web off-set lithographic printing comprises from about 30 wt % to about 70 wt % hydrocarbon oil, from about 1 wt % to about 8 wt % of a surfactant having an HLB factor less than about 6, from about 2 wt % to about 9 wt % of a surfactant having an HLB factor greater than about 11, and from about 25 wt % to 60 wt % water, the emulsion having an average particle diameter of from about 500 nm to about 1100 nm. The emulsion enhances control of the dimensional stability of inked sheets and of the coefficient of friction of the heatset web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Varn Products Company Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald S. Conti, John Schoell, Donatas Ramanauskas
  • Patent number: 5877143
    Abstract: A pumpable, fluid composition of amine oxide, betaine and/or sultaine is prepared with active concentration of about 36-45% of these materials by the addition of alkaline earth or aluminum salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    Inventors: Syed Husain Abbas, Orum D. Stringer, Ravi Subramanyam
  • Patent number: 5858955
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of manufacturing a concentrated aqueous solution of an amine oxide and the use of the solution in cleaning compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Orum D. Stringer, Syed Hasain Abbas, Ravi Subramanyam
  • Patent number: 5840671
    Abstract: A cleaning solution for cleaning a contact lens, which includes at least one first component each consisting of a tertiary amine oxide which is represented by the formula given in the specification and at least one second component each consisting of an anionic surface active agent in the form of a triethanolamine salt, a total content of the at least one first component and the at least one second component being within a range of 0.1-20% by weight, a ratio of a total content of the at least one first component to a total content of the at least one second component being within a range from 1/4 to 30/1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Tomey Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Atumi Fujimura, Kaoru Kamiya, Shinji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5783533
    Abstract: Amphoteric copolymers of general formula:(X).sub.a --(Y).sub.b --(Z).sub.cin whichX represents a monomer type with anionic charge;Y represents a monomer type with nonionic character;Z represents a monomer type with cationic charge;a is the weight % based on the total weight of monomers of X, and is between 95 and 15;b is the weight % based on the total weight of monomers of Y, and is between 0 and 65;c is the weight % based on the total weight of monomers of Z, and is between 5 and 60as rheological modifiers of lamellar phases of detergent or cosmetic (liquid or pasty) compositions are disclosed. Liquid washing detergent and liquid shampoos containing the amphoteric copolymers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Coatex S.A.
    Inventors: Yves Kensicher, Jean-Marc Suau
  • Patent number: 5783534
    Abstract: A process for the production of a solid esterquat free from solvents comprising the steps ofA) forming a mixture comprising(i) at least one fatty acid triethanolamine ester corresponding to formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 CO is a saturated and/or unsaturated acyl radical containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 independently of one another represent hydrogen or have the same meaning as R.sup.1 CO, and n, m and p together stand for O or for a number of from 1 to 10;(ii) at least one fatty alcohol polyglycol ether, and(iii) at least one fatty acid partial glyceride; andB) adding an alkylating agent to the above mixture to form said solid esterquat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Bernd Wahle, Joaquim Bigorra Llosas, Rafael Pi, Antoni Soler Codina, Emili Brau Balague, Yvonne Reichert, Peter Waltenberger
  • Patent number: 5776872
    Abstract: A personal cleansing product comprising: (a) from about 5% to about 50% by weight of a mixed surfactant system which comprises: (i) from about 1% to about 20% by weight of composition of anionic surfactant, and (ii) from about 1% to about 20% by weight of composition of amphoteric surfacant, (b) from about 3% to about 40% by weight of an insoluble nonionic oil or wax, and (c) water, wherein the anionic surfactant and amphoteric surfactant together comprises from about 5% to about 30% by weight of the composition, the weight ratio of anionic surfactant:amphoteric surfactant is in the range from about 1:5 to about 20:1, the weight ratio of total surfactant:nonionic oil or wax is in the range from about 10:1 to about 1:3, and wherein the composition is in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion having a viscosity in the range from 10,000 to 40,000 cps and a yield point of at least 50 dyne/cm.sup.2. The cleaning products demonstrate excellent lathering, mildness, stability, rinsibility and conditioning benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michel Joseph Giret, Anne Langlois, Roland Philip Duke
  • Patent number: 5767051
    Abstract: A light duty liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising: a nonionic surfactant, an alkali metal or ammonium salt of a C.sub.8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant, an amine oxide surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, an alkyl polyglucoside surfactant, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Julien Drapier, Maria Galvez, Nicole Kerzmann, Gary Jakubicki
  • Patent number: 5747436
    Abstract: The present invention provides an effective conditioning shampoo composition which is free of conditioning amounts of silicone conditioning agents. It comprises: A) about 5% to about 40% of a detersive surfactant mixture of an anionic detergent and an amphoteric surfactant, the weight ratio of the anionic detergent to the amphoteric surfactant being in the range of about 10:1 to 0.8:1; B) about 0.05% to about 6% of a conditioning agent selected from the group consisting of 0.05% to 5% of a complex of essentially equimolar amounts of a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 (EtO).sub.1-10 carboxylic acid, and a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl (EtO).sub.0-10 dimethyl amine; 0.05% to 1.0% of a polyquaternary compound selected from the group consisting of a quaternized cellulosic polymer and a mixture of the quaternized cellulosic polymer with a non-cellulosic quaternary conditioning polymer; and mixtures of the foregoing; C) 0.1% to 1% of a static control mixture of a quaternary ammonium salt having the formula R.sub.9, R.sub.10, R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Amrit M. Patel, Suman K. Chopra
  • Patent number: 5747435
    Abstract: Composition useful as 2-in-1 cleansing products are disclosed that are extremely mild to skin and hair, which use neutralized, essentially chargeless, ionic complexes of fatty amines and fatty acids to deliver various levels of conditioning; neutralized, essentially chargeless, ionic complexes of a detersive surfactant comprising a water soluble cationic surfactant and/or polymer complexed with one or more anionic surfactants; or an amphoteric surfactant complexed with one or more anionic surfactants; or a water soluble cationic surfactant and/or polymer complexed with one or more amphoteric surfactants; or a water soluble cationic surfactant and/or polymer complexed with one or more anionic surfactants and an amphoteric surfactant; detersive surfactant-soluble but water-insoluble silicones or derivatives thereof; and water. These products exhibit true 2-in- conditioning properties, and are lower in cost than current 2 in 1 products. Clear or opacified products can be formulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Amrit M. Patel
  • Patent number: 5726137
    Abstract: A mild, non-irriatating hair conditioning shampoo is disclosed comprising an aqueous dispersion of a water-insoluble lipid phase, an anionic hair cleansing surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant present at a level of at least about 0.75 parts by weight per part by weight of said anionic surfactant, at least one hair conditioning, film forming, polycationic polymer soluble in the aqueous dispersion and 0-6% by weight, based on the weight of the shampoo, of a water-insoluble, non-volatile hair conditioning silicone, the water-insoluble lipid phase comprising at least one lipid soluble, emulsifiable, monocationic, quaternary ammonium compound or amine solubilized in a water-insoluble long chain lipid compound, the weight ratio of monocationic compound to the lipid compound in the lipid phase being in the range of from about 5:1 to about 1:10 and the molar ratio of anionic surfactant to water-insoluble cationic compound is greater than 2:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Amrit Patel, Clarence R. Robbins
  • Patent number: 5723655
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an amine compound represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent individually a linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 alkyl or alkenyl group which may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, X.sup.1 represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylene or alkenylene group which may be substituted by a hydroxyl, sulfonic or carboxyl group, Y.sup.1 represents a carboxyl or sulfonic group, or a sulfuric acid residue, Y.sup.2 represents a hydroxyl group, a sulfuric acid residue or a group --OCO--X.sup.1 --COOH, Z represents a sulfoalkyl group or a group obtained by removing an amino group from an amino acid or a salt thereof, and n represents a number of 0 or 1, or a salt or quaternized product thereof, an intermediate useful for the preparation thereof, and detergent compositions containing such an amine compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Uno, Tomohito Kitsuki, Katsumi Kita
  • Patent number: 5719113
    Abstract: A cleansing composition includes a salt of chlorhexidine such as chlorhexidine digluconate and at least one nonionic surfactant which does not include any polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene block copolymers. Also included in the composition is at least one amphoteric surfactant. Other additives such as viscosifiers or thickeners, emollients, fragrances, perfumes, coloring agents, preservatives, foaming agents, fungicides and the like may also be added. Preferably, the composition does not include alcohol as a carrier. The cleansing composition has been found to exhibit improved antibacterial properties while remaining mild on the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Gojo Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Eleanor J. Fendler, Ronald A. Williams, Michael J. Dolan
  • Patent number: 5714446
    Abstract: Disclosed are hair conditioning shampoo compositions comprising(a) from about 5% to about 50%, by weight, of an anionic surfactant component;(b) from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight, of a dispersed, insoluble, nonionic silicone hair conditioning agent, said silicone hair conditioning agent comprising a non-volatile, insoluble, nonionic silicone fluid component;(c) from about 0.2% to about 10%, by weight, of a soluble cationic, amino or quaternary ammonium conditioning surfactant having a cationic nitrogen atom and at least one N-radical containing one or more hydrophilic moieties that are within 4 carbon atoms (inclusive) of a cationic nitrogen, said hydrophilic moieties being selected from the group consisting of alkoxy, polyoxyalkylene, alkylamido, hydroxyalkyl, and alkylester moieties, and combinations thereof; and(d) an aqueous carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Lisa Jo Bartz, James David Landgrebe, Robert Lee Wells
  • Patent number: 5712232
    Abstract: An aqueous liquid cleansing composition, packaged in a foamer container, said composition comprising:(A) from 5 to 50% by weight of an anionic carboxylate surfactant; and(B) from 0.1 to 5% by weight of a salt.The aqueous liquid cleansing composition of the present invention shows an extremely low viscosity increase at a low temperature and can be easily pushed out from the foamer container even at a low temperature thus giving uniform foam. It is particularly suitable for a skin cleanser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Moriyama, Hisateru Tanabe, Hideyuki Hanazawa, Yasushi Kajihara
  • Patent number: 5696069
    Abstract: A detergent, personal cleansing or cosmetic composition comprising: a) one or more surfactants selected from anionic, nonionic, amphoteric, zwitterionic, and mixtures thereof, and which comprises at least one surfactant having a structure incorporating acyl taurate, b) quaternium cation, c) low HLB nonionic surfactants; and d) water, and wherein low HLB nonionic surfactants are in the form of a solution or dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: The Andrew Jergens Company
    Inventors: Tsukasa Ito, David Story, Tomohiko Sano