Solid, Shaped Article (e.g., Tablet, Briquette, Pellet, Etc.) Patents (Class 510/224)
Alkali metal hydroxide component (Class 510/225)
  • COMPOSITE PARTICLE
    Publication number: 20090163398
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composite particle containing a paraffin wax with (1) a proteolytic enzyme and (1e) at least one enzyme activity stabilizer selected from borates, proteins, polyhydric alcohols and water-soluble polymers, or with (2) an amylolytic enzyme and (2e) at least one enzyme activity stabilizer selected from polyhydric alcohols, nonionic surfactants and water-soluble polymers, a detergent composition containing the composite particle, and a process for preparing the composite particle containing mixing the paraffin wax, the proteolytic enzyme, and the enzyme activity stabilizer, setting a temperature of a mixture to a softening temperature (or melting point) of the paraffin wax or more, and subjecting the mixture to cooling solidification to granulate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masafumi Miyamoto
  • Dishwashing method
    Patent number: 7550421
    Abstract: A method of washing dishware/tableware in an automatic dishwashing machine, the method comprising simultaneously or sequentially delivering quantities of a particulate or densified particulate automatic dishwashing product and of an anhydrous liquid, gel or paste form dishwashing detergent auxiliary contained in separate compartments of a multi-compartment pouch into the same or different cycles of the dishwashing machine. The method provides improved cleaning performance and product stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev Sharma, James Iain Kinloch, Simon John Greener, Kenton Ray Lynde
  • Rinse aid composition for use in automatic dishwashing machines, and methods for manufacturing and using
    Publication number: 20090131297
    Abstract: A combination warewashing detergent rinse aid composition is provided according to the invention. The warewashing detergent composition includes an alkaline source and a water-soluble anion. The rinse aid composition comprises an acid. The alkaline source is provided in an amount effective to provide a use composition having a pH of at least about 8. The anion is present in sufficient amount to leave a residue of anions on the surface of the wares. The acid of the rinse aid has a sufficiently low pKa to react with the anions to form an insoluble oxide on the surface of the wares. The insoluble oxide reduces the surface tension of water on the surface of the wares thus reducing water spotting. Methods for using and manufacturing a combination warewashing detergent-rinse aid composition are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Kim R. Smith
  • CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A MULTI-POLYMER SYSTEM COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ALKOXYLATED GREASE CLEANING POLYMER
    Publication number: 20090124528
    Abstract: Laundry detergents and cleaning compositions which provide improved cleaning benefits that comprise a novel polymer system. The polymer system comprises one or more amphiphilic alkoxylated grease cleaning polymers, and either a clay soil cleaning polymer; or a soil suspending polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: James Lee Danziger, Frank Hulskotter, Jean-Pol Boutique, Vincent John Becks, Frederik Vandenberghe
  • Water-soluble substrate with resistance to dissolution prior to being immersed in water
    Patent number: 7527880
    Abstract: A water-soluble substrate, and more particularly a water-soluble substrate that improves resistance to dissolution at neutral pH, and methods of making the same are disclosed. Articles, such as pouches, made from the water-soluble substrate, are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Vincenzo Catalfamo
  • Warewashing composition for use in automatic dishwashing machines comprising an aluminum/zinc ion mixture
    Patent number: 7524803
    Abstract: A warewashing detergent composition is provided according to the invention. The warewashing detergent composition includes a cleaning agent, an alkaline source, and a corrosion inhibitor. The cleaning agent comprises a detersive amount of a surfactant. The alkaline source is provided in an amount effective to provide a use solution having a pH of at least about 8. The corrosion inhibitor includes a source of aluminum ion and a source of zinc ion. Methods for using and manufacturing a warewashing detergent composition are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Lentsch, Michael J. Bartelme, Victor F. Man, Burton M. Baum, Terence P. Everson
  • Dishwashing method
    Patent number: 7521411
    Abstract: A method of washing dishware/tableware in an automatic dishwashing machine, the method comprising simultaneously or sequentially delivering quantities of a particulate or densified particulate automatic dishwashing product and of an anhydrous liquid, gel or paste form dishwashing detergent auxiliary contained in separate compartments of a multi-compartment pouch into the same or different cycles of the dishwashing machine. The method provides improved cleaning performance and product stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev Sharma, James Iain Kinloch, Simon John Greener, Kenton Ray Lynde
  • Multiuse, solid cleaning device and composition
    Patent number: 7517848
    Abstract: A multiuse cleaning device in a solid state containing a homogeneous quantity of cleaning agent configured to dissolve and release a substantially consistent quantity of cleaning agent over a plurality of wash and rinse cycles. The cleaning agent includes a gas-releasing component and potassium silicate as a solubility control component to limit the solubility of the cleaning agent. The cleaning agent may include other ingredients such as an alkalinity agent as a pH regulator, a water softener to solvate metal ions in a solution of water, an optical brightener, an anti-redeposition agent, fragrances, surfactants, and other ingredients. Controlled dissolution of the cleaning agent composition releases a desired quantity of cleaning agent in each cleaning cycle over a plurality of cycles. A porous enclosure may be disposed around the solid cleaning agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Eco-Safe Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: K Donald Evans, Cory E. Cook
  • Solid, two part chemical concentrate
    Patent number: 7517846
    Abstract: The invention is a solid chemical concentrate system of at least two cooperative shapes. The first shape is an inwardly curved bar having an inner opening. The second shape is an insert which is capable of interlocking with the bar by insertion into the bar inner opening. The solid chemical concentrate provides chemical systems having active constituents which may be the same, different but compatible or functionally and chemically incompatible combined within one matrix to provide at least one substantially continuous surface. The system may also comprise an aqueous soluble or dispersible polymeric film cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth J. Gladfelter, Tina O. Outlaw, James L. Copeland, Rhonda K. Schulz, Daniel K. Boche, Jeff W. Peterson
  • Method for the oxidative cleaning of food processing equipment
    Patent number: 7507697
    Abstract: A method for cleaning the surfaces of food processing equipment that are heavily soiled with food processing byproducts, such as grease, starch and proteinaceous materials. The cleaning method consists of applying two separate aqueous cleaning solutions that are mixed together. One solution contains an aqueous oxidizing agent and the other solution contains a source of aqueous hydroxide ions. Both solutions are mixed together immediately prior to being applied to the soiled surfaces. The combined formulation utilizes the weak Bronsted acidity of the oxidizing agents in interaction with the hydroxide ions to generate perhydroxyl ions and other active oxygen species, which are significantly more effective at cleaning heavily soiled food processing equipment than each cleaning solution alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Rochester Midland Corporation
    Inventors: Joel Terry Shertok, Jack David Fox
  • Delivery Cartridge
    Publication number: 20090075855
    Abstract: A dishwasher detergent delivery cartridge comprises a plurality of unit dose elements of a dishwasher detergent composition, the composition being a substantially coherent mass and comprising at least 20 wt % of methyl glycine diacetic acid and/or a salt thereof and/or of glutamic diacetic acid and/or a salt thereof. Such compositions have been found to have excellent stability and/or performance in multi-dose applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: RECKITT BENCKISER N.V.
    Inventors: Karl-Ludwig Gibis, Chris Efstathios Housmekerides
  • Detergent or cleaning agent
    Patent number: 7491686
    Abstract: Triphasic or multiphasic dosage units for washing or cleaning compositions, comprising at least two washing or cleaning composition shaped bodies, each of which has at least one filled cavity, characterized in that the shaped bodies are adhesively bonded to one another such that the dosage unit has at least two differently filled cavities on its surface, are suitable for the combined formulation of solid and liquid or free-flowing washing or cleaning compositions in one dosage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Wolfgang Barthel, Arno Düffels, Salvatore Fileccia, Ulf Arno Timmann
  • Method for the production of a solid fragrance concentrate
    Patent number: 7485610
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of a solid fragrance concentrate, by absorption of a liquid fragrance or fragrance mixture in a solid or solid mixture, using one or several surfactants and/or co-surfactants, solid at normal temperatures as solid or solid mixture, whereby the liquid fragrance or fragrance mixture is dissolved in the above at a temperature above the solidification temperature of the solid or solid mixture and the solution subsequently solidified by cooling. The solid or solid mixture comprises fatty alcohol(s) or a mixture of fatty alcohol(s) and fatty acid(s) and/or fatty alcohol ethoxylate and/or polyethylene glycol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Bell Flavors & Fragrances Duft und Aroma GmbH
    Inventors: Raymond Heinz, Hans-Jürgen Huppert, Katharina Girke
  • PROCESS FOR MAKING A TABLET
    Publication number: 20090018043
    Abstract: A process for making a tablet having at least three layers, the process comprises: a) addition of a first composition into a mould of a tabletting press; b) addition of a second composition into the mould of the tabletting press; c) compression of the first two compositions with a piston, said piston having a projection on its compressing surface; d) addition of a third composition into the mould of the tabletting press; e) compression of the third composition with the piston, and f) optionally adding a further composition into the recess of the tablet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Petra Beckers, Reinhard Steiger, Ralf Wiedemann
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A MULTI-PHASE DETERGENT TABLET
    Publication number: 20090018042
    Abstract: A process for the manufacture of a detergent tablet comprises filling a recess in a first pre-formed body with a gel; adding a second body to the gel; and allowing/causing the gel to solidify.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: RECKITT BENCKISER N.V.
    Inventor: Ralf Wiedemann
  • DOSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090004234
    Abstract: A dosing device for dosing active substances in washing or cleaning processes, encompassing a container and a) a first active substance composition, present in said container, that contains at least one carrier material and at least one active substance; and b) a second active substance composition, present in said container, that likewise contains at least one carrier material and at least one active substance, but differs in terms of at least one of its ingredients from the first active substance composition, wherein the carrier material in at least one active substance composition is water-insoluble, is suitable for the release of different active substances and is notable for an improved release profile as compared with conventional dosing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Arnd KESSLER, Ingo HARDACKER, Federica BERARDO
  • Mixed Powder or Mixed Granule Based on Glutamic Acid-N, N-Diacetic Acid and Salts Thereof
    Publication number: 20080300159
    Abstract: A mixed powder or mixed granule comprising at least 80% by weight of a mixture of (a) from 5 to 95% by weight of at least one glutamic acid-N,N-diacetic acid derivative of the general formula (I) MOOC—(CH2)2C(COOM)-N(CH2COOM)2 ??(I) where M is hydrogen, ammonium, alkali metal, (b) from 5 to 95% by weight of at least one polyethylene glycol or of at least one nonionic surfactant or of a mixture thereof or of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinylpyrrolidones (PVP), polyalkylene glycols and derivatives thereof, processes for producing these mixed powders or mixed granules, the use of these mixed powders or mixed granules, and a solid laundry detergent and a solid dishwasher detergent comprising the inventive mixed powder or mixed granule are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Tanja Seebeck, Lars Kissau
  • Automatic dishwashing detergent comprised of ethylene oxide adduct and without phosphates
    Patent number: 7459420
    Abstract: The invention is an automatic dishwashing detergent composition, comprising an alkylene oxide, and being devoid of phosphates. Preferably, the alkylene oxide is an ethylene oxide. It is also preferable that the automatic dishwashing detergent be devoid of caustic soda and bleach. The detergent composition may be made from a component having between 20 and 60 moles of the ethylene oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Inventor: E. Van Vlahakis
  • Warewashing composition comprising zinc and aluminum ions for use in automatic dishwashing machines
    Patent number: 7452853
    Abstract: A warewashing detergent composition is provided according to the invention. The warewashing detergent composition includes a cleaning agent, an alkaline source, and a corrosion inhibitor. The cleaning agent comprises a detersive amount of a surfactant. The alkaline source is provided in an amount effective to provide a use composition having a pH of at least about 8. The corrosion inhibitor includes a source of aluminum ion and a source of zinc ion. The relative amounts of the source of zinc ion and the source of aluminum ion can be controlled to reduce visible filming when the warewashing detergent composition is used in the presence of hard water. Methods for using and manufacturing a warewashing detergent composition are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Kim R. Smith, Keith E. Olson, Howie Kestell, Michael J. Bartelme, Steven E. Lentsch, Victor F. Man, Burton M. Baum, Terence P. Everson
  • BIO-FRIENDLY AUTOMATIC DISH WASHING TABLETS PROCESSES AND ALL NATURAL PRODUCTS THEREBY
    Publication number: 20080274931
    Abstract: An improved process for manufacturing an all natural dish washing tablet having an inherent rinsing agent incorporated in the same and comprises, in combination, pre-blending sodium bicarbonate, combining the resultant blend with a plurality of granulated ingredients, adding an aliquot of liquid oil materials, including a warmed Glycerol Oleate component to create a master blend, and finishing the tablet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: VERIPAK, INC.
    Inventor: John Pham
  • Detergent products, methods and manufacture
    Patent number: 7439215
    Abstract: A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tanguy Marie Louis Alexandre Catlin, Rachid Ben Moussa, Timothy Bernard William Kroese, Charles Rupert Gillham, James Iain Kinloch, David John Smith, Alison Lesley Main, Helen Varley
  • Detergent Printed Film
    Publication number: 20080242572
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a water-soluble detergent printed film comprising a film support and at least one print, being printed thereon and/or therein said film, said film is a water-soluble detergent adapted for effective cleansing of various human body and goods cleaning. The present invention also discloses a method of producing a water-soluble detergent printed film, comprising forming a detergent film; and, printing the same with at least one print.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Samuel Icht, Sharon Maayan
  • Binding agent for solidification matrix
    Patent number: 7423005
    Abstract: Material, composition, and manufacturing method alternatives for a solidification matrix that may be used, for example, in solid cleaning compositions, or other technologies. In at least some embodiments, the solidification matrix includes a binding agent that is formed by the use of hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA), or a derivative thereof, and water to produce a solid binding agent. In some embodiments, the HEDTA and water combines and can solidify to act as a binder material or binding agent dispersed throughout a solid composition that may contain other functional ingredients that provide the desired properties and/or functionality to the solid composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Roger L. Stolte, Michael E. Besse, Terry J. Klos, Kevin R. Bradt, Michael P. Dziuk
  • Hollow body with a compartment, containing a portion of a washing, cleaning or rinsing agent
    Patent number: 7417019
    Abstract: Detergent portions containing at least one detersive formulation wholly or partly contained in a dimensionally stable hollow body having an enclosure that wholly or partly surrounds the detersive formulation, the enclosure being formed of an uncompressed material that can disintegrate under laundering, cleaning, or washing conditions and that gives the hollow body dimensional stability, and optionally, the dimensionally stable hollow body having one or more means forming one or more compartments therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Henriette Weber, Sandra Hoffmann, Wilfried Raehse, Dieter Jung, Frank Meier, Christian Block, Rolf Bayersdoerfer, Markus Semrau, Karl-Martin Faeser, Paul Birnbrich, Dieter Nickel
  • Calcium hypochlorite/scale inhibitor/residue disperser triblend
    Patent number: 7410938
    Abstract: A solid calcium hypochlorite composition comprising a mixture of: solid calcium hypochlorite; a scale-inhibiting effective amount of a primarily scale-inhibiting alkali metal phosphate; and an effective residue-dispersing amount of primarily residue-dispersing alkali metal phosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Arch Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventor: James P. Brennan
  • COGRANULE FOR USE IN SOLID DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20080188390
    Abstract: The invention refers to a solid compact cogranule suitable for use in solid detergent compositions and especially in tablet applications. These cogranules have a granule size from 300 ?m to 1400 ?m and a bulk density of at least 750 kg/m3, and they comprise alkali metal silicate, carbonate, citrate, and less than 25% water by weight of the cogranule. A method for producing the granule is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Frank Schinkel, Cecilia Johansson, Ajse Sandqvist
  • Water-soluble detergent pouch
    Publication number: 20080146481
    Abstract: A packet made from a film-forming composition made from a mixture of PVOH, chitosan, and an alkali metal or ammonium bisulfite or metabisulfite where the packet contains a cleaning active is discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Solomon Eli Brown, Andrew P. Verrall, Robert Aaron Schroer, Frank William Denome, Katherine Helen Combs, Larry Eugene Miller, Anju Deepali Massey Brooker
  • Rinse agent composition and method for rinsing a substrate surface
    Patent number: 7341982
    Abstract: A rinse agent composition is provided. The rinse agent composition includes a sheeting agent for promoting draining of sheets of water from a surface, and a humectant. The humectant is a component which retains at least 5 wt. % water when the humectant has been contained at an equilibrium of 50% relative humidity and room temperature. The sheeting agent and humectant are preferably provided at a ratio of between about 5:1 and about 1:3. A method for rinsing a substrate surface in the presence of high solids containing water is provided. High solids containing water is generally considered to be water having a total dissolved solids content in excess of 200 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Lentsch, Victor F. Man, Yvonne M. Killeen
  • Binding agent for solid block functional material
    Patent number: 7341987
    Abstract: A solid functional material comprises a functional agent such as a cleaning composition, a sanitizing agent, where a rinse agent, etc. in a solid block format. The solid block is formed by a binding agent that forms the active ingredients into a solid block. The binding agent comprises a phosphonate or amino acetate sequestrant, a carbonate salt and water in an E-Form hydrate. These materials at a specific mole ratio form a novel binding agent that can form functional materials into a solid matrix form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: G. Jason Wei, Steven E. Lentsch, Keith E. Olson, Victor F. Man
  • Household cleaning composition in self-sustaining body form and essentially free of zeolite and clay
    Patent number: 7326674
    Abstract: New cleaning compositions and methods of forming and using those compositions are provided. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions are in tablet form, with the tablets being dissolvable in water at the point-of-use for ease of storing and shipping. The compositions comprise sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, an alkali metal alkylbenzene sulfonate, an ingredient selected from the group consisting of a trialkyl glycol monoalkyl ether, limonene, and mixtures thereof, and other ingredients depending upon the embodiment. The diluted cleaner has a very low impact on the environment due to the low levels of surfactants in the diluted solution. Furthermore, the cleaning solution performs well on protein stains due to the production of CO2 and the presence of sodium perborate. The inventive composition can be used on a wide range of substrates, from hard surfaces to fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Kegel, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Sheirs, Brandy Padilla, Donald Wall
  • Pressurized water-soluble pouch
    Patent number: 7325688
    Abstract: A pressurized pouch is made of a water-soluble material, preferably PVA film, to hold a concentrated product for later mixing in a bottle to provide a water solution. Because of the interior pressure, the water-soluble pouch retains a semi-rigid resilient shape that greatly facilitates its introduction through the neck of the bottle. The pressurized pouch can be made by either VFFS or HFFS machines wherein a puff of air is added prior to sealing. Alternatively, the pouch is made by filling it in a pressurized chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Gowan Milling Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michael J. Tessmer, Robert D. Christiansen
  • Method of preparing multiphase laundry detergent and cleaning product shaped bodies having noncompressed parts
    Patent number: 7300911
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of laundry detergent or cleaning product shaped bodies comprises preparing a first noncompressed part (a) which comprises an active substance, preparing a second noncompressed part (b) which comprises an active substance, connecting the two shaped body parts (a) and (b) by joining or intermeshing them to form the shaped body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Matthias Sunder, Rolf Bayersdoerfer, Bernd Richter, Hans-Friedrich Kruse, Markus Semrau, Thomas Holderbaum
  • Controlled production and release of oxygen activated biocide into holding tanks for RV's, boats and the like
    Patent number: 7291276
    Abstract: Waste in a black or gray water holding tank is treated by an oxygen activated biocide by the addition of tetra acetyl ethylene diamine (TAED) and a peroxygen compound. Hydrogen peroxide and/or peracetic acid are released over a period of time and thus maintained in the wastewater solution. Peracetic acid under controlled release conditions dissipates prior to the wastewater being deposited in a wastewater treatment plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Winston Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Neal Zahn
  • Cleaning composition
    Patent number: 7282472
    Abstract: An automatic dishwashing composition in unit dose form for delivery into the main-wash cycle of an automatic dishwashing machine, the composition comprising a phosphate or non-phosphate detergency builder and a sulfonated anti-scaling polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Neha Kapur, Anju Deepali Massey Brooker, James Iain Kinloch, Alison Lesley Main
  • Glassware corrosion inhibitor
    Patent number: 7276470
    Abstract: Article for use in a dishwashing machine, which comprises a water-soluble glass or ceramic composition effective to reduce corrosion of glassware and at least one surfactant containing composition, wherein the amount of the glass or ceramic composition is within the range of 5 to 95 wt. % and the amount of the surfactant is in the range of 5 to 95 wt. %, both percentages based on the weight of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser N.V.
    Inventor: Karlheinz Ulrich Gerhard Hahn
  • Washing or cleaning agent shaped bodies
    Patent number: 7256168
    Abstract: A detergent tablet having at least one phase in the form of a solid foam having gas-filled cells delimited by solid partitions, and the tablet or the at least one phase comprises 40% to 90% by weight of one or more water-soluble polymers. A process for the production of detergent tablets by foaming a solution, melt, emulsion, or suspension comprising at least one active ingredient with a gaseous medium, and solidifying the resulting foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
    Inventors: Wilfried Raehse, Rolf Bayersdoerfer, Paul Birnbrich, Markus Semrau
  • Process of removing stains
    Patent number: 7255112
    Abstract: A process for removing colored stains from hydrophobic surfaces characterized in that the process involves the use of a formulation which comprises a salt of sulphophenyl alkyl carbonate is described. Also a process of removing color stains from a plastics material, characterized in that the stained plastics material is treated in a dishwashing machine with a formulation comprising a salt of sulphophenyl alkyl carbonate is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser N.V.
    Inventors: Laurence Geret, Gunnar Noeding
  • Laundry or dishwasher detergent tablet having at least one cavity
    Patent number: 7205266
    Abstract: Laundry or dishwasher detergent tablets comprise at least one cavity, nonionic surfactants in the range from 5 to 25% by weight, based on the tablet and 0.1% to 70% by weight of sulfonated copolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Henkel KGaA
    Inventors: Thomas Holderbaum, Bernd Richter, Christian Nitsch, Rolf Bayersdoerfer
  • Detergent tablets
    Patent number: 7199096
    Abstract: Detergent tablets are disclosed, which are characterized by containing surfactant granules, obtained by granulating and compacting anionic and/or non-ionic surfactants in the presence of dispersing agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Manfred Weuthen
  • Warewashing composition for use in automatic dishwashing machines, comprising a zinc ion and aluminum ion corrosion inhibitor
    Patent number: 7196044
    Abstract: A warewashing detergent composition is provided according to the invention. The warewashing detergent composition includes a cleaning agent, an alkaline source, and a corrosion inhibitor. The cleaning agent comprises a detersive amount of a surfactant. The alkaline source is provided in an amount effective to provide a use composition having a pH of at least about 8. The corrosion inhibitor includes a source of aluminum ion and a source of zinc ion. The relative amounts of the source of zinc ion and the source of aluminum ion can be controlled to reduce visible filming when the warewashing detergent composition is used in the presence of hard water. Methods for using and manufacturing a warewashing detergent composition are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Ecolab, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim R. Smith, Keith E. Olson, Howie Kestell, Michael J. Bartelme, Steven E. Lentsch, Victor F. Man, Burton M. Baum, Terence P. Everson
  • Warewashing composition comprising a corrosion inhibitor with Al and Zn ions
    Patent number: 7196045
    Abstract: A warewashing detergent composition is provided according to the invention. The warewashing detergent composition includes a cleaning agent, an alkaline source, and a corrosion inhibitor. The cleaning agent comprises a detersive amount of a surfactant. The alkaline source is provided in an amount effective to provide a use solution having a pH of at least about 8. The corrosion inhibitor includes a source of aluminum ion and a source of zinc ion. Methods for using and manufacturing a warewashing detergent composition are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Lentsch, Michael J. Bartelme, Victor F. Man, Burton M. Baum, Terence P. Everson
  • Nonaqueous 3 in 1 dishwasher products
    Patent number: 7192911
    Abstract: A machine dishwasher product comprising: a) 1 to 60% by weight of nonaqueous solvent(s), b) 0.1 to 70% by weight of copolymers of i) unsaturated carboxylic acids ii) monomers containing sulfonic acid groups iii) optionally further ionic or nonionogenic monomers c) 5 to 30% by weight of nonionic surfactant(s). Also, the machine dishwasher product, packaged in portions in a water-soluble enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Henkel KGaA
    Inventors: Matthias Sunder, Rolf Bayersdoerfer, Christian Nitsch, Bernd Richter, Arnd Kessler, Michael Dreja, Sven Mueller
  • Tenside granules with improved disintegration rate
    Patent number: 7186678
    Abstract: A process for making a surfactant composition having an improved dissolution rate in cold water involving: (a) providing a hydroxy mixed ether surfactant; (b) providing a disintegrator component; and (c) granulating and compacting the hydroxy mixed ether surfactant in the presence of the disintegrator component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Weuthen, Ditmar Kischkel, Michael Elsner
  • Ceramic dishwashing composition for inhibiting corrosion of glassware
    Patent number: 7179776
    Abstract: A ceramic composition is provided to protect glassware from corrosion in a dishwasher. The ceramic composition contains at least one compound which releases an active agent during washing and/or rinsing cycles of a dishwasher to protect glassware from corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser, N.V.
    Inventor: Karlheinz Ulrich Gerhard Hahn
  • Detergent tablet
    Patent number: 7153817
    Abstract: A machine cleaner tablet comprising from about 10 to about 75% of a limescale remover acid, from about 1 to about 20% of low foaming non-ionic surfactant, from about 0.5 to about 5% of a detergency enzyme and wherein the tablet has a pH measured as a 1% solution in distilled water at 20° C. in the range from about 1 to about 5. The tablet is used for cleaning the interior of automatic dishwashers, food processing machines and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Christopher James Binder
  • Multi-phase laundry tablets and methods for producing them
    Patent number: 7144851
    Abstract: A multi-phase detergent tablet comprising: a) a first phase having a planar upper surface, and b) a second phase adhered to and partially covering the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser N.V.
    Inventors: Mike Kosub, Roberto Casonati
  • Tablet coating
    Patent number: 7138139
    Abstract: The present invention relates to water soluble tablet coatings prepared from water soluble, partially and completely neutralized acrylic polymers and at least one film modifying agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Francois Gauthier, Yves Duccini, Paul Francis Reeve, Johan Tatin
  • Warewashing composition for use in automatic dishwashing machines, comprising a mixture of aluminum and zinc ions
    Patent number: 7135448
    Abstract: A warewashing detergent composition is provided according to the invention. The warewashing detergent composition includes a cleaning agent, an alkaline source, and a corrosion inhibitor. The cleaning agent comprises a detersive amount of a surfactant. The alkaline source is provided in an amount effective to provide a use solution having a pH of at least about 8. The corrosion inhibitor includes a source of aluminum ion and a source of zinc ion. Methods for using and manufacturing a warewashing detergent composition are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Lentsch, Michael J. Bartelme, Victor F. Man, Burton M. Baum, Terence P. Everson
  • Detergent products, methods and manufacture
    Patent number: 7125828
    Abstract: A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tanguy Marie Louis Alexandre Catlin, Rachid Ben Moussa, Timothy Bernard William Kroese, Charles Rupert Gillham, James Iain Kinloch, David John Smith, Alison Lesley Main, Helen Varley
  • Stable solid block detergent composition
    Patent number: 7094746
    Abstract: The dimensionally stable alkaline solid block warewashing detergent uses an E-form binder forming a solid comprising a sodium carbonate source of alkalinity, a sequestrant, a surfactant package and other optional material. The solid block is dimensionally stable and highly effective in removing soil from the surfaces of dishware in the institutional and industrial environment. The E-form hydrate comprises an organic phosphonate and a hydrated carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Lentsch, Keith E. Olson, G. Jason Wei