Packaged Or Gas-propelled Composition Patents (Class 510/406)
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Patent number: 7229956Abstract: Wipes are described, premoistened with an anti-static amphoteric cleaning composition. In tests for residual surface charge wipes of the invention showed remarkable charge dissipation properties. Also described are packaged products containing such wipes, use of such wipes in cleaning a surface and the manufacture of such wipes and packaged products.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2001Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (UK) LimitedInventors: David Bedford, Julie Brennan
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Patent number: 7229952Abstract: An additive package for removing oil from solid material recovered from a well bore, e.g., drill cuttings and produced sand, is provided. The additive package includes an aqueous acidic solution containing a polymer substituted with an amino group, a halogenating agent, and optionally one or more surfactants. The polymer substituted with an amino group is preferably chitosan, and the halogenating agent is preferably a sodium hypochlorite solution. A product of the reaction of the polymer and the halogenating agent, in conjunction with the surfactant when present, is capable of causing the separation of at least a portion of the oil from the solid material.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2004Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: B. Raghava Reddy, Sears T. Dealy, Ian D. Robb
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Patent number: 7166566Abstract: The present invention relates to a kit comprising at least a first and a second water-soluble or water-dispersible pouch containing at least a first and a second composition, each composition comprising at least one different ingredient.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2002Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Raphael Louis Mangin, Tom Jozef Pieter Goderis
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Patent number: 7144847Abstract: A detergent for removing deposits on a mold for use in molding a thermoplastic resin, comprising limonene and ethanol is disclosed. Provided, is a detergent for removing mold deposits, said detergent being capable of easily removing deposits (the so-called mold deposits) and anticorrosive agents, releasing agents, lubricants and the like from the surface of a mold in the process of molding the thermoplastic resin. Furthermore, the detergent is preferable from the viewpoint of the work environment, and said detergent can be apply to a wide range of thermoplastic resins.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2001Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals CorporationInventors: Mikihiko Itoh, Kazuyuki Hamada
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Patent number: 7135446Abstract: A system for cleaning acid rain marks from automobile glass includes powdered kaolin clay in a spray can. The automobile glass is preferably cleaned with this system, then a system for more effectively delivering Fibershield 218 and like protectants to glass is used to add a protectant to the windshield.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2003Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Diamondite, L.L.C.Inventors: Bryan Schouest, Harrison M. Weber
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Patent number: 7131468Abstract: A method for creating a ready-to-use product from a concentrated form comprises providing a source of locally supplied diluent to a dispenser having a fill station, providing a container of first concentrate at a remote site, providing a first product container, identifying the container by the dispenser, placing indicia with the fill date on the first product container and filling the container with the diluent and the concentrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2003Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: Ecolab Inc.Inventors: Allan L. Schuman, Tina O. Outlaw, Keith E. Olson, James E. Skavnak
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Patent number: 7105478Abstract: A water-soluble container containing a composition, the container comprising a member having at least two openings positioned on different sides of the member, each opening being closed by a film.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2002Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (UK) LimitedInventors: Marcus Guzmann, Geoffrey Robert Hammond
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Patent number: 7074264Abstract: A foaming composition to temporarily mark and delimit regulation distances on courts and fields of sports that is suitable for use in sport matches and competitions and a process for using it in which it is required to momentarily delimit distances by means of a quick application without any injuries to the place where the competition is occurring, ensuring compliment with the rules and conditions of the matches, and avoiding any doubts or discussions related to the placing of the competitors concerning the minimal distances to be respected.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: Spuni Comércio de Produtos Esportivos E Marketing Ltda.Inventor: Heine Allemagne Vilarinho Dias
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Patent number: 7074748Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid composition comprising a transparent or translucent liquid medium and solid particles contained within the liquid medium wherein the liquid medium comprises less than 10% by weight of water and the composition is contained within a pouch made from a transparent or translucent water-soluble material, so that the individual solid particles are visible from outside the pouch. Preferably the solid particles have a mean geometric diameter of between 0.5 mm and 12 mm.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2003Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Vincent John Becks, Eugene Steven Sadlowski
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Patent number: 7041630Abstract: The present invention relates to fabric care methods for restoring and/or rejuvenating color of worn, faded fabric, by applying to said fabric a fabric color care composition which comprises: water soluble and/or water dispersible polymers; surfactant capable of forming a bilayer structure; and mixtures thereof. Optionally, the composition can contain other ingredients to provide additionally fabric care benefits, and/or to improve performance and formulatability. The composition is preferably applied as small particle size droplets, especially from spray container which preferably are in association with a set of instructions for use.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1999Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Toan Trinh, Mary Vijayarani Barnabas, John William Smith, Helen Bernado Tordil
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Patent number: 7012056Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous effervescent liquid cleaning composition which upon contact with water provides effervescent action, and which comprises at least 5% wt of a surfactant and a dissolved gas in a sufficient amount to provide the effervescent action, said gas having a higher solubility in an aqueous surfactant-containing composition than in water. It has been found that this composition is easy to produce at affordable cost and gives consumer perceivable benefits.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2004Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USAInventor: Neeraj Gupta
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Patent number: 7005410Abstract: The present invention relates to fabric care methods for restoring and/or rejuvenating color of worn, faded fabric, by applying to said fabric a fabric color care composition which comprises: water soluble and/or water dispersible polymers; surfactant capable of forming a bilayer structure; and mixtures thereof. Optionally, the composition can contain other ingredients to provide additionally fabric care benefits, and/or to improve performance and formulatability. The composition is preferably applied as small particle size droplets, especially from spray container that preferably are in association with a set of instructions for use.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2004Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Toan Trinh, Mary Vijayarani Barnabas, Eugene Paul Gosselink, John William Smith, Helen Bernardo Tordil, Robb Richard Gardner, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer
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Patent number: 6995125Abstract: Compositions in a water-soluble pouch containing at least two compartments, each compartment containing a different component of the composition, where a first compartment contains a first component which contains a liquid matrix and a source of peracid.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2000Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Bruno Matthieu Dasque, Nicola Ethel Davidson, Francesco de Buzzaccarini, James Charles Theophile Roger Burckett-St Laurent, Valerio Del Duca, Frank William DeNome
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Patent number: 6982245Abstract: The invention relates to portioned cleaning shaped bodies which are comprised of solid cleaning agent and of a water-soluble coating and which are used for producing liquid cleaning agent concentrates. The invention also relates to the use of the cleaning shaped bodies in the area of building cleaning or industrial cleaning services or in the area of household cleaning.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2000Date of Patent: January 3, 2006Assignee: Ecolab GmbH & Co. OHGInventors: Heiko Faubel, Francois Prebin, Gerd Rupietta, Karl-Heinz Rogmann, Heiko Hiltner, Barbara Zupp
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Patent number: 6924258Abstract: Water-soluble pouches comprise water-soluble films coated by a zeolite powder having a specific oil absorption of 0.4 ml/m2 or more. Processes for producing such pouches use a zeolite powder having a specific oil absorption of 0.4 ml/m2 or more for coating the water-soluble pouch.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2002Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Gwenael Delamarche, David Ingram, Gisbert Spieles
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Patent number: 6916774Abstract: The present invention relates to fabric care methods for restoring and/or rejuvenating color of worn, faded fabric, by applying to said fabric a fabric color care composition which comprises: water soluble and/or water dispersible polymers; surfactant capable of forming a bilayer structure; and mixtures thereof. Optionally, the composition can contain other ingredients to provide additionally fabric care benefits, and/or to improve performance and formulatability. The composition is preferably applied as small particle size droplets, especially from spray container which preferably are in association with a set of instructions for use.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2004Date of Patent: July 12, 2005Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Toan Trinh, Mary Vijayarani Barnabas, John William Smith, Helen Bernado Tordil
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Patent number: 6881713Abstract: A multi-compartment pouch made from a water-soluble film and having at least two compartments, where the multi-compartment pouch comprises a composition comprising a solid component and a liquid component, wherein at least one compartment comprises a solid component and at least one compartment comprises a liquid component.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2002Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Nigel Patrick Sommerville-Roberts, Bruno Matthieu Dasque, Thomas John Pounds
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Patent number: 6878679Abstract: A multi-compartment pouch made from a water-soluble film and having at least two compartments, where the multi-compartment pouch comprises a composition comprising a solid component and a liquid component, wherein one compartment comprises the solid component and another compartment comprises the liquid component.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2002Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Nigel Patrick Sommerville-Roberts, Bruno Matthieu Dasque, Thomas John Pounds
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Publication number: 20040191854Abstract: A method for treating a biological sample with a Papanicolaou staining process is provided. The method comprises incorporating a detergent treatment into the staining process at any of various steps. The method has been found to advantageously reduce the number of artifacts produced during Papanicolaou staining. Also provided is a sample stained by such a process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2003Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicant: Cytyc CorporationInventors: Daniel Lapen, Norman Soule, Somthouck Lim
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Patent number: 6790819Abstract: The present invention relates to fabric care methods for restoring and/or rejuvenating color of worn, faded fabric, by applying to said fabric a fabric color care composition which comprises: water soluble and/or water dispersible polymers; surfactant capable of forming a bilayer structure; and mixtures thereof. Optionally, the composition can contain other ingredients to provide additionally fabric care benefits, and/or to improve performance and formulability. The composition is preferably applied as small particle size droplets, especially from spray container that preferably are in association with a set of instructions for use.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2001Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Toan Trinh, Mary Vijayarani Barnabas, Eugene Paul Gosselink, John William Smith, Helen Bernardo Tordil, Robb Richard Gardner, Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer
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Patent number: 6784150Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane and water, said compositions are environmentally desirable for use as blowing agents for polymer foam, refrigerants, aerosol propellants, metered dose inhalers, heat transfer media, and gaseous dielectrics.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2002Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Mary C. Bogdan, Hang T. Pham, David J. Williams, Leslie Bement, Ronald Riegel, Rajiv R. Singh, Kane D. Cook, Gary M. Knopeck
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Patent number: 6727215Abstract: The present invention relates to an article comprising a first pouch made of a water-reactive material, which comprises a) a first solid or liquid composition; and b) a second pouch made of a water-reactive material, comprising in its interior a second solid or liquid composition. Also provided are processes for making such article. Alternatively, the second pouch is preferably joined to the first pouch side-by-side. Preferred articles comprise fabric cleaning compositions for laundry, dish washing or hard surface cleaning or fabric care compositions.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2001Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Nigel Patrick Somerville Roberts, Derek Dasong Liu, James Song, Xiao Liang Tan
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Patent number: 6689730Abstract: A garment stain removal product and process is disclosed. The product includes a liquid cleaning composition which contains water, an organic solvent and a surfactant, an absorbent stain receiver, and a sonic or ultrasonic wave generating source for imparting sonic or ultrasonic waves onto stains on textiles. The sonic or ultrasonic wave source is, for example, a hand-held, pen-shaped device with a directed point to focus the sonic or ultrasonic waves at the stain to be removed.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2002Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Thomas Charles Hortel, Nagabhusan Senapati
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Patent number: 6683044Abstract: Animal attractant bubbles are formed utilizing a bubble forming solution which includes a sufficient amount of a surface active agent to form the bubbles and a sufficient amount of a animal attractant agent, such as natural or artificial female animal estrous, to provide the attractant characteristic of the bubbles. The animal attractant agent may be natural or synthetic extracts, oils, olifactory agents, perfumes, and fragrances of plants.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2000Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Inventor: Gerald V. Arienzo
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Patent number: 6662813Abstract: Acidic and basic cleaning compositions using toxicologically-acceptable ingredients for cleaning fruits and vegetables are provided. Clear liquid formulations comprising oleate, alcohol ethoxylates and buffers are sprayed onto apples, lettuce and the like to remove soil and unwanted deposits.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1996Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Bruce Prentiss Murch, Brian Joseph Roselle, Kyle David Jones
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Patent number: 6638900Abstract: A composition is provided comprising three liquids which are separately maintained prior to forming an admixture during delivery to a surface to be treated, whereupon the admixture generates a heated foam sufficient for cleaning efficacy and stability. A first liquid preferably includes a hypohalite, or a hypohalite generating agent, a second liquid preferably includes a peroxygen agent and a third liquid includes a reducing agent, such as a thiosulfate. The first liquid is thickened to a specified rheology, resulting in the generation of a highly effective foam. As the liquids are initially separated, they can be maintained in an environment free of reactants and otherwise conducive to their activity and stability up to the time of use. When the liquids are allowed to mix, for example, by simultaneously pouring into a drain, the hypohalite and peroxygen react to liberate oxygen gas, while the hypohalite and thiosulfate react to generate heat.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2001Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Inderjeet K. Ajmani, Jessica Y. Chung
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Patent number: 6632783Abstract: A package with a label, wherein the material of which the label, label adhesive and/or top coating is made comprises UV absorbers to protect the product's colorant dye and other organic compounds. The package may contain translucent or transparent consumer product, such as an aqueous heavy duty liquid having colorant dye. The package may itself be transparent or translucent.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2000Date of Patent: October 14, 2003Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, a division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Edward John Giblin, Myongsuk Bae-Lee, Barbara Helen Bory, Feng-Lung Gordon Hsu, Daniel Joseph Kuzmenka, Dennis Stephen Murphy, Kristina Marie Neuser
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Patent number: 6630437Abstract: A translucent or transparent aqueous heavy duty liquid in a clear bottle comprising colorant dye and fluorescent dye and/or UV absorber to protect said colorant dye.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1998Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA , division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Stephen Murphy, Kristina Marie Neuser, Myongsuk Bae-Lee, Feng-Lung Gordon Hsu, Daniel Joseph Kuzmenka, Barbara Bory
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Patent number: 6627585Abstract: A mousse-forming cleansing shampoo composition having improved conditioning performance comprising: (A) a foamable concentrate comprising: (i) at least one surfactant; (ii) dispersed particles of a water-insoluble conditioning agent having a particle size of 1 micron or greater; (iii) an aqueous carrier; and (B) an aerosol propellant.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2000Date of Patent: September 30, 2003Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.Inventor: David Charles Steer
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Publication number: 20030171239Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating a surface of a substrate by foam technology that includes at least one treatment chemical. The invention more particularly relates to the removal of undesired matter from the surface of substrates with small features, where such undesired matter may comprise organic and inorganic compounds such as particles, films from photoresist material, and traces of any other impurities such as metals deposited during planarization or etching. A method according to the present invention for treating a surface of a substrate comprises generating a foam from a liquid composition, wherein the liquid composition comprises a gas; a surfactant; and at least one component selected from the group consisting of a fluoride, a hydroxylamine, an amine and periodic acid; contacting the foam with the surface of a substrate; and, removing the undesired matter from the surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2002Publication date: September 11, 2003Inventors: Bakul P. Patel, Mihaela Anca-Mac Cernat, Robert J. Small
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Patent number: 6589294Abstract: A stain removal product and process is disclosed. The product includes a liquid cleaning composition which contains water, an organic solvent and a surfactant, an absorbent stain receiver, and a sonic or ultrasonic wave generating source for imparting sonic or ultrasonic waves onto stains on textiles. The sonic or ultrasonic wave source is, for example, a hand-held, pen-shaped device with a directed point to focus the sonic or ultrasonic waves at the stain to be removed.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2002Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Thomas Charles Hortel, Nagabhusan Senapati
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Patent number: 6583103Abstract: A liquid two part cleaning composition for hard surfaces, and a two chamber bottle for dispensing the cleaner are disclosed. The cleaner includes a first basic liquid and a second acidic liquid. At least one of the liquids includes a surfactant system. At least one of the liquids includes a foam inhibitor. When the first and second liquid are dispensed on a surface, carbon dioxide gas released instantaneously creates a quickly breaking foam on the surface. The bottle has horizontal orientation, of the first and second chamber that assures a user's thumb is on the front wall and a user's fingers are on the rear wall of the bottle when dispensing. The horizontal orientation provides an ergonomically advantageous wide range of motion. The positioning of a user's thumb on the front wall of the bottle allows for design adjustments in the bottle to achieve equal dispensing from both chambers.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2002Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventor: Michael E. Klinkhammer
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Patent number: 6534457Abstract: The invention relates to a plurality of liquid cleansing compositions in lamellar phase which possess a lotion-like appearance conveying signals of enhanced moisturization in one embodiment and are contained in a partitionless container in another embodiment conveying signals of a plurality of compositions. This multiphase composition is stable upon storage and is dispensed as a striped product where typically one stripe has a cleansing function and a second stripe has a moisturization function.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2001Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Unilever Home and Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.Inventor: Shuman Mitra
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Patent number: 6521574Abstract: A copper-based metal polishing solution comprises a water-soluble organic acid capable of reaction with copper to form a copper complex compound which is unlikely to be dissolved in water and has a mechanical strength lower than that of copper. The polishing solution also contains polishing abrasive grains and water. The polishing solution of the particular composition does not dissolve at all copper or a copper alloy when a copper or copper alloy film is immersed in the polishing solution, and permits polishing the copper or copper alloy film at a practical rate in the polishing step.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1999Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hideaki Hirabayashi, Naoaki Sakurai
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Patent number: 6475973Abstract: The present invention relates to a two phase cleaning composition containing a nonionic surfactant, a zwitterionic and/or anionic surfactant, a water insoluble organic compound, perfume, glycol ether and water.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2000Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CorpInventor: Myriam Mondin
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Patent number: 6451065Abstract: Methods of treating an inanimate object or inanimate surface which has malodor impression to reduce the malodor impression comprise the step of contacting the inanimate object or inanimate surface with an effective amount of a composition for reducing malodor impression comprising: (a) from about 0.1% to about 1%, by weight of the composition, of perfume; (b) from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of metallic salt; (c) optionally, solubilizing aid; and (d) aqueous carrier. The compositions used in the methods are essentially free of any material that would soil or stain fabric. The inanimate surface treated via the present methods is preferably fabric.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2001Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Toan Trinh, Jerome Paul Cappel, Philip Anthony Geis, Judith Ann Hollingshead, Mark Lee McCarty, Susan Schmaedecke Zwerdling
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Publication number: 20020128168Abstract: A packaged aqueous self foaming liquid cleansing composition comprising a base composition comprising a surfactant system comprising an anionic surfactant and an amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactant and a hydrophobic component, and a post foaming agent, wherein the composition is substantially free of soap and thickens on the addition of the post foaming agent to the base composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 1999Publication date: September 12, 2002Inventors: IAN GARDNER LYLE, TOM MATTHEW SALMON, MARGRIT SCHOPPER-MARTENS, ELISABETH WINTEROT
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Patent number: 6440912Abstract: A post-foaming composition in combination with a dispenser adapted to dispense a fine stream of the composition onto skin that foams upon contact. The composition contains a material which is a volatile liquid at atmospheric pressure and between 5%-50% w/w surfactant solids. The composition may be dispensed as a mist, foam, gel or liquid at a rate between 0.5 grams/sec and 10 grams/sec.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1999Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: Givaudan SAInventors: Thomas McGee, Reuven Sarraf, Steven Semoff
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Patent number: 6440923Abstract: A packaged aqueous self foaming liquid cleansing composition comprising a base composition comprising a surfactant system comprising an anionic surfactant and an amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactant and a hydrophobic component, and a post foaming agent, wherein the composition is substantially free of soap and thickens on the addition of the post foaming agent to the base composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1999Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Ian Gardner Lyle, Tom Matthew Salmon, Margrit Schopper-Martens, Elisabeth Winterot
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Publication number: 20020077268Abstract: A method is provided for the production of liquid cleaning agent or detergent compositions which are ready to use and packaged. In rest (quiescent) condition the compositions exist separately in at least two aqueous phases. At least two separate preliminary mixtures are produced, exhibiting non phase separation in a temperature range of about 0° C.-40° C. The preliminary mixtures are mixed together only upon or directly before they are placed in the packaging container.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2001Publication date: June 20, 2002Applicant: Reckitt Benckiser N.V.Inventors: Roger Kaiser, Edgar Endlein, Mike Kosub, Karl-Ludwig Gibis, Alexandra Hary
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Patent number: 6407044Abstract: An aerosol personal cleansing composition comprising from about 85% to about 95% of a neat cleansing lotion comprising from about 0.5% to about 30%, by weight of the neat cleansing lotion, of a lathering surfactant, from about 0.5% to about 40%, by weight of the neat cleansing lotion, of a lipophilic skin moisturizing agent, from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of the neat cleansing lotion, of a stabilizer, and from about 35% to about 90%, by weight of the neat cleansing lotion, of water; and from about 3% to about 15% of a hydrocarbon propellant having a vapor pressure of from about 3 psig to about 15 psig.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1998Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignee: The Proctor & Gamble CompanyInventor: Thomas Jefferson Dixon
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Patent number: 6391061Abstract: A carpet stain removal product and process are disclosed. The product includes a liquid cleaning composition (18) which contains water, an organic solvent and a surfactant, an absorbent stain receiver, and a sonic or ultrasonic wave generating source (10) for imparting sonic or ultrasonic waves onto stains (14) on textiles (16). The sonic or ultrasonic wave source is, for example, a hand-held, pen-shaped device with a directed point to focus the sonic or ultrasonic waves at the stain to be removed.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2000Date of Patent: May 21, 2002Assignee: Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Thomas Charles Hortel, Nagabhusan Senapati
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Patent number: 6380151Abstract: A detergent composition for use with a cleaning pad comprising an effective amount of a superabsorbent material, said pad preferably being part of a cleaning implement comprising a handle and said cleaning pad preferably being removable. The detergent composition contains a limited amount of a detergent surfactant, preferably linear in structure and relatively hydrophilic, the level of hydrophobic materials being kept below about 0.5%, and the pH being maintained above about 9, to allow the superabsorbent material to be readily absorbed by the superabsorbent material. The process of using the detergent composition with such a cleaning pad, and the provision of a kit containing both detergent composition and cleaning pad are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 1999Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Ronald Anthony Masters, Nicola John Policicchio, Alan Edward Sherry
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Patent number: 6376444Abstract: A garment stair removal product and process is disclosed. The product includes a liquid cleaning composition which contains water, an organic solvent and a surfactant, an absorbent stain receiver, and a sonic or ultrasonic wave generating source for imparting sonic or ultrasonic waves onto stains on textiles. The sonic or ultrasonic wave source is, for example, a hand-held, pen-shaped device with a directed point to focus the sonic or ultrasonic waves at the stain to be removed.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2000Date of Patent: April 23, 2002Assignee: Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Thomas Charles Hortel, Nagabhusan Senapati
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Patent number: 6358907Abstract: The present invention is directed to an aerosol formulation comprising (A) a composition comprising (i) from about 20 to about 50% by weight of an aromatic alcohol, such as benzyl alcohol, (ii) from about 5 to about 50% by weight of an accelerator, and (iii) from about 0.5 to about 5.0% by weight of water, based upon 100% weight of total composition; and (B) a propellant. The aerosol formulation is useful for removing paints, coatings, grease, and other residues from various substrates. A method of preparing the aerosol formulation is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2000Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: Napier Environmental Technologies Inc.Inventor: Sergio Vitomir
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Publication number: 20020002123Abstract: A post-foaming composition in combination with a dispenser adapted to dispense a fine stream of the composition onto skin that foams upon contact. The composition contains a material which is a volatile liquid at atmospheric pressure and between 5%-50% w/w surfactant solids. The composition may be dispensed as a mist, foam, gel or liquid at a rate between 0.5 grams/sec and 10 grams/sec.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 1999Publication date: January 3, 2002Inventors: THOMAS MCGEE, REUVEN SARRAF, STEVEN SEMOFF
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Patent number: 6306806Abstract: The invention provides an at least dual compartment container containing at least one surfactant stripe and at least one water-in-oil emulsion stripe. By dispensing a water-in-oil emulsion stripe, greater deposition, particularly deposition of water soluble benefit agent (e.g., glycolic acid) is achieved than believed possible.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2000Date of Patent: October 23, 2001Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, IncInventors: Dale St. Lewis, Helen Elizabeth Knaggs
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Patent number: 6281183Abstract: A process for producing a thermoformed package comprises the steps of placing a first sheet of film over a forming die having at least one cavity, heating the film to mould the film into the at least one cavity thereby forming at least one recess in the film, placing a composition in the at least one formed recess, and sealing a second sheet of film across the at least one formed recess to produce at least one closed package. Once formed, the or each recess is substantially retained in its formed orientation by the application of a vacuum through the or each cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2000Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care, division of Conopco, Inc.Inventor: Richard Harbour
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Patent number: 6273960Abstract: Methods for cleaning soiled contact lenses are disclosed. The methods involve contacting the soiled lens with a cleaning composition comprising carbon dioxide and carbonic acid as cleansing agents. The cleaning compositions do not require abrasive agents such as polymeric beads, nor ocularly irritating agents such as enzymes or surfactants in order to effectively clean proteinaceous and nonproteinaceous deposits from the surface of contact lenses.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2000Date of Patent: August 14, 2001Assignee: Alcon Manufacturing Ltd.Inventors: Rajkumar Bhatia, Alok K. Kulshreshtha, Geoffrey R. Owen, Yusuf Ali
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Patent number: 6258770Abstract: When certain weight ratios of certain flammable additive components (an ether and an epoxyalkane) are blended in n-propyl bromide, the components can actually function as flame retardants or flame suppressants when the resulting cleaning composition is used in aerosol applications. The proportions of the additives used are small; yet suitably effective stabilization against metallic corrosion is achieved even at mildly elevated temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1998Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: Albemarle CorporationInventors: Ronald L. Shubkin, Eric W. Liimatta