Liquid And Solid Phases (e.g., Suspension, Slurry, Etc.) Patents (Class 510/418)
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Publication number: 20130230574Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing perfume-containing microcapsules with a polyurea wall that can be used in home or personal care products, as well as to the microcapsules themselves and consumer products that contain these microcapsules. The process of the invention uses a combination of aromatic and aliphatic polyisocyanates in specific relative concentrations.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2011Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: Firmenich SAInventors: Arnaud Struillou, Nicolas Pichon, Sonia Godefroy, Claudie Bellouard Drevet
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Patent number: 8524260Abstract: The invention consists of a method for manufacturing an aqueous formulation containing at least one oil, and comprising the steps of mixing at least one associative polymer, one oil, and water, encapsulating the oil by increasing the pH to a value greater than 8, potentially precipitating the mixture by reducing the pH to a value less than 6, and potentially isolating the resulting particles by removing the water. The aqueous formulations, as with the aqueous dispersions, and the resulting solid particles constitute other objects of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2008Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Coatex S.A.S.Inventors: Jean Moro, David Platel, Jean-Marc Suau, Olivier Guerret
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Publication number: 20130116161Abstract: A cleaning composition comprises a dispersion. The dispersion includes an acidic aqueous phase and a suspended particle. The particle is coated with an acid stable coating. The particle comprises an admixture of tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED) and decanoyloxybenzenecarboxylic acid (DOBA).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Inventor: Giuseppe Di Bono
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Publication number: 20130095158Abstract: The application describes a process for producing microcapsules which contain a shell made of polyurea and which surround in their interior a water-insoluble oil, where the shell is obtained by the reaction of two structurally different diisocyanates in emulsion form.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: Cognis IP Management GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Denuell, Jutta Hotz
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Patent number: 8367594Abstract: A system, method and an apparatus to remove contaminants from a semiconductor substrate surface includes application of a cleaning material. The cleaning material includes a cleaning solution and a plurality of micron-sized dry polyvinyl particles dispersed in the cleaning solution. The cleaning solution is a single phase polymeric compound that is made of long polymeric chains and exhibits distinct viscoelastic properties. The plurality of micron-sized dry polyvinyl alcohol particles absorb the liquid in the cleaning solution and become uniformly suspended within the cleaning material. The suspended polyvinyl alcohol particles interact with at least some of contaminants on the semiconductor substrate surface to release and remove the contaminants from the substrate surface. The released contaminants are entrapped within the cleaning material and removed with the cleaning material leaving behind a substantially clean substrate surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: LAM Research CorporationInventor: Katrina Mikhaylichenko
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Patent number: 8361946Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preparing an aqueous detergent dispersion comprising mixing at least one silane compound, colloidal silica particles, and a detergent to form an aqueous detergent dispersion comprising silanized colloidal silica particles. The invention also relates to a dispersion obtainable by the method and to the use thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.Inventors: Peter Greenwood, Hans Lagnemo
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Patent number: 8357648Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a pearlescent unitary dose composition comprising a water-soluble film encapsulating a liquid treatment composition suitable for use as a laundry or hard surface cleaning composition having turbidity of greater than 5 and less than 3000 NTU, the composition comprising a pearlescent agent and from 2% to 15% by weight of the composition of water.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2008Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Rajan Keshav Panandiker, Kerry Andrew Vetter, David Scott Dunlop, Karl Ghislain Braeckman
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Patent number: 8322046Abstract: A method of manufacturing heat-sensitive pharmaceutical powder is disclosed. The original pharmaceutical substances are dissolved in a solution or suspended in a suspension, which is sprayed through an atomizing nozzle and frozen in a cold gas phase or liquid nitrogen atomized directly in the spray-freeze chamber or gas jacket at the same time (for cooling purposes). The particles are freeze-dried at roughly atmospheric pressure in a down-stream fluid flow with exit filter thereby to remove moisture entrapped on or inside the frozen particles. The system has applicability for forming other powders.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Inventors: Zhaolin Wang, Warren H. Finlay
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Publication number: 20120225804Abstract: An aqueous composition comprising at least one surfactant; a suspending agent comprising micro fibrous cellulose; 10 to 600 ppm of an alkaline earth metal ion, and water. The composition can be used to structure surfactant systems to suspend material in the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2010Publication date: September 6, 2012Inventors: Robert D'Ambrogio, Joan Ethel Gambogi
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Publication number: 20120208737Abstract: A structured liquid detergent composition in the form of a liquid matrix made up of an external structuring system of a bacterial cellulose network; water; and surfactant system including an anionic surfactant; a nonionic surfactant; a cationic surfactant; an ampholytic surfactant; a zwitterionic surfactant; or mixtures thereof, wherein said liquid matrix has a yield stress of from about 0.003 Pa to about 5.0 Pa at about 25° C. and provides suitable particle suspension capabilities and shear thinning characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventors: Marco Caggioni, Rafael Ortiz, Freddy Arthur Barnabas, Raul Victorino Nunes, Janine A. Flood, Francese Corominas
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Publication number: 20120196786Abstract: A cleaning apparatus comprises a container configured to hold an article to be cleaned, a cleaning solvent dispenser configured to supply a cleaning solvent to the container, an energy generator configured to provide thermal energy to an interior of the container; and a control device in communication with the energy generator and configured to select thermal energy sufficient to sublimate the particles. The cleaning solvent comprises a solvent and nanofabricated particles dispersed therein. The control device controls the energy generator to provide thermal energy to the cleaning solvent in container in which the article is submerged in order to cause sublimation of the particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventor: Takahisa Kusuura
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Publication number: 20120183479Abstract: The invention relates to liquid or gel-like compositions comprising microencapsulated colorant granules consisting of a core (A) and a shell (B), whereby the core (A) has a diameter of between 1 and 1000 micrometer and comprises a) a colorant (I), b) microcrystalline cellulose, c) a polyol; and whereby the shell (B) has a thickness of between 1 to 500 micrometer and comprises d) a polymer selected from the group consisting of polycarboxylic acids, vinyl polymers, styrene- (meth)acrylic copolymers, cellulose and cellulose derivatives.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITEDInventors: Matthias Loeffler, Carsten Cohrs, Angela Lachmann, Harald Oswald, Sambit Roy, Sharmad Chandratre
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Patent number: 8222193Abstract: The present invention relates to hydrogel particles containing bubbles and having a specific gravity of 0.7 to 1.00 and an average particle diameter of 50 to 500 ?m, as well as a process for producing the same. The hydrogel particles may also contain hollow inorganic particles.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2007Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Kimitaka Tanaka, Satoshi Ueno, Koji Mine
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Publication number: 20120121523Abstract: A monomer compound that contains at least one polymerizable functional group per molecule, and at least one bicycloheptyl-, bicycloheptenyl-, or branched (C5-C42)alkyl-polyether radical per molecule, wherein the bicycloheptyl- or bicycloheptenyl-polyether radical may optionally be substituted on one or more of the ring carbon atoms by one or two (C1-C6)alkyl groups per ring carbon atom is useful in making polymers, particularly pH responsive polymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Hui Shirley Yang, Derek Pakenham, Herve Adam, Pierre Hennaux, Brian Chung, Subramanian Kesavan, Seren Frantz
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Patent number: 8177913Abstract: A cleaning apparatus comprises a container configured to hold an article to be cleaned, a cleaning solvent dispenser configured to supply a cleaning solvent to the container, an energy generator configured to provide thermal energy to an interior of the container; and a control device in communication with the energy generator and configured to select thermal energy sufficient to sublimate the particles. The cleaning solvent comprises a solvent and nanofabricated particles dispersed therein. The control device controls the energy generator to provide thermal energy to the cleaning solvent in container in which the article is submerged in order to cause sublimation of the particles.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLCInventor: Takahisa Kusuura
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Publication number: 20120115767Abstract: The invention provides an aqueous bleaching solution for substrate treatment. The aqueous bleaching solution features a source of oxidant and a plurality of optically functional nanoparticles. The optically functional nanoparticles are nanoparticles in the range of about 0.1 nanometers to about 400 nanometers in size. The aqueous bleaching solution may optionally include one or more an oxidant-stable surfactants and optionally, one or more oxidant-stable polymers, and adjuncts. The optically functional nanoparticles are extremely stable in the aqueous bleaching solution and remain substantially suspended in the aqueous bleaching solution due to their extremely small size despite having an average density greater than that of the bleaching solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2007Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: Gregory van Buskirk, Scott Cumberland, Thomas W. Kaaret, William L. Smith
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Publication number: 20120108491Abstract: The present invention relates to a particle comprising an enzyme and a polymer wherein the enzyme and polymer is present as a mixture in the particle and the polymer is substantially soluble in an aqueous solution having an ionic strength of 0 mol/kg and insoluble in an aqueous solution having an ionic strength of more than 1 mol/kg according to method 1 of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2012Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: NOVOZYMES A/SInventor: Ole Simonsen
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Publication number: 20120093899Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for preparing a capsule product through the increase in the polymerization cure temperature and cure time during the capsule-making process. The microcapsule products prepared according the process of the present invention exhibit enhanced retention of active materials in consumer products which promote instability.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventors: Lewis Michael Popplewell, Johan Gerwin Lodewijk Pluyter, Naijie Zhang
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Patent number: 8153577Abstract: A method for treating a contaminated substrate comprising the steps of contacting an emulsion to a substrate surface soiled with one or more contaminants, the emulsion comprising a blend of dibasic esters, whereby the emulsion is capable of emulsifying all or some of the contaminants, forming a resulting emulsion; removing substantially all of the resulting emulsion from the substrate surface; and, optionally, in recovering the contaminant, adding an amount of water or a solvent to the resulting emulsion effective to form at least a first phase layer comprising a substantial amount of the contaminant and a second phase layer comprising a substantial amount of the emulsion. The dibasic esters can be a blend of adipic, glutaric, and succinic diacids, and, in one particular embodiment, the blend comprises dialkyl methylglutarate and dialkyl ethylsuccinate, wherein the alkyl groups individually comprise a C1-C12 hydrocarbon group. The one or more surfactants and additional components can be added.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Rhodia OperationsInventors: David Fluck, Amit Sehgal, Satyen Trivedi
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Publication number: 20120071379Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid, cleaning composition comprising abrasive cleaning particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Inventors: Denis Alfred Gonzales, Eva Maria Perez-Prat Vinuesa, Aicha Dkidak, Anna Asmanidou
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Patent number: 8137658Abstract: A liquid, substantially anhydrous tooth whitener composition for delivery of a tooth-whitening amount of active whitening ingredient onto teeth, with effective bioadhesion and retention thereof, and, thereupon, sufficient penetration of the ingredient through the tooth enamel, providing efficacious bleaching of stained teeth.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2005Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: ISP Investments Inc.Inventor: William E. Prosise
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Patent number: 8137474Abstract: A cleaning compound is provided. The cleaning compound includes about 0.1 weight percent to about 10 weight percent of a fatty acid dispersed in water. The cleaning compound includes an amount of a base sufficient to bring a pH of the fatty acid water solution to about a level where above about 50% of the dispersed fatty acid is ionized. A method for cleaning a substrate, a system for cleaning a substrate, and a cleaning solution prepared by a process are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2010Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Lam Research CorporationInventors: Erik M. Freer, John M. de Larios, Katrina Mikhaylichenko, Michael Ravkin, Mikhail Korolik, Fred C. Redeker
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Publication number: 20120035092Abstract: A cleaning composition that contains film flakes with beneficial ingredients. The composition with the film flakes releases the beneficial ingredients when it is delivered to the target surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2009Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Karen Drehs, Amjad Farooq, Thomas Boyd, Cynthia McCullar Murphy, Melissa Fleckenstein
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Publication number: 20120027824Abstract: Surfactant system capable of forming a dispersion of vesicles or liposomes constituted of alkyl polyglycoside of formula RO(X)n, in which R is a linear or branched alkyl chain, with or without unsaturation, and having 8 to 12 carbon atoms, X being a pentose residue, and n, representing the average degree of oligomerization, is between 1 and 3, and of a hydrotrope or co-solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Inventors: Cédric Ernenwein, Jean-François Tranchant, Thierry Pouget, Boris Estrine, Sinisa Marinkovic
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Patent number: 8080507Abstract: A composition comprising a liquid portion comprising at least one surfactant, at least one suspending agent, and at least one viscosity control agent, wherein the composition has an apparent viscosity under a shear stress of 0.5 Pa of at least about 1,000 Pa·s; and the composition has an apparent viscosity under a shear stress of 100 Pa of less than about 10 Pa·s. The composition is capable of suspending materials, but it still has desired rheological properties.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Alexandrine Tuzi, Guy Broze
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Publication number: 20110306501Abstract: The present invention relates to microcapsules with a core/shell structure which comprise at least one low molecular weight, anionic surfactant and have a metal oxide-containing shell, to a process for producing such microcapsules with a core/shell structure, to the use of the microcapsules with the core/shell structure and to preparations comprising the microcapsules with the core/shell structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Jing Dreher, Matthias Laubender, Michael Kutschera
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Publication number: 20110305739Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for preparing dispersions containing small diameter, liquid crystals of a high charge density cationic polymer and a detersive surfactant. Also disclosed herein are uses of these dispersions to prepare personal care products and liquid cleansing products.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Inventors: Douglas Allan Royce, Gregory Thomas Waning, Seth Edward Lindberg, Mark Anthony Brown, David Michael Piatt
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Publication number: 20110257070Abstract: A structured liquid detergent composition in the form of a liquid matrix made up of an external structuring system of a bacterial cellulose network; water; and surfactant system including an anionic surfactant; a nonionic surfactant; a cationic surfactant; an ampholytic surfactant; a zwitterionic surfactant; or mixtures thereof, wherein said liquid matrix has a yield stress of from about 0.003 Pa to about 5.0 Pa at about 25° C. and provides suitable particle suspension capabilities and shear thinning characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventors: Marco Caggioni, Rafael Ortiz, Freddy Arthur Barnabas, Raul Victorino Nunes, Janine A. Flood, Fancesc Corominas
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Publication number: 20110257069Abstract: Colloidal detergent composition having a continuous liquid phase and a discontinuous solid phase having suspended solid particles, the detergent composition having less than 15 wt % of water, the total ionic strength of the colloidal detergent composition which is present in the liquid phase (TISl/c) being of less than 4300 mmol/kg, the total ionic strength of the colloidal detergent composition which is present in the solid phase (TISs/c) being of more than 100 mmol/kg, the ratio TISs/c/TISl/c being above 0.025.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventors: Stephen Joseph HODSON, Eugene Joseph PANCHERI
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Publication number: 20110180431Abstract: A plant-based cleaning agent for household use designed to produce optimal cleaning results. This product is comprised of pigeon pea extract and distilled water. To create the proper mixture, 12 g of pigeon pea leaves may be cut up and placed in a beaker, wherein the pigeon pea leaves homogenize with 2000 ml of distilled water. The mixture is centrifuged at 8,000 rpm for ten minutes. The pellet is then discarded and the extract is stored at approximately 4 degrees C. for about forty-eight hours. Stability is achieved by putting the extract through a 0.45 um filter. For use, consumers spray the sparkle essence product onto a desired glass surface and wipe away with a cloth or paper towel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Inventor: George Lowe
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Publication number: 20110152147Abstract: Encapsulates, compositions, packaged products and displays comprising such encapsulates, and processes for making and using such encapsulates, compositions, packaged products and displays. Such compositions have improved deposition and retention properties that may impart improved benefit characteristics to a composition and/or situs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Johan Smets, An Pintens, Olav Pieter Dora Tony Keijzer, Jean-Francois Bodet, Ariel Lebron, Emiliano Fratini, Chiara Vannucci, Moira Ambrosi, Piero Baglioni, Sandra Jacqueline Guinebretiere, Nianxi Yan, Hongwei Liu
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Publication number: 20110152163Abstract: The present application relates to a liquid detergent composition comprising less than 20% by weight water, 10% to 89.9% of one or more components comprising alkyl or alkenyl chains having more than 6 carbons, 10% to 60% by weight of water-miscible organic solvent having a molecular weight greater than 70 and perfume microcapsules, wherein the perfume contained within the microcapsules comprises i) 1% to 30% of the perfume raw materials have ClogP less than 3 and boiling point less than 250° C. and ii) more than 70% of the perfume raw materials are selected from the group consisting of those having ClogP greater than 3 or ClogP less than 3, with a boiling point of greater than 250° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Régine Labeque, An Pintens, Johan Smets, Sofie Eduard Hilda Van De Velde, Marc Odilon V. Van De Walle
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Patent number: 7947641Abstract: The invention relates to a concentrate for the effective, environmentally friendly treatment of oil-polluted stretches of ground and the cleaning of oil-contaminated surfaces, said concentrate containing an emulsifier, a vegetable oil and ethanol. The emulsifier is preferably a non-ionic surfactant with an HLB value between 7 and 8. The vegetable oil is preferably selected so that it is liquid at temperatures above 5 DEG C. Oils containing unsaturated fatty acids, in particular germ oils are especially suitable. For its application as a treatment for stretches of ground, the inventive concentrate is diluted with water to form a cleaning solution and is applied to the oil-contaminated surface that is to be treated. The oil is emulsified in the inventive cleaning solution and is detached from the particles of the ground. The oil degrades in a significantly easier manner in the emulsified state. To clean oil-contaminated surfaces, the cleaning solution is sprayed onto the latter.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2006Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Swisstech Holding AGInventor: Werner Kroh
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Publication number: 20110118161Abstract: The present invention relates to a capsule, comprising or consisting of a core and a shell surrounding the core, wherein the shell comprises a polymeric material or consists thereof, which polymeric material can be produced by reacting a component (A) with a component (B), wherein component (A) consists of polysiloxanes bearing one or more amino groups and component (B) consists of one or more polyisocyanates.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: SYMRISE AGInventor: Jan Looft
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Publication number: 20110104096Abstract: Cationic surfactant systems, using microfibrous cellulose to suspend particulates therein, are described. Methods of making these systems are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2011Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: CP KELCO U.S., INC.Inventor: John M. Swazey
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Publication number: 20110085995Abstract: A self-stabilizing dispersion composition having a copolymer having at least one polymerizable acid-containing moiety, wherein the at least one acid-containing moiety is at least partially neutralized before or during polymerization, and at least one hydrophobic moiety. A process for producing such compositions is also provided, as well as a process for encapsulating water-insoluble actives in such copolymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: AKZO NOBEL N.V.Inventors: Klein A. Rodrigues, Darin K. Griffith
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Patent number: 7915215Abstract: An aqueous composition is provided having a pH of from about 2.0 to about 5.7 to about 12.8 and comprising boron or persulfate ion-crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol microcapsules. A method of delivering a fragrance to a substrate is further provided comprising applying to the substrate an aqueous composition comprised of fragrance-containing, boron or persulfate ion-crosslinked, polyvinyl alcohol microcapsules, as well as a method of cleaning a substrate comprising applying to the substrate an aqueous composition comprised of fragrance-containing, boron or persulfate ion-crosslinked, polyvinyl alcohol microcapsules together with at least one cleaning component.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Appleton Papers Inc.Inventor: Robert Stanley Bobnock
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Publication number: 20110053825Abstract: A cleaning composition comprises a dispersion. The dispersion includes an acidic aqueous phase and a suspended particle. The particle is coated with an acid stable coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) LimitedInventors: Ramanathan S. LALGUDI, Rob J. Cain
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Publication number: 20110021408Abstract: The present disclosure relates to benefit agent delivery particles containing at least one benefit agent and at least one cellulosic polymer. The disclosure further relates to compositions containing benefit agent delivery particles and processes for making and using such compositions. The disclosure further relates to methods of imparting a benefit delivery capability to a cleaning composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Michelle Meek, Phillip Frank Souter, Susana Fernandez Prieto, Johan Smets, Mohan Gopalkrishna Kulkarni, Parshuram Gajanan Shukla, Aruna Narayan Bote, Arun Savalaram Jadhav
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Publication number: 20110009309Abstract: The present invention relates to a hard surface cleaning composition comprising a polybetaine polymer, wherein said polybetaine polymer comprises a zwitterionic unit A or a mixture thereof, wherein said unit A comprises a betaine group or a mixture thereof and wherein said betaine group of said unit A is a sulphobetaine group or a mixture thereof, and a vinylpyrrolidone homopolymer or copolymer, wherein said polybetaine polymer and said vinylpyrrolidone homopolymer or copolymer are present in said composition at a weight ratio of polybetaine polymer to vinylpyrrolidone homopolymer or copolymer of at utmost 1.5:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Inventors: Annick Julia Oscar Mertens, Geert Andre Deleersnyder, Patrick Firmin August Delplancke, Stefano Scialla
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Patent number: 7842284Abstract: A regimen for hunting includes using a number of zeolite-containing personal items in connection with a hunter's apparel and body to reduce the hunter's scent for improved hunting. The personal items include mouthwash, deodorant/anti-perspirant, body and boot powder, bar and liquid soap for cleansing the body and hair, laundry detergent and dryer sheets. Each of the personal items includes an effective amount of zeolite, so that use of the personal items reduces the available scent to be detected by animals in the wild. The regimen can also include the use of a seat cushion that is covered with an activated carbon-containing fabric for odor control and/or elimination.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2007Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Johnson Laboratories, Inc.Inventor: Louis B. Johnson
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Publication number: 20100267564Abstract: The invention consists of a method for manufacturing an aqueous formulation containing at least one oil, and comprising the steps of mixing at least one associative polymer, one oil, and water, encapsulating the oil by increasing the pH to a value greater than 8, potentially precipitating the mixture by reducing the pH to a value less than 6, and potentially isolating the resulting particles by removing the water. The aqueous formulations, as with the aqueous dispersions, and the resulting solid particles constitute other objects of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2008Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: COATEX S.A.S.Inventors: Jean Moro, David Platel, Jean-Marc Suau, Olivier Guerret
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Publication number: 20100239513Abstract: Compositions for effectively delivering a water-soluble active material to a surface comprise: (a) from about 1% to about 30%, by weight of the composition, of a dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound having the formula: ?wherein R1 and R2 are independently C12 to C20 saturated alkyl chains; Y is ?wherein R4 is ethyl or isopropyl; R3 and R5 are independently methyl, ethyl, hydroxyethyl, or hydroxypropyl; m is 1, 2, or 3; n is 1 or 2; p is 0 or 1; and X? is a suitable anion; (b) from about 0.01% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of water-soluble active material having a ClogP of less than about 2.0; and (c) at least about 60%, by weight of the composition, of water; wherein the compositions contain vesicles having a vesicle permeability index of less than about 1.3.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Hugo Jean-Marie Demeyere, Gunnel Ingegard Matilda Johnasson, Mangus Bo Nydén
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Publication number: 20100227788Abstract: The present application relates to granulates of sensitive washing- or cleaning-agent ingredients. These granulates are suitable in particular for use in liquid or gelled, in particular water-containing washing or cleaning agents. The present invention further relates to methods for manufacturing such granulates, to washing and cleaning agents that contain such granulates, and to the use of suitable components for the manufacture of such granulates.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Inventors: Peter Schmiedel, Wolfgang Von Rybinski, Petra Padurschel, Elke Scholl, Stephan Gomolka, Cornelius Bessler, Sören Hölsken, Bernhard Guckenbiehl
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Patent number: 7776812Abstract: The present invention provides a cleaning composition comprising a multiple emulsion system, wherein said emulsion system comprises at least two active ingredients separated in the emulsion system by an oily or aqueous phase. Also described is the use of such multiple emulsion systems as cleaning compositions, and a method of cleaning a surface using multiple emulsion systems.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2004Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (UK) LimitedInventors: Angus Lang, Malcolm Tom McKechnie
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Publication number: 20100190674Abstract: Encapsulates, compositions, packaged products and displays comprising such encapsulates, and processes for making and using such encapsulates, compositions, packaged products and displays. Such compositions have improved deposition and retention properties that may impart improved benefit characteristics to a composition and/or situs.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2009Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Johan Smets, Ramanan Venkata Ganapathysundaram, Susana Fernandez Prieto, Giulia Ottavia Bianchetti, Mary Jane Combs, Sandra Jacqueline Guinebretiere, Peggy Dorothy Sands, Marc Francois Theophile Evers
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Publication number: 20100190673Abstract: Encapsulates, compositions, packaged products and displays comprising such encapsulates, and processes for making and using such encapsulates, compositions, packaged products and displays. Such compositions have improved deposition and retention properties that may impart improved benefit characteristics to a composition and/or situs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2009Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Johan Smets, Ramanan Venkata Ganapathysundaram, Susana Fernandez Prieto, Giulia Ottavia Bianchetti, Mary Jane Combs, Sandra Jacqueline Guinebretiere, Peggy Dorothy Sands, Marc Francois Theophile Evers
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Patent number: 7704313Abstract: Cleansing and multifunctional coating compositions containing an organosilane quaternary compound, nonreactive abrasives, and hydrogen peroxide in aqueous formulations are used to improve water and soil repellency and residual antimicrobial activity on surfaces. Various surfaces may be treated including metal, glass, plastics, rubber, porcelain, ceramic, marble, granite, cement, tile, sand, silica, enameled appliances, polyurethane, polyester, polyacrylic, melamine/phenolic resins, polycarbonate, painted surfaces, wood, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2005Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Resource Development L.L.C.Inventors: Howard G. Ohlhausen, Jerome H. Ludwig
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Publication number: 20100099594Abstract: An aqueous composition is provided having a pH of from about 2.0 to about 5.7 to about 12.8 and comprising boron or persulfate ion-crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol microcapsules. A method of delivering a fragrance to a substrate is further provided comprising applying to the substrate an aqueous composition comprised of fragrance-containing, boron or persulfate ion-crosslinked, polyvinyl alcohol microcapsules, as well as a method of cleaning a substrate comprising applying to the substrate an aqueous composition comprised of fragrance-containing, boron or persulfate ion-crosslinked, polyvinyl alcohol microcapsules together with at least one cleaning component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventor: Robert Stanley Bobnock
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Publication number: 20100093874Abstract: The invention relates to a copolymer including betaininc units and hydrophobic and/or amphiphile units. The invention also relates to a method for preparing a copolymer including betaininc units and hydrophobic and/or amphiphile units, by controlled micellar polymerisation. The invention further relates to the uses of the copolymer. The copolymer is particularly used for increasing the viscosity of saline aqueous compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Rhodia OperationsInventors: David Monin, Marie-Pierre Labeau, Chi-Thanh Vuong, Arnaud Cadix, Denis Bendejacq