Amine Oxide Patents (Class 510/503)
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Patent number: 5736496Abstract: All purpose cleaning or microemulsion compositions more environmentally friendly, which is especially effective in the removal of a mixture of oil and kaolin soil, contains an analephotropic negatively charged complex, a hydrocarbon ingredient, a Lewis base, neutral polymer, a cosurfactant, and water.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1996Date of Patent: April 7, 1998Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.Inventors: Patrick Durbut, Anne-Marie Misselyn, Guy Broze
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Patent number: 5728665Abstract: The present invention concerns a thickened viscoelastic cleaning formulation comprising, in aqueous solution: (a) an active cleaning compound; and (b) a viscoelastic thickening system comprising a tetradecyldialkylamine oxide and a hydrophobic organic counterion; wherein the formulation has a viscosity of at least 500 cP at 20.degree. C. The present invention is characterized as a means for reducing the characteristic "bleach odor" found in hypochlorite cleaning compositions of the prior art, particularly those which are volatilized upon dispensing. The compositions of the present invention may further be formulated to have utility as a hard surface cleaner, or as a drain opener.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1995Date of Patent: March 17, 1998Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Clement Kin-Man Choy, Brian Patrick Argo
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Patent number: 5728667Abstract: Germicidal light-duty dishwashing detergent composition in either a gel, liquid, or semi-liquid form, which consists essentially of:0.5-2.75 parts quaternary ammonium germicidal compound0.5-40 parts by weight of an anionic alkyl ether carboxylate surfactant of formula:R--O--(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.x --CH.sub.2 --COO.sup.- M.sup.+where x is 4 to 11, R is a C.sub.9-18 alkyl, M is counterion;10-40 parts by weight of an nonionic surfactant;0.01-30 parts by weight of an of a suds boosting agent; water;0-40 parts by weight of one or more additives, wherein the ratio of the quarternary ammonium germicidal agent to the anionic alkyl ether carboxylate surfactant is 1:1-4, and, the compositions exhibit a pH in the range of 5-10.The compositions are excellent dishwashing detergents particularly suited for manual dishwashing operations, and further provide good cleaning with an effective sanitizing effect.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1997Date of Patent: March 17, 1998Assignee: Reckitt & Colman Inc.Inventor: Alan F. Richter
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Low sudsing detergent compositions containing long chain amine oxide and branched alkyl carboxylates
Patent number: 5726141Abstract: Low sudsing dishwashing detergent compositions which exhibit good grease emulsification performance comprise branched alkyl carboxylate detergent surfactants and long chain amine oxide. A preferred embodiment contains anionic or nonionic co-surfactants.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1996Date of Patent: March 10, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Kofi Ofosu-Asante -
Patent number: 5726139Abstract: Aqueous, liquid hard surface detergent compositions having improved cleaning and good filming/streaking characteristics contain an amine oxide polymer at critical levels. Preferred formulas contain an amount of PVNO effective to provide an improvement in spotting/filming after at least three rewettings of the glass; hydrophobic solvent; detergent surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, amphoteric detergent surfactants including zwitterionic surfactants; and mixtures thereof; and the balance being an aqueous solvent system comprising water and, optionally, non-aqueous polar solvent.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1996Date of Patent: March 10, 1998Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Alan David Willey, Ronald Anthony Masters, Michael Stephen Maile
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Patent number: 5719118Abstract: The disclosure is directed to polyalkoxylated amines used as foam stabilizers and a method for cleaning in which foam produced by a detergent composition is maintained for an extended period of time. Detergent compositions including the new foam stabilizers are also disclosed as are methods for detergent foam stabilization. The new foam stabilizers build or enhance foaming and are particularly useful because of their surprisingly mild, non-skin-irritating characteristics. Mildness is a requirement of components to be included in or used in applications such as liquid dish detergents, hand cleaners and car washes.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1995Date of Patent: February 17, 1998Assignee: Tomah Products, Inc.Inventors: Terry Crutcher, James A. Krogh
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Patent number: 5714448Abstract: The invention provides an aqueous, hard surface cleaner with significantly improved residue removal and substantially reduced filming/streaking, said cleaner comprising:(a) an effective amount of at least one organic solvent with a vapor pressure of at least 0.001 mm Hg at 25.degree. C., and mixtures of such solvents;(b) an effective amount of at least one semi-polar nonionic surfactant, said surfactant having the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is C.sub.5-20 alkyl, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are both C.sub.1-4 alkyl, ##STR2## or --(CH.sub.2).sub.p --OH, although R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 do not have to be equal, and n is 1-5, and p is 1-6;(c) an effective amount of a buffering system which comprises a nitrogenous buffer which will result in a pH of greater than 6.5; and(d) the remainder as substantially all water.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1996Date of Patent: February 3, 1998Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Clement K. Choy, Aram Garabedian, Jr., Jennifer C. Julian, Gary L. Robinson
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Patent number: 5703036Abstract: The compositions of the present invention have a viscosity of from 40 cps to 4000 cps; comprising a viscosity-decreasing short chain surfactant, said surfactant comprising a hydrophobic portion and a hydrophilic portion, wherein the chain length of the hydrophobic portion is C.sub.6 to C.sub.10.The composition also comprises a viscosity restoring long chain surfactant mixture. Said mixture comprises an amine oxide according to the formula R.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3 NO, wherein R.sub.1 is a linear C.sub.12 to C.sub.16 alkyl group and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently C.sub.1 to C.sub.3 alkyl groups and an alkali metal alkyl sulphate according to the formula R.sub.4 OSO.sub.3 M, wherein R.sub.4 is a C.sub.12 to C.sub.14 alkyl group and M is an alkali metal. The compositions also preferably comprise hypochlorite.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1996Date of Patent: December 30, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Panos Iakovides
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Patent number: 5700772Abstract: A detergent composition, comprising (A) an amide-ether derivative mixture comprising an amide-ether carboxylic acid or a salt thereof (1) and an amide-ether (2) in a weight ratio (1)/(2) of 99:1 to 10:90 in a proportion of at least 50 wt.% in total based on solids in the component (A), and containing glycerol derivatives (3) in a proportion not higher than 5 wt.% of the solids, and (B) an amphoteric surfactant. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.5-23 alkyl or alkenyl group, or a phenyl group substituted by such an alkyl group, R.sup.2 is H, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n CH.sub.2 COOM, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m H or C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, M is a cation such as H or alkali metal, n and m are independently a number of 1-20, R.sup.3 is H, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m H or C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, and R.sup.4 is H, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n CH.sub.2 COOM or --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m H. The composition has low irritativeness and high foamability, and produce creamy foams.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 1996Date of Patent: December 23, 1997Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Kazuo Isobe, Toshikazu Azuma, Hideyo Nishikawa, Takashi Imamura
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Patent number: 5698505Abstract: Light duty liquid or gel dishwashing detergent compositions which exhibit good grease emulsification performance comprise detergent surfactants and high amounts of long chain amine oxide. A preferred embodiment additionally contains suds boosters and divalent ions.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1997Date of Patent: December 16, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: Kofi Ofosu-Asante
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Patent number: 5693605Abstract: A detergent composition, comprising (A) an amide-ether derivative mixture comprising an amide-ether carboxylic acid or a salt thereof (1) and an amide-ether (2) in a weight ratio (1)/(2) of 99:1 to 10:90 in a proportion of at least 50 wt. % in total based on solids in the component (A), and containing glycerol derivatives (3) in a proportion not higher than 5 wt. % of the solids, and (B) a specific anionic surfactant such as a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether sulfosuccinate (salt) or .alpha.-olefinsulfonic acid (salt). ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.5-23 alkyl or alkenyl group, or a phenyl group substituted by such an alkyl group, R.sup.2 is H, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n CH.sub.2 COOM, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m H or C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, M is a cation such as H or alkali metal, n and m are independently a number of 1-20, R.sup.3 is H, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m H or C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, and R.sup.4 is H, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n CH.sub.2 COOM or --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m H.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 1996Date of Patent: December 2, 1997Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Kazuo Isobe, Toshikazu Azuma, Hideyo Nishikawa, Takashi Imamura
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Patent number: 5693601Abstract: The present invention is an aqueous liquid detergent composition comprising a short chain surfactant for improved cleaning performance. Said composition further comprises a mixture of long chain amide oxides to restore viscosity. Said composition provides outstanding soil removal when used as a dish pretreatment composition as well as outstanding cleaning performance when used in hard-surface applications including toilet bowl cleaning.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1996Date of Patent: December 2, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Panos Iakovides, Rita De Berardinis, Anna Lucia D'Orazio, Andrea Soddu
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Patent number: 5691291Abstract: Disclosed are hard surface cleaning compositions comprising a) from about 1% to about 60% of an amine oxide detergent surfactant, b) an aqueous carrier liquid, and c) a protonated amine. When used to clean a vinyl surface, these compositions cause minimal or no staining of the vinyl surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 1995Date of Patent: November 25, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Thomas James Wierenga, Bruce Barger
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Patent number: 5688435Abstract: A pigmented bleach-containing hard surface cleaner comprises an alkali metal hypochlorite, bentonite clay, a mono-(long chain alkyl)-tertiary amine oxide, an alkali metal salt, a pH stabilizer to attain a pH of 11 or higher, an alkali metal alkyl sarcosinate, an alkylbenzene sulphonate, and an inorganic pigment which is preferably ultramarine blue. The cleaning composition has excellent colour stability as well as phase stability and hypochlorite stability.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1996Date of Patent: November 18, 1997Assignee: Reckitt & Colman Inc.Inventors: David A. Chang, James W. Cavanagh
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Patent number: 5679633Abstract: An amine oxide having the formula: ##STR1## wherein the R.sub.1 groups are independently selected from C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or alkoxy groups and R.sub.2 is a branched chain C.sub.11 -C.sub.16 alkyl group; a detersive composition containing such amine oxide with amphoteric surfactants and/or alkalizing agent; and the use of said composition for cleaning hard surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 1995Date of Patent: October 21, 1997Assignee: Lonza Inc.Inventor: Chuen-Ing Jeannie Tseng
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Patent number: 5674828Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid detergent compositions comprising:(1) 1-80% by wt. surfactant;(2) defined peroxyacid; and(3) 0.01-20% by wt. of N-oxide compound.The N-oxide compounds help to extend the half life of the peracid bleaches in such compositions. The invention further relates to a method of incorporating stability of surfactant compositions comprising peracid bleaches which method comprises adding 0.01-2.0% by wt. of said N-oxide compound to the composition.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 1996Date of Patent: October 7, 1997Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Charles Nathaniel Knowlton, Janet Coope, Daniel Kuzmenka, Mark Stephen Naser, Leslie Jo Morgan
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Patent number: 5665689Abstract: The present relates to a cleaning composition containing an N-alkyl aldonamide surfactant and a surfactant selected from the group consisting of nonionic surfactants, anionic surfactants, partially esterified ethoxylated glycerol surfactants, amine oxide surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants and alkyl polyglucoside surfactants and mixtures thereof and water.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 1996Date of Patent: September 9, 1997Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.Inventor: Patrick Durbut
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Patent number: 5635464Abstract: An aqueous hard surface detergent composition which provides improved solution feel comprising 3-35% of a surfactant system selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof and 0.01-0.5% by weight calcium ion and optionally 0.1-1% magnesium ion.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 1994Date of Patent: June 3, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Yuko (Okabe) Nakamura, Mayumi Daiki, Ryohei Ohtani
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Patent number: 5631218Abstract: A synergy is exhibited between surfactants selected from the group comprising amphoteric surfactants and alkoxylated alcohol surfactants and a certain class of aromatic organic acids. Alkoxylated alcohol surfactants are otherwise poorly biocidal at reasonable formulation pH's. Accordingly the invention relates to a disinfecting composition including: an ortho-hydroxy benzoic acid derivative (preferably salicylic acid), and, an amphoteric surfactant and/or an alkoxylated alcohol nonionic surfactant (preferably an ethoxylated alcohol), said composition having a pH of 1-5.5.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: May 20, 1997Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Alexander Allan, Ian M. George, Kenneth L. Rabone
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Patent number: 5629279Abstract: A high foaming, nonionic surfactant based, light duty, liquid detergent with desirable cleansing properties and mildness to the human skin comprising: a water soluble nonionic surfactant as the major active ingredient, in an amount in excess of 50% by weight of the total surfactant content; a supplemental amount of a water soluble, foaming, anionic surfactant excluding the ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfates; and a lesser amount of a water soluble, foaming zwitterionic betaine surfactant, a C.sub.12-14 alkyl monoalkanol amide, a C.sub.12-14 alkyl dialkanol amide, and a amine oxide.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1995Date of Patent: May 13, 1997Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co.Inventors: Rita Erilli, Stephen Repinec, Jr., Gilbert Gomes
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Patent number: 5624891Abstract: A thickened composition comprises:(a) an active cleaning component, present in a cleaning effective amount; and(b) a thickening system comprising an alkali metal salt of an N-alkyl-N-acyl amino acid and a mixture of myristyl/cetyl dimethyl amine oxides. In a preferred embodiment, the cleaning composition comprises an alkali metal hypochlorite and a strong base comprising an alkali metal hydroxide and an alkali metal silicate. The thickened compositions are useful as hard surface cleaners and particularly useful as drain opening compositions.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 1996Date of Patent: April 29, 1997Assignee: Reckitt & Colman Inc.Inventors: Dennis T. Smialowicz, Ernest J. Sachs, Edward M. Cooney, III
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Patent number: 5585342Abstract: The invention provides an aqueous, hard surface cleaner with significantly improved residue removal and substantially reduced filming/streaking, said cleaner comprising:(a) an effective amount of at least one organic solvent with a vapor pressure of at least 0.001 mm Hg at 25.degree. C., and mixtures of such solvents;(b) an effective amount of at least one semi-polar nonionic surfactant, said surfactant having the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is C.sub.5-20 alkyl, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are both C.sub.1-4 alkyl, ##STR2## or --(CH.sub.2).sub.p --OH, although R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 do not have to be equal, and n is 1-5, and p is 1-6;(c) an effective amount of a buffering system which comprises a nitrogenous buffer which will result in a pH of greater than 6.5; and(d) the remainder as substantially all water.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1995Date of Patent: December 17, 1996Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Clement K. Choy, Aram Garabedian, Jr., Jennifer C. Julian, Gary L. Robinson
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Patent number: 5554321Abstract: A method of making a hard surface abrasive scouring cleanser, in steps comprising making an aqueous solution of nonionic surfactant and pH adjusting agent; making a slurry of water and a calcium carbonate abrasive, and allowing the slurry to degas; adding the slurry of to the aqueous solution slowly with gentle mixing and allowing the resultant mixture to degas; and adding a quantity of cross-linked polyacrylate and any other adjunct ingredients. The cleanser has no significant syneresis, undue viscosity or yield stress increase, stably suspends abrasives, and has excellent rinsing characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1995Date of Patent: September 10, 1996Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Clement K. Choy, Brian P. Argo, Kevin J. Brodbeck, Lynn M. Hearn
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Patent number: 5549842Abstract: Thickened aqueous hypochlorite compositions comprises (a) an alkali metal hypochlorite, (b) a tertiary amine oxide with one alkyl group having from 10 to 16 carbon atoms and the two other alkyl groups having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, (c) an alkali metal salt, (d) a pH stabilizer to bring the pH to a level of 11 or higher, (e) a C.sub.10 -C.sub.16 alkali metal sarcosinate, and (f) C.sub.10 -C.sub.14 straight chain alkyl benzene sulfonate. The molar ratio of (b):(f) is from about 5:1 to about 11:1 and is adjusted so that the viscosity of the composition is between 231 and 402 cps. The compositions are useful for general cleaning purposes, particularly bathrooms and toilet bowls, and also as a laundry additive.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1995Date of Patent: August 27, 1996Assignee: Reckitt & Colman Inc.Inventor: David L. Chang
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Patent number: H1635Abstract: The present invention provides a detergent composition comprising:(a) at least 0.1% of an oleoyl sarcosinate of the formula: ##STR1## wherein M is hydrogen or a cationic moiety; and (b) from about 0.1% to about 20% of an amine oxide.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1994Date of Patent: March 4, 1997Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventor: James M. Vander Meer