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Patent number: 6875563Abstract: A coating composition for use in forming an overcoat layer in a photographic element, said composition comprising an aqueous solution of: a mixture of two or more surfactants; a hydrophilic binder; matte beads; and a lubricating agent; wherein one of the surfactants is represented by the following Formula (I) and is the only fluorosurfactant in the composition: Rf—CH2CH2—S-(A)-D??(I) where Rf is —(CF2)nCF3, n represents the number of CF2 groups and is 3 or 5 in at least 60% of the Rf groups present, and in the remainder of Rf groups n is 7, 9, or 11. A is a divalent linking group that includes substituted alkylene or alkylene (N-alkylene)amide; and D is an ionic group. A photographic element with an outermost layer containing the coating composition is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2003Date of Patent: April 5, 2005Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Michael W. Orem, Ronald R. Andrews
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Publication number: 20040180970Abstract: The present invention provides compounds useful as surfactants having formula (1), including isomers thereof: 1Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2003Publication date: September 16, 2004Inventors: Christine Peck Kretz, Michael Edward Ford, Kevin Rodney Lassila
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Patent number: 6774261Abstract: This invention relates to high purity hydrogen ion buffers and in particular amino-organosulfonic acid zwitterionic compositions having low metal content. The concentration of any single metal in the composition is no greater than about 500 ppb, and ideally is less than about 20 ppb.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2002Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Buffers & Biochemicals CorporationInventors: David Bow, Glenn Thomas Carroll
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Patent number: 6770679Abstract: The present invention relates to nonionic compounds of the polyoxymethylene type that are low-foaming and can be used as surfactants, especially in cleaning compositions at an alkaline pH. They are obtained from unsaturated nitriles, that have been epoxidized with e.g. hydrogen perroxide, and alkyl blocked polyalkylene glycols. The nonionic nitrile surfactants can be reacted further with e.g. hydrogen peroxide under alkaline conditions to obtain nonionic amide surfactants. Amide derivatives of this type could also be obtained by reaction between ammonia or a primary or secondary amine and an acid or ester. The nonionic compounds exhibit one or several structure elements according to formula (II) in the aliphatic carbon chain where AO is an alkyleneoxy group containing 2-4 carbon atom, R3 is an alkyl group with 1-4 carbon atoms and n is a number between 1 and 30.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2002Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.VInventor: Elina Sandberg
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Patent number: 6746623Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for controlling the foaming of a waterborne composition or in an industrial process utilizing a waterborne composition by the incorporation of a foam controlling agent in an amount effective for controlling foam. The method comprises utilizing as the foam controlling agent an alkyl glycidyl ether-capped diamine compound of the formula: L is a linker group comprising a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having from 2 to about 6 carbon atoms or an alkyl ether group having from about 4 to about 8 carbon atoms. R is independently selected from hydrogen or —CH2CHOHCH2OR′. R′ is an alkyl group having from about 4 to about 22 carbon atoms. The compound generates an initial foam height at least 30% less than a 0.1 wt % aqueous solution of dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DOSS), when added at 0.1 wt % to the aqueous DOSS solution. The present invention also pertains to an aqueous composition comprising the foam controlling agent.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2002Date of Patent: June 8, 2004Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Caroline Sassano Slone, Kevin Rodney Lassila
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Patent number: 6743262Abstract: Described are compositions comprising perfluoroalkyl haloalkyl ethers and, optionally, surfactant; uses for perfluoroalkyl haloalkyl ether compounds and compositions thereof, optionally comprising surfactant; and perfluoroalkyl haloalkyl ethers.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1999Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Frederick E. Behr, Richard M. Flynn
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Patent number: 6673359Abstract: The present invention teaches the composition of terminally modified, amino, polyether, siloxanes, known henceforth as amino siloxane alkokylates, and their use as adjuvants. The amino siloxane alkoxylates of the present invention enhance the efficacy of agrichemicals on plants as compared to conventional TSE's alone. The amino siloxane alkoxylates have at one end, an amine functionality and at the other end, a polyalkyleneoxide functionality.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2001Date of Patent: January 6, 2004Assignee: Crompton CorporationInventor: George A. Policello
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Patent number: 6645914Abstract: The present invention is directed to liquid homogenous adjuvant blends that include a liquid iminodipropionate amphoteric surfactant, ammonium sulfate and water. The liquid homogenous adjuvant blends are used in spray carrier containing herbicides for conytrol of weeds or other undesired vegetation.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: NDSU-Research FoundationInventors: Zenon J. Woznica, John Nalewaja, Calvin Messersmith, Edward Szelezniak
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Patent number: 6645913Abstract: An adjuvant composition for pesticide formulations which exhibits reduced eye irritancy is comprised of a polyoxyalkylene aliphatic amine containing at least about 2 moles of an alkylene oxide group and an eye irritation reducing compound which simultaneously reduces the eye irritation caused by the polyoxyalkylene aliphatic amine and which complexes with metal ions such as calcium and iron which may be present in an aqueous solution of the adjuvant and a pesticide or a plant growth regulator. The eye irritation reducing compound is a carboxylic acid that is capable of complexing with or forming chelates with metal ions in aqueous solution while simultaneously reducing the eye irritation caused by the polyoxyalkylene aliphatic amine. The adjuvant also contains a mixture of polyhydric alcohols and, optionally, a defoamer. The adjuvant is particularly in N-phosphonomethylglycine (glyphosate) herbicidal formulations.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Cognis CorporationInventor: Mickey R. Brigance
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Patent number: 6593274Abstract: The present invention teaches the composition of terminally modified, amino, polyether, siloxanes, known hereforth as amino siloxane alkokylates, and their use as adjuvants. The amino siloxane alkoxylates of the present invention enhance the efficacy of agrichemicals on plants as compared to conventional TSE's alone. The amino siloxane alkoxylates have at one end, an amine functionality and at the other end, a polyalkyleneoxide functionality.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2001Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: Crompton CorporationInventor: George A. Policello
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Patent number: 6518320Abstract: A process additive for polyolefin films and foams produces products having reduced aging time and reduced greasiness and reduced grease-like transfer as compared to glycerol monostearate (GMS). Carbon dioxide based blowing agents are suitable. The process additive comprises a fatty acid Naliphatic alcohol amide of the general formula R—CON(R′)R″. R is a fatty hydrocarbon radical having from about 8 to 30 carbons. R′ typically is hydrogen. R′ can also be an alkyl radical of from about 1 to 6 carbons or an alkyl alcohol radical of from about 1 to 6 carbons. R″ is an alkyl alcohol fragment of from about 1 to 6 carbons. The alkyl alcohol fragments can be monohydric or polyhydric. Secondary fatty monoalkanolamides in which R′ is hydrogen are particularly useful, especially stearamide monoethanolamine (MEA).Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2002Date of Patent: February 11, 2003Assignee: Sealed Air Corporation (U.S)Inventors: Nelson E. Malwitz, Natarajan S. Ramesh
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Patent number: 6506806Abstract: A composition for reducing surface tension comprising from about 0.1% to about 0.5% by weight of a hydrocarbon surfactant and from 0.0001% to about 0.3% by weight of a fluorocarbon surfactant, provided that the hydrocarbon surfactant is present at less than or equal to 0.08% by weight when the fluorocarbon surfactant is present at greater than or equal to 0.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2001Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Charles Kenneth Taylor, Kai Volker Schubert, Richard David Koehler
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Patent number: 6506899Abstract: Pigment dispersants prepared by reacting an isocyanate oligomer having an average functionality of at least three with a polyester or polyacrylate, a poly(ethylene glycol)alkyl ether, and a diamine having a primary amine and a tertiary amine have excellent stabilizing properties and offer a wide formulation latitude with a variety of solvent systems, including polar solvents and water, and are particularly useful as pigment dispersants for paints and coating applications.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1999Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventor: John A. Simms
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Patent number: 6471764Abstract: An etheramine pigment dispersing salt for enhancing the dispersion performance of an organic pigment composition adding to 100 parts by weight of pigment about 1 to 40 parts by weight of an etheramine pigment dispersing salt.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2000Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Sun Chemical CorporationInventors: George H. Robertson, Kevin A. Arthur, Russell J. Schwartz, Stanislav Vilner, George McLaren
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Patent number: 6451101Abstract: There is disclosed a parting agent comprising the reaction product of an isocyanate compound and an isocyanate-reactive compound of the general structure R-(ao)n-Y wherein: R is a hydrophobic group containing alkyl, alkaryl, polyaryl, or siloxane moieties; (ao) is an alkylene oxide or mixture of alkylene oxides such as ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, and mixtures thereof; n is about 1 to about 25; and Y represents a monofunctional isocyanate-reactive group. There is also disclosed the processes that may be utilized to produce the parting agent.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2000Date of Patent: September 17, 2002Assignee: BASF CorporationInventors: Donald C. Mente, Li-Mei Lu, David D. Peters, Joe C. Wilson, Anthony G. Schaefer
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Patent number: 6437009Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, fountain solution, adhesive, agricultural and electronics cleaning compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of an N-alkylimide of tartaric acid and/or an N-alkylimide of malic acid of the following structures, respectively: where R1 is a C5 to C10 alkyl group.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2001Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Ingrid Kristine Meier, Kevin Rodney Lassila, Caroline Sassano Slone
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Patent number: 6432878Abstract: An adjuvant composition for pesticide formulations which exhibits reduced eye irritancy is comprised of a polyoxyalkylene aliphatic amine containing at least about 2 moles of an alkylene oxide group and an eye irritation reducing compound which simultaneously reduces the eye irritation caused by the polyoxyalkylene aliphatic amine and which complexes with metal ions such as calcium and iron which may be present in an aqueous solution of the adjuvant and a pesticide or a plant growth regulator. The eye irritation reducing compound is a carboxylic add that is capable of complexing with or forming chelates with metal ions in aqueous solution while simultaneously reducing the eye irritation caused by the polyoxyalkylene aliphatic amine. The adjuvant also contains a mixture of polyhydric alcohols and, optionally, a defoamer. The adjuvant is particularly in N-phosphonomethylglycine (glyphosate) herbicidal formulations.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1999Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Cognis CorporationInventor: Mickey R. Brigance
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Patent number: 6413914Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, fountain solution, adhesive, agricultural and electronics cleaning compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of an N,N′-dialkylamide of malic acid of the following structure: where R1 and R2 are C4 to C10 alkyl groups, preferably at least one of R1 and R2 being a branched C4 to C10 alkyl group.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2001Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Ingrid Kristine Meier, Kevin Rodney Lassila, Caroline Sassano Slone
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Patent number: 6407196Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to polyisocyanate derived adducts and to emulsifiable polyisocyanates formed from those adducts. The invention further relates to emulsions which include the emulsifiable polyisocyanates. Emulsions which employ the emulsifiable polyisocyanates have greatly increased stability.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2001Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignee: Huntsman International LLCInventors: Chin-Chang Shen, James A. Yavorsky
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Patent number: 6399543Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, fountain solution, adhesive, agricultural and electronics cleaning compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of an N,N′-dialkylamide of tartaric acid of the following structure: where R1 and R2 are C4 to C8 alkyl groups with at least one of R1 and R2 being a branched C4 to C8 alkyl group.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2001Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Ingrid Kristine Meier, Kevin Rodney Lassila, Caroline Sassano Slone
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Publication number: 20020061366Abstract: Applicants have discovered that amine oxides enhance the uniform distribution and penetration of wood preservatives into wood substrates, minimize leaching of the wood preservatives, and improve the weatherability of the wood substrate. The present invention provides a method for enhancing the uniform distribution and penetration of at least one wood preservative into a wood substrate by applying a preservative composition to the wood substrate. The preservative composition comprises a wood distribution and penetration enhancing agent, which includes an amine oxide, and the wood preservatives. Another embodiment of the present invention is a method for enhancing the uniform distribution and penetration of one or more wood preservatives by applying the wood preservatives to the wood substrate and then applying the aforementioned wood distribution and penetration enhancing agent to the wood substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2001Publication date: May 23, 2002Applicant: LONZA INC.Inventors: Leigh E. Walker, Shilan Shen
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Patent number: 6391834Abstract: A foaming aqueous body-cleansing composition of (a) an anionic surfactant, (b) an alkyl (oligo)glycoside, (c) a zwitterionic surfactant, (d) an ampholytic surfactant is presented. The body cleansing composition produces a stable, fine-bubble, creamy-feeling foam.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1999Date of Patent: May 21, 2002Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf AktienInventors: Heike Schelges, Wolfhard Scholz, Gryta Schosser
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Publication number: 20020032133Abstract: This invention concerns foaming aqueous compositions of body-cleansing agents containing anionic surfactants (A) with a strong foaming action and alkyl-(oligo)-glucosides (B) which are easily tolerated by the skin, and a combination of a zwitterionic surfactant (C). e.g., a betaine surfactant, and an ampholytic surfactant (D). e.g. a cocoamphoglycinate, to improve foaming properties and viscosity. Combining betaine and ampholytic surfactants yields a particularly creamy foam structure, consisting of particularly tiny bubbles when using said compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 1999Publication date: March 14, 2002Inventors: HEIKE SCHELGES, WOLFHARD SCHOLZ, GRYTA SCHOSSER
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Patent number: 6281170Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, adhesive, fountain solution, agricultural and photoresist developer compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of certain trialkyl urea compounds of the structure where R1 and R2 are C2 to C6 alkyl groups, R3 is methyl or ethyl, and the total number of carbon atoms in R1, R2 and R3 is from 6 to 14.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 1999Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: John Anthony Marsella, Kevin Rodney Lassila, Robert Lee Fowlkes
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Patent number: 6238684Abstract: The present invention teaches the composition of terminally modified, amino, polyether, siloxanes, known henceforth as amino siloxane alkokylates, and their use as adjuvants. The amino siloxane alkoxylates of the present invention enhance the efficacy of agrichemicals on plants as compared to conventional TSE's alone. The amino siloxane alkoxylates have at one end, an amine functionality and at the other end, a polyalkyleneoxide functionality.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 1998Date of Patent: May 29, 2001Assignee: OSi Specialties, Inc.Inventor: George A. Policello
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Patent number: 6235681Abstract: The present invention teaches the composition of terminally modified, amino, polyether, siloxanes, known henceforth as amino siloxane alkokylates, and their use as adjuvants. The amino siloxane alkoxylates of the present invention enhance the efficacy of agrichemicals on plants as compared to conventional TSE's alone. The amino siloxane alkoxylates have at one end, an amine functionality and at the other end, a polyalkyleneoxide functionality.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2000Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: CK Witco CorporationInventor: George A. Policello
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Patent number: 6232496Abstract: Amphoacetate surfactants are made by reacting a compound of formula RCONHCH2CH2NHCH2CH2OH where R is an aliphatic radical, with formaldehyde and a cyanide of formula: R1CN, wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal, and, when R1 represents a hydrogen atom, hydrolysing the nitrile obtained with an alkali.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1995Date of Patent: May 15, 2001Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Chemicals LimitedInventors: John F. Carr, Peter Lees, Richard Stocks-Wilson, Derek Pakenham
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Patent number: 6123754Abstract: The invention relates to a wood-impregnating agent, which is an emulsion, dispersion or solution of a cationic, quaternary, amphoteric and/or special non-ionic surfactant, the surfactant or surfactants being poorly soluble in water and the dispersion or emulsion having a mean particle size diameter or a mean droplet size diameter smaller than 1 .mu.m. Preferable surfactants include cationic and/or quaternary surfactants or compounds from the group of imidazolines, benzyls, alkyls, dialkyls, monoalkyl-trimethyl, dialkyl-dimethyl, methyl-dialkoxy-alkyl, dialkylmethylbenzyl, diamidoamine and/or cationic and/or quaternary surfactants or compounds from the group of complex diquaternary compounds and/or the group of compounds which assume a cationic character in acid medium and/or non-ionic compounds from the group of fatty amine oxides, amine ethoxylate, and/or adducts of an ethylene oxide, which can be protonated on an heteroatom and/or amphoteric compounds from the group of betaines and/or ampholytes.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 1997Date of Patent: September 26, 2000Assignee: J. S. Staedtler GmbH & Co.Inventor: Werner Handl
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Patent number: 6121200Abstract: There are provided compositions of certain polyoxyalkylene alkylamine surfactants having eye irritation reduced by the addition of an effective amount of a sulfated polyoxyalkylene alkylphenol, alcohol sulfate, polyoxyalkylene alcohol sulfate, mono- or dialcohol phosphate mono- or di-(polyoxyalkylene alcohol) phosphate, polyoxyalkylene alkylphenol carboxylate or polyoxyalkylene alcohol carboxylate surfactant. Also provided are pesticidal, particularly herbicidal, compositions comprising polyoxyalkylene alkylamine surfactants having eye irritation reduced by addition of these eye irritation reducing compounds.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1999Date of Patent: September 19, 2000Assignee: Monsanto CompanyInventors: Paul D. Berger, Antonio M. Jimenez
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Patent number: 6117922Abstract: The present invention relates to an antistatic mixture comprising compounds of the formulae (I) and (II)R'--N--[(C.sub.n H.sub.2n)--OH].sub.2 (I) ##STR1## where n is 2 or 3R.sup.1 is C.sub.8 -C.sub.22 -alkyl or -alkenyl or C.sub.8 -C.sub.22 -alkyl-CO-- andR.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be identical or different and are C.sub.8 -C.sub.22 -alkyl or -alkenyl and two of these radicals may be hydrogen,and where the mixing ratio of the compounds of formulae I and II is from 4:1 to 1:10 parts by weight,and to a process for preparing this mixture.This mixture is solid and is therefore easy to use in production, and is storage-stable and offers advantages in handling.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1998Date of Patent: September 12, 2000Assignee: Clariant GmbHInventor: Michael Breitwieser
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Patent number: 6110976Abstract: This invention provides perfluoro(alkoxycycloalkane) carbonyl fluoride compounds wherein, pendant from the fluorinated ring, are from 2 to 5 perfluoroalkoxy groups having from 1 to 4, preferably 1 to 2, carbon atoms with the proviso that when one or more of the perfluoroalkoxy groups contain from 3 to 4 carbon atoms, there are no more than 3 pendant groups. Also described are amidoamine intermediates prepared from the carbonyl fluoride compounds as precursors for surfactants used in aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1998Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: John C. Hansen, George G. I. Moore, Stephen D. Polson, Patricia M. Savu, Richard M. Stern
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Patent number: 6063602Abstract: The invention relates to a new lipopolysaccaride biosurfactant, a strain of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus which produces this biosurfactant, and a process for its preparation. The biosurfactant has a high emulsifying capacity, it promotes the biodegradation of hydrocarbons in water and favors the adhesion of microorganisms to the water/oil interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1998Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: EniTecnologie S.p.A.Inventors: Giulio Prosperi, Marcello Camilli, Francesco Crescenzi, Eugenio Fascetti, Filippo Porcelli, Pasquale Sacceddu
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Patent number: 6051056Abstract: This invention provides water-based compositions, particularly coating, ink, and agricultural compositions, manifesting reduced equilibrium and dynamic surface tension by the incorporation of a surface tension reducing amount of certain alkylated aminoether compounds of the structureR--HN(CH.sub.2).sub.p [O(CH.sub.2).sub.n ].sub.m O(CH.sub.2).sub.q NH--R'where n is 2-6, m is 0-4, and p and q are 2-6, and R and R' independently are an alkyl group comprising 5 to 18 carbons, preferably which is branched or in which the point of attachment to nitrogen is on a nonterminal carbon.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1998Date of Patent: April 18, 2000Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Rodney Lassila, Kristen Elaine Minnich, Richard Van Court Carr
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Patent number: RE37313Abstract: A homogeneous, essentially nonaqueous adjuvant composition containing at least one spray oil selected from the group consisting of: (a) vegetable oils; (b) fatty acids and blends thereof; (c) esterified fatty acids or blends thereof; (d) saponified fatty acids or blends thereof; (e) N,N-dimethylamide of the formula RCON(CH3)2 (f) polybutenes of the following formula a surfactant in an effective amount to emulsify said composition and a buffering agent in amount sufficient to reduce the pH to below about 7.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 1998Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: Helena Chemical CompanyInventor: Johnnie Roberts