Cleaning compositions for solid surfaces, auxiliary compositions therefor, or processes of preparing the compositions inventions 06/08

20080153727 - Method of providing stability for liquid cleansing compositions comprising broad selection fatty acyl isethionate surfactants: The invention provides a method for providing a stable liquid cleanser compositions which can use fatty acyl isethionates mixtures, regardless of free fatty acid contact of isethionates mixture or chain length distribution of isethionates mixture. The key is to insure a specific combination of liquid crystal inducer (of surfactant phase)... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20080153728 - Cleansing compositions having improved fragrance characteristics and methods for the formulation thereof: Methods for formulating a cleansing composition having a desired fragrance profile are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes the step of determining a quantity of filler to be included in the cleansing composition wherein the quantity of filler is about 1% to about 10% by weight of the cleaning... Agent: The Dial Corporation

20080153730 - Stable liquid cleansing compositions comprising fatty acyl isethionate surfactant products with high fatty acid content: The invention provides liquid cleanser compositions which can use fatty acyl isethionates surfactant products, regardless of free fatty acid and/or fatty acid salt content of isethionate mixture or chain length distribution of isethionates mixture. The key is to insure a specific combination of liquid crystal inducer (of surfactant phase) and... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20080153729 - Stable liquid cleansing compositions which may be prepared using broad selection of fatty acyl isethionate surfactants: The invention provides liquid cleanser compositions which can use fatty acyl isethionates mixtures, regardless of free fatty acid content of isethionates mixture or chain length distribution of isethionates mixture. The key is to ensure a specific combination of liquid crystal inducer (of surfactant phase) and of modifier so that the... Agent: Unilever Patent Group

20080153731 - Clean chemistry composition, method of manufacturing same, and system making use of same: A clean chemistry composition includes an organic acid and a polar surfactant. The clean chemistry composition is capable of imparting an electrical charge to particles generated during a CMP operation on a wafer made up of semiconductors having a metal gate structure. The imparted electrical charge has the same polarity... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080153732 - Cleaning agent: c

20080153733 - Alpha-amylase variant with altered properties: The present invention relates to variants of parent alpha-amylases, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and exhibits an alteration in at least one of the following properties relative to said parent alpha-amylase: substrate specificity, substrate binding substrate cleavage patterns thermal stability, pH/activity profile, pH/stability profile, stability towards oxidation, specific activity, and... Agent: Novozymes North America, Inc.

20080153734 - Metal surface cleaner and method for cleaning metal parts: A surface cleaner for metal parts (e.g., steel articles) is an aqueous solution, which contains a component of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) from approximately 15 wt % (percent by weight) to approximately 25 wt %, a measurable component of ferrous ions (Fe2+) less than about 5 wt %, and water. Due... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080153735 - Textile cleaning composition and method of use: This invention includes a cleaning composition, the method of use of the cleaning composition, and a new use of a composition. The composition includes an oxidizing agent with a reduction potential of greater than about 0.1 E°(V) at 25° C., and is devoid of an oxidizing agent with a reduction... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20080146477 - Preparation and treating of bituminous compositions: Described is the use, for preparing or treating bituminous compositions, of at least one compound selected among: esters of glycolic, lactic and gluconic acids, methylic, ethylic and isobutylic esters of glutaric, succinic and adipic acids, and ethers or esters of a product resulting from internal dehydration of a sugar, preferably... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080146478 - Encapsulated active material containing nanoscaled material: The present invention is directed to novel capsules containing active material and nanoscaled material and to methods for making capsules with enhanced performance and stability. The capsules are well suited for use in personal care applications, laundry products and perfume and fragrance products.... Agent: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

20080146479 - Composition and method for removing adhesive residue: The present invention includes a process using environmentally benign materials for the removal of adhesive residues from hard substrates, particularly vehicles, e.g., cars, trucks, buses, aerospace vehicles including airplanes, and the like. The invention uses an absorbable indicator (tracer) dye to aid in detection of remaining residues that may be... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick Llc

20080146480 - Gelled adhesive remover composition and method of use: The present invention includes a process using environmentally friendly materials for the removal of adhesive residues from hard substrates, particularly vehicles, e.g., cars, trucks, buses, aerospace vehicles including airplanes, and the like. The process uses a novel adhesive remover composition comprising one or more non-halogenated organic solvents, a non-abrasive thickening... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick Llc

20080146481 - Water-soluble detergent pouch: A packet made from a film-forming composition made from a mixture of PVOH, chitosan, and an alkali metal or ammonium bisulfite or metabisulfite where the packet contains a cleaning active is discussed.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080146482 - Liquid laundry detergent having improved brightener stability: Liquid laundry compositions containing having improved brightener stability, which contain from about 6% to about 20%, by weight of the laundry composition, of a surfactant component that includes from about 1% to about 6%, by weight of the laundry composition, of a mid-branched primary alkyl sulfate surfactant having an average... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080146483 - Degreasing agent: A degreasing agent includes a mixture of trisodium phosphate, sodium silicate, sodium carbonate, sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate, sodium hydrosulphite and octyl-phenol-polyoxythylene ether. The degreasing agent may maintain degreasing effect for longer period of time. In addition, the metal product cleaned by the degreasing agent has a low cleaning inferior rate.... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080146484 - Ion-triggerable, water-disintegratable wet wipe having a salt-stable emulsified wetting composition therein: The present invention generally relates to an ion-triggerable, water-disintegratable or water-soluble wet wipe suitable for contacting the skin. More particularly, the present invention relates to an ion-triggerable, water-disintegratable wet wipe that includes an oil-in-water emulsified wetting composition having a high concentration of salt therein, the wetting composition having a low... Agent: Christopher M. Goff (27839) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080146485 - Cationic surfactant systems comprising microfibrous cellulose: Cationic surfactant systems, using microfibrous cellulose to suspend particulates therein, are described. Methods of making these systems are also described.... Agent: Jane Shershenovich Cp Kelco Us, Inc

20080146486 - Frabric treatment method and composition: A fabric softening composition comprising a fabric softening compound and a material having a thermal phase transition temperature in the range 26 to 39° C. encapsulated in a polymer shell (TPTT material) to provide encapsulated particles having a particle size in the ranges from 10 nm to 1000 μm, preferably... Agent: Unilever Intellectual Property Group

20080139431 - Very low voc compositions for removing substances from substrate surfaces: A remover composition comprises a primary solvent and at least one of a secondary solvent portion and an additive portion. The primary solvent portion has a Kb value of substantially between 25 and 40. The percentage by weight of primary solvent portion is within a primary solvent range of less... Agent: Schacht Law Office, Inc.

20080139432 - Personal care composition containing a non-guar galactomannan polymer derivative and an anionic surfactant system: Personal care compositions comprise (a) from about 0.01 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of a galactomannan polymer derivative having a mannose to galactose ratio of greater than 2:1 on a monomer to monomer basis, the galactomannan polymer derivative selected from a cationic galactomannan polymer derivative and an amphoteric... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080139433 - Mixtures and method for cleaning surfaces: r

20080139434 - Concentrated surfactant compositions: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a high amount of a specific surfactant mixture and water, as well as a method of manufacture thereof.... Agent: Unilever Intellectual Property Group

20080139435 - Sanitizing method: Ductwork used for the supply of potable water in dental surgeries is prone to undesirable build up of biofilm and associated bacteria. These may be combated effectively by applying to the ductwork a composition comprising: a metal silicate or silicate complex; a metal phosphate or polyphosphate or orthophosphoric acid; and... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080139436 - Two step cleaning process to remove resist, etch residue, and copper oxide from substrates having copper and low-k dielectric material: A method for two step cleaning of semiconductor substrate wherein a first formulation is contacted with the substrate and subsequently a second formulation is contacted with the substrate, optionally followed with a deionized water wash. The first formulation may be remover compositions referred to in the specification, such as a... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080139437 - Ether-containing paint removing composition: A composition and related process for removing paint from a substrate in which the composition contains an aprotic polar solvent, an ether-containing compound, an evaporation retarder and a solvent for the evaporation retarder.... Agent: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

20080139438 - Long-chain fatty alcohol alkoxylates in cleaning preparations: in which R is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, alkyl or alkenyl group containing at least 19 carbon atoms, m represents a value of 20 or more, and n represents 2 or 3 is provided. A surfactant mixture including at least one compound corresponding to the above general... Agent: Cognis Corporation Patent Department

20080139439 - Cleaning and impregnating product: A method for cleaning and impregnating acid-resistant natural and artificial stones includes a single treatment of the surfaces of the stones with an acid-resistant protecting substance and an acid solution having a pH lower than 5.... Agent: Dykema Gossett Pllc

20080139440 - Visual perceptibility of images on printed film: A method of improving the visual perceptibility of images on water-soluble printed films for unit dose detergent products through the use of coloured liquids located adjacent to the printed film and the unit dose detergent products having the printed film and coloured liquid.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080139441 - Antimicrobial and bacteriostatic-modified polymers for cellulose fibres: Polysaccharide fibres, such as cellulose or starch, modified by grafting an amino-containing antimicrobial polymer (ACP) onto the fibres or starch using a co-polymerization reaction, exhibits high antimicrobial activity. For example, the presence of 1.0% by weight grafted polymer in the cellulose fibres or starch fibres results in excellent antimicrobial activity... Agent: Stikeman Elliott LLP

20080139442 - Highly concentrated, aqueous oligoester and polyester formulations: Disclosed are highly concentrated aqueous soil release polyester formulations containing 50 to 90 percent by weight of soil release polyester and 0.1 to 40 percent by weight of a polycarboxylic acid or a polycarboxylate. Adding these highly concentrated polycarboxylic acids or polycarboxylates makes it possible to produce highly concentrated soil... Agent: Clariant Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080139443 - Acidic hard surface cleaner with alkoxylated quaternary compound: A composition for cleaning hard surfaces, specifically, an acidic hard surface cleaner, includes a nonionic surfactant, a non-germicidal alkoxylated quaternary compound, an organic solvent, an acid, water, and optionally hydrogen peroxide, which provides excellent soap scum and/or greasy soil removal while exhibiting low filming and streaking.... Agent: Jennifer E Lacroix Mcandrews Held & Malloy Ltd

20080139444 - Azeotrope-like mixtures comprising heptafluorocyclopentane: Disclosed is an azeotrope-like composition comprising: from about 2% by weight to about 50% by weight of a hydrofluorocarbon selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane and 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane, from about 2% by weight to about 50% by weight 1,1,2,2,3,3,4-heptafluorocyclopentane, and an amount effective in dissolving oils and contaminants of trans-1,2-dichloroethylene.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080139445 - Fabric softening composition: Aqueous fabric softening composition having good high temperature stability comprising a cationic fabric softener and water-soluble polysaccharide polymers comprising hydrophobic groups selected from aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl, each having at least 14 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof, wherein the polymers comprise from 1 to 2.5% by weight of said hydrobic... Agent: Unilever Intellectual Property Group

20080132437 - Fabric care compositions for softening, static control and fragrance benefits: A fabric care composition containing non-ionic softening compounds, antistatic agents and perfume. Particularly, the fabric care composition is suitable for use in the rinse cycle of a textile laundering operation to provide excellent fabric softening/static control benefits, and surprisingly improved perfume freshness and longevity. The fabric care composition is preferably... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080132438 - Cleansing composition incorporating a biocide, heating agent and thermochromic substance: A cleansing composition is described. The cleansing composition generally contains an antimicrobial agent, a heating agent, and a thermochromic agent. During use, the heating agent heats the composition so that the antimicrobial agent becomes more effective. The thermochromic agent, on the other hand, changes the color of the composition as... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.a.

20080132439 - Cleaner composition: A cleaning agent composition for a treated tool comprising an alkyl glycoside, a glyceryl ether, a hydrocarbon and water, and a cleaning process using the cleaning agent composition. The cleaning agent composition is used upon washing a surface of a silicone-treated tool, a liquid crystal-treated tool, a copper plate, or... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch