Rohm and Haas Company

Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Union Carbide Corporation

Afua Sarpong Karikari

Michael C Mitchell

Theodore Tysak

Xin Jin

Gyongyi Gulyas

An Kaga

Eric P Wasserman

Mark F Sonnenschein

Robert Butterick

Joseph Kao

Fanwen Zeng

Asghar Akber Peera

Scott Backer

Paul Mercando

Marianne P Creamer

Nilesh Shah

Ozzie Moore Pressley

Randara Pulukkody

Anne Oberlin

Caroline Woelfle-Gupta

Monica A Luckenbach

Vikram Prasad

Thomas Fitzgibbons

Jordan Sarica

Anne Oberlin Escoffier

Sarah J Vietzke

Michael Mitchell

An aqueous liquid laundry formulation is provided, comprising: a liquid carrier; a cellulase; and a protectant polymer, wherein the protectant polymer comprises: 25 to 65 wt %, based on weight of the protectant polymer, of structural units of formula I wherein each Ris independently selected from a hydrogen and a —CHgroup; and 35 to 75 wt %, based on weight of the protectant polymer, of structural units of formula II wherein each Ris independently selected from a —Calkyl group and wherein each Ris independently selected from a hydrogen and a methyl group. Also provided is a method of renewing a soiled cotton containing fabric using aqueous liquid laundry formulation.

Aqueous liquid laundry formulation

A sealing composition for use in unit dose packages is provided, including: 70 to 98 wt % water; 1 to 30 wt % of a hydrogen bonding component; and 1 to 30 wt % of a complex forming component.

Sealing compositions for water soluble films and methods of using

Cold water soluble polymer films for packaging highly alkaline detergents

A free standing dispersant film is provided, including: a partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate; a poly(ethylene oxide); a polyalkylene glycol; a plasticizer; a dispersant polymer; optionally, a poly(isobutylene-co-maleic anhydride) copolymer, wherein the poly(isobutylene-co-maleic anhydride) copolymer is at least partially neutralized; and optionally, an optional additive.

Free standing dispersant film

A laundry detergent composition comprising an anti-redeposition agent, a surfactant, and optionally a builder, wherein the anti-redeposition agent is a polymer comprising polymerized units of: (a) from 5 to 40 wt % of at least one nitrogen-containing ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one pKa value from 6 to 11.5, and (b) from 60 to 95 wt % of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer.

Anti-redeposition additive for laundry detergent

A free standing film is provided including: a partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate; a poly(ethylene oxide); a polyalkylene glycol; a plasticizer; optionally, a poly(isobutylene-co-maleic anhydride) copolymer; and optionally an additive. Unit dose packages including the free standing film are also provided.

Free standing film

Provided is a detergent composition that contains an opacifier with improved opacifying characteristics. The composition comprises an opacifier, a surfactant, a solvent, and optionally a builder, wherein the opacifier is an aqueous dispersion of voided latex particles have a composition as described herein.

Opacifiers for detergent compositions

Provided is a water soluble film, and detergent packets comprising the film as an encasing material. The film contains a (meth)acrylic polymer that is a blend of a hard polymer and a soft polymer, and a plasticizer.

Water-soluble films and their use in detergent packets

An aqueous composition comprising: (a) an aromatic-acrylic polymer comprising from 3 to 11 wt % polymerized units of C-Ccarboxylic acid monomers and from 0.2 to 3 wt % polymerized units of anti-agglomerating monomers; (b) a reactive polyfunctional thermosetting resin; (c) a polyvalent metal ion; and (d) a polyfunctional curing agent, wherein the curing agent is stored separately from the thermosetting resin.

Epoxy-fortified floor polishes

The present invention provides an aqueous floor coating composition comprising: (A) water; (B) at least one supramolecular polymer; and (C) optionally, one or more additional ingredients. The supramolecular polymer (B) comprises polymerized units derived from: (1) one or more 4H monomers which comprise a polymerizable group and a quadruple hydrogen bonding (4H) moiety; (2) at least one monomer having acid functional groups; and (3) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers. In a preferred embodiment, the supramolecular polymer comprises 4H monomers derived from reaction of an isopropenyl alpha,alpha-dimethylbenzyl isocyanate (TMI) and 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-methylpyrimidine (MIC), as well as acid functional monomers selected from (meth)acrylic acid, and ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, and styrene.

Floor coating compositions containing supramolecular polymers

The present invention provides an aqueous opaque coating formulation comprising (A) and aqueous solvent; (B) an inorganic material; and (C) a chelating polymer which comprises units derived from one or more aminocarboxylate compounds or their salts, one or more other polymerizable monomers, one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers and, optionally, one or more crosslinking monomers. For example, the aminocarboxylate compounds or their salts may be one or more of iminodiacetic acid (IDA), iminodisuccinic acid (IDS), ethylenediamine triacetic acid (ED3A) and ethylenediamine disuccinic acid (EDDS), or their salts. Suitable polymerizable monomers may be one or more of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), allyl glycidyl ether (AGE), vinylbenzyl chloride (VBC), allyl bromide, and their derivatives. The inorganic material may be a pigment, such as titanium dioxide (TiO) or cadmium sulfide (CdS), or an extender or filler, such as talc (MgSiO(OH)), calcium carbonate (CaCO) or mica, or even combinations thereof.

Coating compositions having chelant functionality

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Bristol, PA, United States of America

Afua Sarpong Karikari