Liggett & Myers, Incorporated

Foster D. Snell, Inc.

Herbert Terry

Daniel Schoenholz

Arthur W Petersen

A cleaning composition in dry powder form comprising a water-soluble alkaline detergent, a water-immiscible organic liquid absorbed on said water-soluble alkaline detergent, and an emulsifying agent of such properties and in such amount that when the cleaning composition is dispersed in water, the emulsion which is formed is in an unstable condition and breaks within one hour, releasing droplets of the organic liquid, wherein the quantity of the water-soluble alkaline detergent is sufficient to absorb the organic liquid and form a free-flowing dry powder.

Cleaning composition in dry powder form

A method of forming a bright-drying floor finish on a resilient flooring comprising applying a polish containing an aqueous dispersion of fine particles of a resin with a Tg of 30.degree. to 80.degree.C to a flooring, preferably a resilient flooring, with at least one of said polish or said flooring having been preheated to a temperature above the glass transition (Tg) temperature of said resin, and drying said polish to produce said bright-drying floor finish.

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Wilton, CT, United States of America

Herbert Terry