The Procter Gamble Company

Other

Kenneth L Jones

Gary William Kingry

Ellsworth R Draper, Jr

The apparatus includes a vibratory drum mounted for rotation about its axis with a vibratory device mounted upon a framework overlying the drum, with a fluid dispensing cylinder mounted overlying the vibratory drum to minimize adhering of the cement in a non-hardened form upon the drum. The drum includes a pattern series of blades for imparting a predetermined pattern upon the cement surface, wherein the invention further includes the drum formed with a series of through-extending apertures extending through the drum to define a matrix of apertures therethrough for reception of fastener bosses mounted to bottom surfaces of randomly shaped blades to enable positioning of blades in any predetermined pattern upon the drum surface.

Cementious pattern imparting tool

Described are detergent-compatible antistatic compositions produced by the at least partial complexing of certain anionic complexing components and particles of an intimate mixture of quarternary ammonium compounds and organic dispersion inhibitor materials. The complex formed, which is relatively water-impenetrable and insoluble, constitutes at least 25% of the surfaces of the particulate detergent additive of this invention. These compositions provide static control benefits in laundering operations at reduced antistatic levels.

Antistatic, fabric-softening detergent additive

Detergent-compatible antistatic compositions produced by the at least partial complexing of certain anionic complexing components and quaternary ammonium compounds are described. The complex formed, which is relatively water-impenetrable and insoluble constitutes at least 25% of the surfaces of the particulate detergent additive of this invention. These compositions provide static control benefits in laundering operations at reduced antistatic levels.

Detergent-compatible antistatic compositions are described containing, as discrete particles, a water-soluble inorganic salt encapsulated in an organic dispersion inhibitor material. These compositions deliver through-the-wash static control benefits and are relatively inexpensive. Also described are detergent compositions containing the antistatic particles.

Detergent-compatible antistatic compositions

A mixture of certain alkyl glyceryl ethers with ethoxylated nonionic surfactants provides a surfactant combination having a particularly good ability to remove greasy and oily materials from fabrics of many kinds.

Detergent compositions

Described are low or no phosphate heavy-duty detergent compositions containing alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salicylates as corrosion inhibitors. Preferably, the corrosion inhibitor herein is sodium salicylate. The detergent compositions preferably are unbuilt, liquid compositions and contain an anionic/nonionic surfactant mixture.

Detergent compositions containing salicylate corrosion inhibitor

A laundry article providing fabric softening and static control benefits in a laundry dryer consists essentially of a water-insoluble substrate carrying an intimate mixture of a quaternary ammonium fabric softening and antistatic compound and a dispersion inhibitor. In the method aspect of this invention, the article is added to the automatic washer and is subsequently carried into the dryer with the fabrics where it provides fabric softening and static control benefits.

Article and method for fabric softening and static control

Compounds of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl or alkenyl group of from 8 to 16 carbon atoms or an alkaryl group having an alkyl chain of from 5 to 13 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1 to 6, are surfactant compounds having especial utility as grease and oil removing surfactants. The compounds can be utilized in built or unbuilt detergent compositions, either as the sole surfactant or as one component of a surfactant mixture.

A laundry article utilizing a water-insoluble substrate is disclosed. This article is added to the automatic washer, and is subsequently carried into the dryer with the fabrics in order to provide cleaning, fabric softening and static control benefits. A method for obtaining cleaning and static control benefits, using these articles, is also disclosed.

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Kenneth L Jones