Milliken & Company

The Procter Gamble Company

Robert L Mahaffey

Eduardo Torres

Dominick Joseph Valenti

Patrick D Moore

Mark Robert Sivik

Eugene Steven Sadlowski

Kevin Lee Kott

Keith Homer Baker

Manuela Javet

Leland G Close, Jr

Mu-ill Lim

Xiaoyong Hong

Laurent D Kieken

Gregory Scot Miracle

Brian Joseph Loughnane

Michael David Cummings

Donna D'Angelo Morrall

Laurent D Keiken

Eric B Stephens

Muill Lim

Steven E Brown

Richard A VanDahm

Richard Allan VanDahm

X Michael Hong

Michael O Hunt

Leonard L Starks

Xiaoyong Michael Hong

Jr Leland G Close

Brian Joseph Lougnane

Donna D'angelo Morrall

Bis-azo colorants for use as bluing agents, laundry care compositions including bis-azo colorants that may serve as bluing agents, processes for making such bluing agents and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The bluing agents are generally include at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. These bluing agents are advantageous in providing a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics.

Bis-azo colorants for use as bluing agents

The present invention relates to thiazolium dyes, laundry care compositions comprising one or more thiazolium dyes, processes of making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using same. The dyes, compositions and methods of the present invention are advantageous in providing improved hueing of fabric, including whitening of white fabric, while avoiding significant build up of bluing dyes on the fabric.

Laundry care compositions with thiazolium dye

This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions.

Thiophene azo dyes and laundry care compositions containing the same

Novel compounds based on distyryl-biphenyl are provided. The compounds conform to the general structure The compounds are useful as optical brighteners. Compositions, such as laundry care compositions, containing such compounds are also provided.

Optical brighteners and compositions comprising the same

Novel compounds based on diaminostilbene are provided. The compounds conform to the general structures The compounds are useful as optical brighteners. Compositions, such as laundry compositions, containing such compounds are also provided.

This invention relates to polymeric violet anthraquinone colorants having at least one poly(oxyalkylene) chain attached to an anthraquinone structure. Such colorants exhibit bright violet shade, excellent compatibility with organic media or aqueous systems, good lightfastness, and excellent thermal stability. The water soluble poly(oxyalkylene) substituted polymeric violet anthraquinone colorants also possess high water solubility, high color strength, non-staining properties, and high pH stability. The processes and methods for making such polymeric violet anthraquinone colorants and their use for coloring consumer products are also provided.

Polymeric violet anthraquinone colorant compositions and methods for producing the same

Novel compounds based on diaminostilbene are provided. The compounds conform to the general structures  The compounds are useful as optical brighteners. Compositions, such as laundry compositions, containing such compounds are also provided.

The present invention relates to thiazolium dyes and laundry care compositions comprising one or more thiazolium dyes. The dyes and compositions are advantageous in providing improved hueing of fabric, including whitening of white fabric, while avoiding significant build up of bluing dyes on the fabric.

This invention relates to compositions of N,N'-dialkyleneoxy-substituted 1,4-diaminoanthraquinone colorants which contain a low percentage of impurities, to a process to make the compositions, and also to the use of the compositions thus prepared for coloring consumer products.

Anthraquinone colorant compositions and methods for producing the same

An aqueous ink composition is provided having an aqueous solvent, a poly(oxyalkylene) substituted organic colorant dissolved in the solvent and a film forming, acrylic polymer or copolymer binder.

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Robert L Mahaffey