The Clorox Company

Basf Aktiengesellschaft

William P Sibert

Aram Garabedian

Scott C Mills

Clement K Choy

G Edward Campbell

Susan P Huestis

Stephen M Costa

William L Smith

Fernando Jose Rebelo Do Couto

Alfred G Zielske

David A Peterson

Thomas W Kaaret

Lafayette D Foland

James E Deline

Michael J Petrin

Kevin A Klotter

Martin J Phillippi

Ulrich Brockel

Sarah A Perkins

Agnes Jaszenovics

Sarah P Blondeau

Victor M Casella

David C Sandoval

Philip C Shanks

Arnold J Lim

Hans Peter Seelmann-Eggebert

Granules are provided that are useful for oxidizing applications when the granules are dissolved in the presence of an active oxygen source. These granules include a salt having the structure of Formula I

Granular N-alkyl ammonium acetonitrile compositions

The invention is an improved, non-phosphate, non-bleach, agglomerated laundry booster which has a) a solids portion with i) at least 5% by weight of a first builder selected from the group consisting of alkali metal carbonate, alkali metal bicarbonate, alkali metal sesquicarbonate, and mixtures thereof; and ii) a second builder of at least 25% by weight alkali metal tetraborate pentahydrate; and b) i) a first liquid which comprises an anionic, acidic surfactant, in an amount no greater than about 10% by weight; and ii) a second liquid which comprises an agglomerating agent. The first liquid is neutralized by the first builder of a)i) to form a first set of particles, the second builder forms a second set of particles, and the second liquid co-agglomerates both the first and second sets of particles. The invention also provides a method for preparing this laundry booster.

Non-phosphate, agglomerated laundry booster

Granules are provided that are useful for oxidizing applications when the granules are dissolved in the presence of an active oxygen source. These granules include a salt having the structure of Formula I ##STR1## wherein A is a saturated ring formed by a plurality of atoms in addition to the N.sub.1 atom, the saturated ring atoms including at least one carbon atom and at least one of O, S, and N atoms, the substituent R.sub.1 bound to the N.sub.1 atom of the Formula I structure including either (a) a C.sub.1-24 alkyl or alkoxylated alkyl where the alkoxy is C.sub.2-4, (b) a C.sub.4-24 cycloalkyl, (c) a C.sub.7-24 alkaryl, (d) a repeating or nonrepeating alkoxy or alkoxylated alcohol, where the alkoxy unit is C.sub.2-4, or (e) --CR.sub.2 R.sub.3 C.tbd.N where R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each H, a C.sub.1-24 alkyl, cycloalkyl, or alkaryl, or a repeating or nonrepeating alkoxyl or alkoxylated alcohol where the alkoxy unit is C.sub.2-4, the R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 substituents being each H, a C.sub.1-24 alkyl, cycloalkyl, or alkaryl, or a repeating or nonrepeating alkoxyl or alkoxylated alcohol where the alkoxy unit is C.sub.2-4, Z is in the range of 0 to 10, and wherein Y is a counterion. The salt is carried by, coated with, or admixed with a solid particulate such as silica gel, silicic acid, silicate, aluminum oxide, clay, aluminum silicate, or mixtures thereof.

Granular N-alkyl ammonium acetontrile compositions

The invention provides an aqueous, hard surface cleaner with significantly improved residue removal and substantially reduced filming/streaking, said cleaner comprising:

Reduced residue hard surface cleaner

A dual cap lining for bi-directional venting comprising a substantially round, disc-shaped, laminated, fluid-impermeable, gas-permeablematerial bottom layer, and having an extruded and cast polyethylene material top layer which is provided with apertures which communicate with the bottom layer and also communicate with channels provided on the upper surface of the top layer, and the material of construction of the laminated bottom layer is gas-permeable such that the dual lining allows bi-directional gas flow therethrough, for gases which have built-up in the interior of the connected container to safely escape by venting from the interior of the container to the external ambient atmosphere through openings existing between the spiral screw threads of the cap closure and threads of the container neck, and the reverse venting to equilibrate for relatively increased external pressure, without passage of solid or liquid material from the interior of the container through the lining to the closure and to the exterior of the container.

Bi-directional venting liner

A dual cap lining for bi-directional venting comprising a substantially shaped, laminated or secured, fluid-impermeable, gas-permeable material bottom layer congruent with a container opening, and having an extruded and cast polyethylene material top layer which is provided with channels on the lower surface of the top layer, and the material of construction of the laminated bottom layer is gas-permeable such that the dual lining allows bi-directional gas flow therethrough, for gases which have built-up in the interior of the connected container to safely escape by venting from the interior of the container to the external ambient atmosphere through openings existing between the spiral screw threads of the cap closure and threads of the container neck, and the reverse venting to equilibrate for relatively increased external pressure, without passage of solid or liquid material from the interior of the container through the lining to the closure and to the exterior of the container.

Reverse channel bi-directional venting liner

The invention provides an aqueous, hard surface cleaner with significantly improved residue removal and substantially reduced filming/streaking, said cleaner comprising: (a) an effective amount of a solvent selected from C.sub.1-6 alkanol, C.sub.3-24 alkylene glycol ether, and mixtures thereof; (b) an effective amount of at least one nonionic surfactant; (c) an effective amount of a buffering system which comprises a nitrogenous buffer selected from the group consisting of:

The invention provides an aqueous, hard surface cleaner with significantly improved residue removal and substantially reduced filming/streaking, said cleaner comprising: (a) an effective amount of a solvent selected from C.sub.1-6 alkanol, C.sub.3-24 alkylene glycol ether, and mixtures thereof; (b) an effective amount of a surfactant selected from amphoteric, nonionic and anionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; (c) an effective amount of a buffering system which comprises a nitrogenous buffer selected from the group consisting of: ammonium or alkaline earth carbamates, guanidine derivatives, alkoxylalkylamines and alkyleneamines; and (d) the remainder as substantially all water.

The invention provides an aqueous, hard surface cleaner with significantly improved residue removed and substantially reduced filming/streaking, said cleaner comprising:

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San Ramon, CA, United States of America

William P Sibert