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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yi-Chang Fu, Wyoming, OH (US);
Peter R Foley, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Julie A Dyet, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Peter G Mather, Brussels, BE;
Robert Mermelstein, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Brian J Roselle, Fairfield, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D / ; C11D / ; C11D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
510350 ; 510336 ; 510337 ; 510361 ; 510433 ; 510434 ; 510501 ;
Abstract
Stock solutions of polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactants at high concentrations are characterized by their unfortunate tendency to thicken, or gel, on storage. Mild heating and the inclusion of carboxylates such as oxydisuccinate, citrate or tartrate-succinate maintain the viscosity of such solutions below about 2,000 centipoise, even at temperatures around 30.degree. C.