The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1996
Techen Tsao, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Jeffery S Hinkle, Franklin Park, NJ (US);
Huls America Inc., Somerset, NJ (US);
Abstract
Liquid formulations of 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, and methods for making such formulations, are disclosed. Formulations according to the invention contain about 1 to 25 percent by weight 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, about 3 to 7 percent by weight of sodium hydroxide, about 3 to 63 percent by weight of water and about 20 to 65 percent by weight of one or more polyglycol triols having the formula: ##STR1## wherein nx, ny and nz are individually selected from the group consisting of 2 and 3, and, when nx, ny and nz are each equal to 2, X+Y+Z has a value equal to or less than about 13.2, and, when nx, ny and nz are each equal to 3, X+Y+Z has a value equal to or less than about 4.45. Formulations exhibiting improved low temperature stability are also prepared by blending of specified co-solvents.