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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terry Crutcher, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D / ; C11D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
510413 ; 510423 ; 510503 ; 510506 ; 8137 ;
Abstract
This invention is directed to an improved method for removing hydrocarbon-containing greases and oils from fabrics. The invention consists of preparing a detergent composition and washing the fabric to be cleaned with the detergent composition. Broadly, the detergent composition consists of from 5 to 70% by weight of a polyalkoxylated amine and from 95-30 by weight of a water-soluble nonionic surfactant. The invention has desirable foamability characteristics.