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:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1999
Lorena Silvaggi, Passoscuro/Rome, IT;
Floriana Raso, Rome, IT;
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Compositions particularly suitable for the cleaning of carpets comprise: a peroxygen bleach; an alcohol having the formula R—OH wherein R is linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon chain of 1 to 4 carbon atoms and a second solvent selected from the group consisting of a hydrophilic solvent comprising one or more ether groups and having a solubility in water higher than 10 ml per 100 ml at 25° C.; a polyol hydrophilic solvent having a solubility in water higher than 10 ml per 100 ml at 25° C.; a hydrophobic solvent having a solubility in water lower than 10 ml per 100 ml at 25° C.; and mixtures thereof; at a weight ratio of said alcohol to said second solvent of 1:10 to 1:1.1. The compositions are particularly suitable for the cleaning of carpets, resulting in improved overall stain removal performance, especially on particulate stains, greasy/oily stains, bleachable stains, and/or enzymatic stains.