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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:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
May. 12, 2000
Applicants:
Peter Jeng Jong Lee, Westborough, MA (US);
Bruce J. Compton, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Jeng Jong Lee, Westborough, MA (US);
Bruce J. Compton, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Waters Investments Limited, New Castle, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2006.01); G01N 27/453 (2006.01); G01N 30/02 (2006.01); B01D 15/08 (2006.01); C11D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Destructible surfactants and methods of using same are provided. The invention includes anionic surfactants having a dioxolane or dioxane functional group which enables the surfactant to be broken down under acidic conditions. The invention also includes methods of making anionic surfactants and methods of using anionic surfactants in a variety of applications.