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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. 28, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Eduardo Torres, Boiling Springs, SC (US);
Robert L. Mahaffey, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Dominick J. Valenti, Moore, SC (US);
Patrick D. Moore, Pacolet, SC (US);
Leland G. Close, Jr., Spartanburg, SC (US);
Inventors:
Eduardo Torres, Boiling Springs, SC (US);
Robert L. Mahaffey, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Dominick J. Valenti, Moore, SC (US);
Patrick D. Moore, Pacolet, SC (US);
Leland G. Close, Jr., Spartanburg, SC (US);
Assignee:
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09B 23/14 (2006.01); C11D 3/42 (2006.01); C09B 69/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09B 23/148 (2013.01); C09B 69/00 (2013.01); C09B 69/008 (2013.01); C11D 3/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
Novel compounds based on distyryl-biphenyl are provided. The compounds conform to the general structure The compounds are useful as optical brighteners. Compositions, such as laundry care compositions, containing such compounds are also provided.