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Nontarnishing detergent compositions containing ferric salts

Assignee: Lever Brothers Co
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Filing: 1955-10-26
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Granted: 1958-04-01
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Expires: 1975-10-26
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Edgar E Ruff
  • 👤 Elwin E Smith

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 04:56
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/0073; C11D3/02; C11D3/04; C11D3/046; C11D3/06; C11D3/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 97 words
A POLYPHOSPHATE DETERGENT COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A WATER-SOLUBLE ALKALI METAL POLYPHOSPHATE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TETRASODIUM AND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TETRASODIUM AND HEXAMETAPHOSPHATES, AND HEXASODIUM AND HEXAPOTASSIUM TETRAPOLYPHOSPHATES WHICH IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION TARNISHES GERMAN SILVER, FROM ABOUT 1% TO ABOUT 15% OF A WATERSOLUBLE FERRIC SALT BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF POLYPHOSPHATE AND FROM ABOUT 4% TO ABOUT 27% OF AN ALKALI METAL SILICATE HAVING A SIO2:M2O RATIO OF ABOUT 2.5 WHERE M IS AN ALKALI METAL, THE AMOUNTS OF SAID FERRIC SALT AND SILICATE BEING SUFFICIENT TO INHIBIT SUCH TARNISHING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 97 words
A POLYPHOSPHATE DETERGENT COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A WATER-SOLUBLE ALKALI METAL POLYPHOSPHATE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TETRASODIUM AND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF TETRASODIUM AND HEXAMETAPHOSPHATES, AND HEXASODIUM AND HEXAPOTASSIUM TETRAPOLYPHOSPHATES WHICH IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION TARNISHES GERMAN SILVER, FROM ABOUT 1% TO ABOUT 15% OF A WATERSOLUBLE FERRIC SALT BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF POLYPHOSPHATE AND FROM ABOUT 4% TO ABOUT 27% OF AN ALKALI METAL SILICATE HAVING A SIO2:M2O RATIO OF ABOUT 2.5 WHERE M IS AN ALKALI METAL, THE AMOUNTS OF SAID FERRIC SALT AND SILICATE BEING SUFFICIENT TO INHIBIT SUCH TARNISHING.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1961-03-31 1961-09-30 1962-04-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1965-03-31 1965-09-30 1966-04-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1969-03-31 1969-09-30 1970-04-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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