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Detergent composition

Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
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Filing: 1954-09-07
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Granted: 1958-10-07
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Expires: 1974-09-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Buck Charles Edward

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 05:39
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/20; C11D3/2003; C11D3/2006; C11D3/2027; C11D3/2031; C11D1/00; C11D1/66; C11D1/72; C11D1/83; C11D3/201; C11D3/2013

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 144 words
A DETERGENT COMPOSITION CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT AN APPROXIMATELY 1/4% SOLUTION OF SAID COMPOSITION IN EITHER HARD OR SOFT WATER AT ABOUT 120*F. FOAMS TO A HEIGHT OF AT LEAST 1/2 BUT NOT GREATER THAN 5 INCHES DURING THE WASHING OF HOUSEHOLD LINENS OF AVERAGE SOIL LOAD IN A HOUSHOLE HORIZONTAL TUMBLER TYPE AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINE, SAID DETERGENT COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF ABOUT 2 TO 90% BY WEIGHT OF MIXTURE OF A WATER SOLUBLE NON-IONIC POLYETHYLENE OXIDE DETERGENT CONDENSATE OF A HIGHER ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL CONTAINING ABOUT 8 TO 22 CARBON ATOMS, SAID CONDENSATE CONTAINING ABOUT 6 TO 30 EHTYLENE OXIDE REDICALS PER MOLECULE, A WATER SOLUBLE ALKYL BENZENE SULFONATE DETERGENT SALT HAVING AN ALKYL GROUP CONTAINING 8 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS, AND HIGHER FATTY ALCOHOL CONTAINING ABOUT 10 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS, AND ABOUT 10 TO 98% OF INORGANIC WATER SOLUBLE BUILDER SALTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 144 words
A DETERGENT COMPOSITION CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT AN APPROXIMATELY 1/4% SOLUTION OF SAID COMPOSITION IN EITHER HARD OR SOFT WATER AT ABOUT 120*F. FOAMS TO A HEIGHT OF AT LEAST 1/2 BUT NOT GREATER THAN 5 INCHES DURING THE WASHING OF HOUSEHOLD LINENS OF AVERAGE SOIL LOAD IN A HOUSHOLE HORIZONTAL TUMBLER TYPE AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINE, SAID DETERGENT COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF ABOUT 2 TO 90% BY WEIGHT OF MIXTURE OF A WATER SOLUBLE NON-IONIC POLYETHYLENE OXIDE DETERGENT CONDENSATE OF A HIGHER ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL CONTAINING ABOUT 8 TO 22 CARBON ATOMS, SAID CONDENSATE CONTAINING ABOUT 6 TO 30 EHTYLENE OXIDE REDICALS PER MOLECULE, A WATER SOLUBLE ALKYL BENZENE SULFONATE DETERGENT SALT HAVING AN ALKYL GROUP CONTAINING 8 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS, AND HIGHER FATTY ALCOHOL CONTAINING ABOUT 10 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS, AND ABOUT 10 TO 98% OF INORGANIC WATER SOLUBLE BUILDER SALTS.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
A DETERGENT COMPOSITION AS SET FORTH CLAIM 10 WHICH CONTAINS PENTASODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE AS AN INORGANIC WATER SOLUBLE BUILDER SALT.

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