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Anhydrous monocarboxylic acid detergent compositions

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1957-08-15
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Granted: 1961-07-18
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Expires: 1977-08-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Leo P Curtin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 19:31
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D7/00; C11D7/22; C11D7/26; C11D7/266; C11D7/02; C11D7/04; C11D7/10; C11D7/12; C11D7/265

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 124 words
AS A NEW DETERGENT COMPOSITION, AN ANHYDROUS, FREEFLOWING, QUICK-DISSOLVING POWDER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF FROM ABOUT 18 PERCENT TO ABOUT 88 PERCENT OF A FINELY DIVIDED, ANHYDROUS MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID OF SOLIDIFICATION POINT AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 30*C. IN INTIMATE MIXTURE WITH FINELY DIVIDED, ANHYDROUS SODIUM CARBONATE, SAID MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID BEING SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF SATURATED FATTY ACIDS OF 12 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS AND MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS WHICH ARE MONOESTERS OF DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS HAVING FROM 2 TO 4 CARBON ATOMS, SAID MONOESTER MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID HAVING IN ITS MOLECULE 14 TO 22 CARBON ATOMS AND CONTAINING AN ALKYL GROUP OF 12 TO 17 CARBON ATOMS, THE SODIUM CARBONATE BEING PRESENT IN AMOUNT OF AT LEAST ONE MOLE FOR EACH TWO MOLES OF MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 124 words
AS A NEW DETERGENT COMPOSITION, AN ANHYDROUS, FREEFLOWING, QUICK-DISSOLVING POWDER CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF FROM ABOUT 18 PERCENT TO ABOUT 88 PERCENT OF A FINELY DIVIDED, ANHYDROUS MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID OF SOLIDIFICATION POINT AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 30*C. IN INTIMATE MIXTURE WITH FINELY DIVIDED, ANHYDROUS SODIUM CARBONATE, SAID MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID BEING SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF SATURATED FATTY ACIDS OF 12 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS AND MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS WHICH ARE MONOESTERS OF DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS HAVING FROM 2 TO 4 CARBON ATOMS, SAID MONOESTER MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID HAVING IN ITS MOLECULE 14 TO 22 CARBON ATOMS AND CONTAINING AN ALKYL GROUP OF 12 TO 17 CARBON ATOMS, THE SODIUM CARBONATE BEING PRESENT IN AMOUNT OF AT LEAST ONE MOLE FOR EACH TWO MOLES OF MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID.

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