US3620807A
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Textile softener composition
Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
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Filing: 1967-11-29
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Granted: 1971-11-16
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Expires: 1987-11-29
Abstract
Abstract This disclosure relates to a method and composition for imparting softness to textiles without yellowing by utilizing a borohydride-containing composition either in the form of a fabric-softening quaternary ammonium salt and an alkali metal borohydride or the corresponding qutarnary borohydride.
Inventors
- 👤 Leo Thomas Murray
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:18
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D1/00; C11D1/38; C11D1/62; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/001; C11D3/0015; D; D06; D06M; D06M11/00; D06M11/01; D06M13/00; D06M13/322; D06M13/46
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of softening textiles without yellowing which comprises contacting textile materials in the aqueous rinse cycle of a laundering operation with from about 0.05 percent to about 1 percent by weight of a borohydride containing composition consisting essentially of a quaternary borohydride selected from the group consisting of: A. long chain monoalkyltriloweralkyl ammonium borohydride wherein said long chain alkyl group has from 16 to 24 carbon atoms and said lower alkyl groups have from one to six carbon atoms; B. dilongchain alkyl dilower alkyl ammonium borohydrides said long chain alkyls have from 12 to 24 carbon atoms and said lower alkyls have from one to six carbon atoms; C. ethoxylated derivatives of quaternary compounds represented by the formula
Claim 2
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of softening textiles without yellowing which comprises contacting textile materials in the aqueous rinse cycle of a laundering operation with from about 0.05 percent to about 1 percent by weight of a borohydride containing composition consisting essentially of a quaternary borohydride selected from the group consisting of: A. long chain monoalkyltriloweralkyl ammonium borohydride wherein said long chain alkyl group has from 16 to 24 carbon atoms and said lower alkyl groups have from one to six carbon atoms; B. dilongchain alkyl dilower alkyl ammonium borohydrides said long chain alkyls have from 12 to 24 carbon atoms and said lower alkyls have from one to six carbon atoms; C. ethoxylated derivatives of quaternary compounds represented by the formula
Claim 3
Independent Claim
76 words
A method of softening textiles without yellowing which comprises treating materials in the aqueous rinse cycle of a laundering operation with from about 0.05 percent to about 1 percent by weight of a borohydride containing composition consisting essentially of a quaternary compound and an alkali metal borohydride in a mole ratio of from 1:1 to 1:100 and wherein said quaternary compound is selected from the group consisting of A. quaternary ammonium compounds represented by the formula
Claim 4
Independent Claim
76 words
A method of softening textiles without yellowing which comprises treating materials in the aqueous rinse cycle of a laundering operation with from about 0.05 percent to about 1 percent by weight of a borohydride containing composition consisting essentially of a quaternary compound and an alkali metal borohydride in a mole ratio of from 1:1 to 1:100 and wherein said quaternary compound is selected from the group consisting of A. quaternary ammonium compounds represented by the formula
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 3 wherein said borohydride composition comprises sodium borohydride and dimethyl distearyl ammonium chloride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said borohydride is present relative to the quaternary compound in a 1:1 mol ratio.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-11-15 | 1975-05-17 | 1975-11-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-11-15 | 1979-05-17 | 1979-11-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-11-15 | 1983-05-17 | 1983-11-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |