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US3892674A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Builders for detergent and cleansing agents

Assignee: Hoechst AG
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Filing: 1972-09-21
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Granted: 1975-07-01
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Expires: 1992-09-21
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Abstract

Abstract Water-soluble salts of acid carboxylic acid esters of bivalent aliphatic or olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acids or hydroxycarboxylic acids and at least trihydric aliphatic alcohols are used as builders for detergent and cleansing agents. Each hydroxylic group of the alcohol or optionally of the carboxylic acid has a carboxylic acid-molecule attached thereto.

Inventors

  • 👤 Joachim Kandler
  • 👤 Karl Merkenich
  • 👤 Klaus Henning
  • 👤 Wilhelm Vogt
  • 👤 Eberhard Auer
  • 👤 Hermann Glaser

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 08:49
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/20; C11D3/2093

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 73 words
A DETERGENT COMPOSITION CONTAINING DODECYLBENZENE SULFONATE, TALLOW OIL, HARDENED TALLOW SOAP, MAGNESIUM SILICATE, SODIUM PERBORATE TETRAHYDRATE, SODIUM SULFATE, AND A BUILDER, THE BUILDER A SUBSTANCE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISITING OF THE SODIUM SALT OF GLYCEROL-TRIOXYDIACETIC ACID, THE SODIUM SALT OF SORBITOL-HEXAOXYDIACETIC ACID AND THE SODIUM SALT OF GLYCEROL TRIMALIC ACID, THE BUILDER BEING PRESENT IN A PROPORTION BETWEEN 10 AND 80 WEIGHT PERCENT BASED ON THE TOTAL DRY INGREDIENTS OF THE COMPOSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 73 words
A DETERGENT COMPOSITION CONTAINING DODECYLBENZENE SULFONATE, TALLOW OIL, HARDENED TALLOW SOAP, MAGNESIUM SILICATE, SODIUM PERBORATE TETRAHYDRATE, SODIUM SULFATE, AND A BUILDER, THE BUILDER A SUBSTANCE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISITING OF THE SODIUM SALT OF GLYCEROL-TRIOXYDIACETIC ACID, THE SODIUM SALT OF SORBITOL-HEXAOXYDIACETIC ACID AND THE SODIUM SALT OF GLYCEROL TRIMALIC ACID, THE BUILDER BEING PRESENT IN A PROPORTION BETWEEN 10 AND 80 WEIGHT PERCENT BASED ON THE TOTAL DRY INGREDIENTS OF THE COMPOSITION.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 31 words
The detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the builder is present in an amount between 15 and 60 weight percent and the composition additionally contains an alkali metal polyphosphate builder.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1978-06-30 1978-12-30 1979-07-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1982-06-30 1982-12-30 1983-07-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1986-06-30 1986-12-30 1987-07-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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