US3903008A
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Cleansing bar
Assignee: Revlon Consumer Products LLC
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Filing: 1972-12-19
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Granted: 1975-09-02
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Expires: 1992-12-19
Abstract
Abstract A translucent and/or substantially transparent non-irritating relatively low-hygroscopic conditioning cleansing bar is provided having a relatively low content of sodium stearate and a slightly alkaline pH and comprising up to about 20% sodium stearate, up to about 50% of a quaternized dihydro-imidazolic detergent, up to about 20% water, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and myristic diethanolamide, and optionally buffers, perfume oils, coloring agents, emollients, foamers and other conventional soap additives. Methods for preparing the above cleansing bar are also provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward M Deweever
- 👤 Thomas E Carroll
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 11:58
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D10/00; C11D10/04; C11D10/047; C11D17/00; C11D17/0047; C11D17/0052; C11D17/006; C11D17/0095; C11D1/00; C11D1/38; C11D1/52; C11D1/523
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A TRANSLUCENT AND/OR SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSPARENT NON-IRRITATING RELATIVELY LOW-HYGROSCOPOC CONDITIONING CLEANSING BAR HAVING A PH WHEN DISSOLVED IN WATER WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 8.0 TO ABOUT 9.5,CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF FROM ABOUT 15 TO ABOUT 20 PERCENT SODIUM STEARATE, FROM ABOUT 7 TO ABOUT 10 PERCENT POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL OF MOLECULAR WEIGHT WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 200 TO ABOUT 800, FROM ABOUT 3 PERCENT TO ABOUT 6 PERCENT POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL OF MOLECULAR WEIGHT WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 800 TO ABOUT 4,000, FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 8 PERCENT PROPYLENE GLYCOL, FROM ABOUT 10 TO ABOUT 20 PERCENT WATER, FROM ABOUT 6 TO ABOUT 9% OF A FATTY ACID DIALKANOLAMIDE CAPABLE OF ENHANCING THE HARDNESS AND CLARITY OF THE CLEANSING BAR AND ACTING AS A FOAM STABILIZER, AND FROM ABOUT 10 TO ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF A QUATERNIZED DIHYDROIMIDAZOLE DETERGENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A TRANSLUCENT AND/OR SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSPARENT NON-IRRITATING RELATIVELY LOW-HYGROSCOPOC CONDITIONING CLEANSING BAR HAVING A PH WHEN DISSOLVED IN WATER WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 8.0 TO ABOUT 9.5,CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF FROM ABOUT 15 TO ABOUT 20 PERCENT SODIUM STEARATE, FROM ABOUT 7 TO ABOUT 10 PERCENT POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL OF MOLECULAR WEIGHT WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 200 TO ABOUT 800, FROM ABOUT 3 PERCENT TO ABOUT 6 PERCENT POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL OF MOLECULAR WEIGHT WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 800 TO ABOUT 4,000, FROM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 8 PERCENT PROPYLENE GLYCOL, FROM ABOUT 10 TO ABOUT 20 PERCENT WATER, FROM ABOUT 6 TO ABOUT 9% OF A FATTY ACID DIALKANOLAMIDE CAPABLE OF ENHANCING THE HARDNESS AND CLARITY OF THE CLEANSING BAR AND ACTING AS A FOAM STABILIZER, AND FROM ABOUT 10 TO ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF A QUATERNIZED DIHYDROIMIDAZOLE DETERGENT.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The transparent bar of claim 1 wherein said detergent is of the formula
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A cleansing bar in accordance with claim 2 including in addition buffers, perfume oils, coloring agents, emollients, and/or foamers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A cleansing bar in accordance with claim 1 including in addition from about 0.5 to about 6 percent perfume oils.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A cleansing bar in accordance with claim 4 including, in addition, lanolin and/or mineral oil.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A cleansing bar in accordance with claim 2 wherein the alkanolamide is myristic diethanolamide.
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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) | 1978-09-01 | 1979-03-03 | 1979-09-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-09-01 | 1983-03-03 | 1983-09-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-09-01 | 1987-03-03 | 1987-09-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |