US4128485A
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Fabric softening compounds
Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
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Filing: 1977-12-12
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Granted: 1978-12-05
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Expires: 1997-12-12
Abstract
Abstract A new class of nitrogen compounds having an amide or ester linkage therein that are useful alone as softeners and in laundry detergent formulations.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert A. Bauman
- 👤 James A. Kaeser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:47
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06M; D06M13/00; D06M13/322; D06M13/46; C; C11; C11D; C11D1/00; C11D1/38; C11D1/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A compound having the formula [C n H 2n+1 CO R (CH 2 ) m N + (CH 3 ) 2 C p H 2p+1 ]X - wherein R is a moiety selected from the group consisting of O and NH and n is an integer of about 11-22 and m is an integer of about 2-6, and p is an integer of 10-20 and X is an anion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
A compound having the formula [C n H 2n+1 CO R (CH 2 ) m N + (CH 3 ) 2 C p H 2p+1 ]X - wherein R is a moiety selected from the group consisting of O and NH and n is an integer of about 11-22 and m is an integer of about 2-6, and p is an integer of 10-20 and X is an anion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein X is selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide, iodide, methosulfate, ethosulfate and alkyl arenesulfonate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A compound as defined in claim 1 wherein n is 17, m is 3, p is 18 and X is bromide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A fabric treating composition suitable for softening said fabrics comprising 1% to 25% by weight of the compound of claim 1 in combination with a component selected from the group consisting of an aqueous medium, a water-soluble anionic or nonionic synthetic organic detergent, an inorganic or organic detergent builder salt and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A fabric treating composition in accordance with claim 4 wherein said component is said detergent and the weight ratio of compound to detergent is about 1:1 to 1:10.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A fabric treating composition in accordance with claim 5 wherein said detergent is a nonionic detergent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A fabric treating composition in accordance with claim 5 which contains in addition a water-soluble inorganic, alkali metal detergent builder salt in a weight ratio of compound to builder salt of 1:2 to 1:50.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A fabric treating composition in accordance with claim 4 wherein said component is an aqueous medium and said compound is present in an amount of 2% to 20% by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A fabric treating composition in accordance with claim 8 which contains, in addition, 5% to 40% by weight of water-soluble anionic or nonionic synthetic organic detergent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method of softening fabrics comprising contacting said fabrics with water containing 0.001% to 0.010% by weight of the compound of claim 1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 wherein said compound is present in an amount of about 2 to 10 grams per 8 pounds of fabric.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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