US4145302A
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Detergent-containing cleansing article
Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Co
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Filing: 1978-05-26
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Granted: 1979-03-20
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Expires: 1998-05-26
Abstract
Abstract Detergent pads having rapid detergent release and longer lasting detergency properties are presented. The detergent pads are made by incorporating into a suitable cleansing article capable of retaining dry detergent at least one sodium, lithium, potassium, ammonium or magnesium sulfonate or sulfate ester and at least one calcium or barium sulfonate or sulfate ester.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert B. Doan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 21:17
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D1/00; C11D1/02; C11D1/37; C11D17/00; C11D17/04; C11D17/049; C11D1/12; C11D1/14; C11D1/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
An improved detergent pad comprised of a porous cleansing article having incorporated therein a dry water-activated detergent mixture comprised of a first component selected from the organic sulfonic acid and sulfuric acid ester salts of lithium, sodium, potassium, ammonium, magnesium and mixtures of these and a second component selected from the organic sulfonic acid and sulfuric acid ester salts of calcium, barium, and mixtures of these, the sulfonic acid and sulfuric acid esters from which said first and second components are prepared containing about 8 to 20 total non-aromatic ring carbon atoms and being selected from the group consisting of alkylaryl sulfonic acids, alpha-olefin sulfonic acids, primary alkyl sulfuric acid esters, secondary alkyl sulfuric acid esters, and mixtures of these, the cation equivalents ratio of said first and second components being about 10:1 to 1:10, and the total amount of said first and second components in said detergent pad being about 0.5 to 50%, based on the total weight of the detergent-containing pad.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
An improved detergent pad comprised of a porous cleansing article having incorporated therein a dry water-activated detergent mixture comprised of a first component selected from the organic sulfonic acid and sulfuric acid ester salts of lithium, sodium, potassium, ammonium, magnesium and mixtures of these and a second component selected from the organic sulfonic acid and sulfuric acid ester salts of calcium, barium, and mixtures of these, the sulfonic acid and sulfuric acid esters from which said first and second components are prepared containing about 8 to 20 total non-aromatic ring carbon atoms and being selected from the group consisting of alkylaryl sulfonic acids, alpha-olefin sulfonic acids, primary alkyl sulfuric acid esters, secondary alkyl sulfuric acid esters, and mixtures of these, the cation equivalents ratio of said first and second components being about 10:1 to 1:10, and the total amount of said first and second components in said detergent pad being about 0.5 to 50%, based on the total weight of the detergent-containing pad.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The improved detergent pad of claim 1 wherein the sulfonic acid or sulfuric acid ester is an alkylaryl sulfonic acid having 8 to 20 alkyl carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The improved detergent pad of claim 2 wherein said alkylaryl sulfonic acid is alkylbenzene sulfonic acid having 10 to 14 total alkyl carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The improved detergent pad of claim 1 wherein the cation of said first component is selected from sodium, ammonium ion, magnesium and mixtures of these.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The improved detergent pad of claim 1 wherein the total amount of said first and second components in the detergent pad is about 5 to 25%, based on the total weight of the detergent-containing pad.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The improved detergent pad of claim 1 wherein the detergent mixture contains up to about 50 equivalent % excess base selected from the group consisting of the oxides, hydroxides, carbonates and bicarbonates of lithium, sodium, potassium, ammonia, magnesium, calcium, barium and mixture of these.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The improved detergent pad of claim 1 wherein said cleansing article is non-metallic.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The improved detergent pad of claim 1 wherein said cleansing article is polyurethane foam and the detergent mixture is incorporated into the polymerization formulation prior to polymerization.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
49 words
The improved detergent-containing pad of claim 1 wherein the cleansing article contains up to about 10%, based on the total weight of the detergent-containing pad, of at least one linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid salt of sodium, ammonium, magnesium, calcium, or barium having 1 to 8 total alkyl carbon atoms.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
104 words
An improved detergent-containing pad comprised of a non-metallic cleansing article having incorporated therein about 5 to 25% based on the total weight of the detergent-containing pad of a mixture comprised of, as a first component, at least one sodium, ammonium or magnesium salt of an alkylbenzene sulfonic acid having about 10 to 14 total alkyl carbon atoms and, as a second component, at least one calcium or barium salt of an alkylbenzene sulfonic acid having about 10 to 14 total alkyl carbon atoms, the cation equivalents ratio of said first component to said second component being in the range of about 10:1 to 1:10.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
104 words
An improved detergent-containing pad comprised of a non-metallic cleansing article having incorporated therein about 5 to 25% based on the total weight of the detergent-containing pad of a mixture comprised of, as a first component, at least one sodium, ammonium or magnesium salt of an alkylbenzene sulfonic acid having about 10 to 14 total alkyl carbon atoms and, as a second component, at least one calcium or barium salt of an alkylbenzene sulfonic acid having about 10 to 14 total alkyl carbon atoms, the cation equivalents ratio of said first component to said second component being in the range of about 10:1 to 1:10.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
57 words
The improved detergent-containing pad of claim 10 wherein the alkylbenzene sulfonic acid used in the preparation of said first and second components is commercial grade dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid and the total amount of said first and second components present in said cleansing article is about 10 to 20% based on the total weight of the detergent-containing pad.
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