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Crackling aerosol foam
Assignee: Richardson Vicks Inc
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Filing: 1984-05-31
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Granted: 1986-03-04
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Expires: 2004-05-31
Abstract
Abstract Aerosol foams producing a pronounced and prolonged auditory effect upon discharge from an aerosol container are provided by a foamable aerosol composition containing zeolite, surfactant, vehicle and liquified gas propellant.
Inventors
- 👤 Anil J. Gupte
- 👤 Joyce M. Kendall
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 05:44
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/0094; A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/02; A61K8/04; A61K8/046; A61K8/18; A61K8/19; A61K8/26; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/10; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/02; C09; C09K; C09K3/00; C09K3/30; C11D17/00; C11D17/0043
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
An aerosol foam composition producing pronounced and prolonged auditory effects upon discharge from an aerosol container comprising, as percent by weight, molecular sieve about 16 to about 34%, surfactant about 1.6 to about 3.4%, vehicle about 22.4% to about 47.6%, liquified gas propellant, about 15 to about 60%, and wherein the vehicle is selected from the group consisting of alkylene glycols, polyalkylene glycols, vegetable oils and mixtures thereof and the liquified gas propellant is selected from the group consisting of liquified hydrocarbon and fluorinated hydrocarbon gases.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
An aerosol foam composition producing pronounced and prolonged auditory effects upon discharge from an aerosol container comprising, as percent by weight, molecular sieve about 16 to about 34%, surfactant about 1.6 to about 3.4%, vehicle about 22.4% to about 47.6%, liquified gas propellant, about 15 to about 60%, and wherein the vehicle is selected from the group consisting of alkylene glycols, polyalkylene glycols, vegetable oils and mixtures thereof and the liquified gas propellant is selected from the group consisting of liquified hydrocarbon and fluorinated hydrocarbon gases.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 1 wherein the vehicle comprises polyethylene glycol 200.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 2 wherein the liquified gas propellant is isobutane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 3 wherein the molecular sieve is sodium zeolite A.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 4 wherein the surfactant comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of nonoxynol-6-phosphate, cocamide DEA, lauramide DEA, sodium lauryl sulfate, isostearamide DEA, cocamidopropyl betaine and tris alkylamido tri quaternary.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 3 wherein the surfactant comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of nonoxynol-6-phosphate, cocamide DEA, lauramide DEA, sodium lauryl sulfate, isostearamide DEA, cocamidopropyl betaine and tris alkylamido tri quaternary.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 2 wherein the molecular sieve is sodium zeolite A.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 7 wherein the surfactant comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of nonoxynol-6-phosphate, cocamide DEA, lauramide DEA, sodium lauryl sulfate, isostearamide DEA, cocamidopropyl betaine and tris alkylamido tri quaternary.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 8 wherein the liquified gas propellant is selected from the group consisting of butane, isobutane, propane, tetrafluorodichloroethane and dichloromonofluoromethane and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 2 wherein the surfactant comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of nonoxynol-6-phosphate, cocamide DEA, lauramide DEA, sodium lauryl sulfate, isostearamide DEA, cocamidopropyl betaine and tris alkylamido tri quaternary.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 1 wherein the liquified gas propellant is isobutane.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 11 wherein in the molecular sieve is sodium zeolite A.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 12 wherein the surfactant comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of nonoxynol-6-phosphate, cocamide DEA, lauramide DEA, sodium lauryl sulfate, isostearamide DEA, cocamidopropyl betaine and tris alkylamido tri quaternary.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 11 wherein the sufactant comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of nonoxynol-6-phosphate, cocamide DEA, lauramide DEA, sodium lauryl sulfate, isostearamide DEA, cocamidopropyl betaine and tris alkylamido tri quaternary.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 1 wherein the molecular sieve is sodium zeolite A.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 15 wherein the surfactant comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of nonoxynol-6-phosphate, cocamide DEA, lauramide DEA, sodium lauryl sulfate, isostearamide DEA, cocamidopropyl betaine and tris alkylamido tri quaternary.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 1 wherein the surfactant comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of nonoxynol-6-phosphate, cocamide DEA, lauramide DEA, sodium lauryl sulfate, isostearamide DEA, cocamidopropyl betaine and tris alkylamido tri quaternary.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
40 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 1 which is a skin cleanser product comprising: safflower oil about 0.7% nonoxynol 6 phosphate about 2.1% cocamide DEA about 0.7% polyethylene glycol 200 about 38.5% sodium zeolite A about 28.0% isobutane about 30.0%.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 1 which is a shampoo product comprising: sodium lauryl sulfate about 5.95% lauramide DEA about 1.40% polyethylene glycol 200 about 34.65% sodium zeolite A about 28.00% isobutane about 30.00%
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
35 words
An aerosol foam composition of claim 1 which is a household cleanser product comprising: nonoxynol 9 about 10.5% lauramide DEA about 1.4% polyethylene glycol 200 about 30.1% sodium A zeolite about 28.0% isobutane about 30.0%
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