US4725377A — Liquid dishwashing detergent composition for impr…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 184 words

A liquid dishwashing detergent composition, for hand washing of dishes in cold water, which comprises, by weight, 5 to 25 parts of synthetic organic nonionic detergent, 5 to 25 parts of cationic quaternary ammonium halide surface active agent, 0.5 to 10 parts of a water soluble C 21 diarboxylic salt and 40 to 100 parts of aqueous medium, with the proportions of the synthetic organic nonionic detergent, the cationic surface active agent and the C 21 dicarboxylic salt being such that the proportion of the combination of such nonionic detergent and cationic surface active agent is a detersive proportion, useful for the removal of fatty deposits from dishes, and the proportion of the C 21 dicarboxylic salt is sufficient to improve the detersive action in cold water of the combination of nonionic detergent and cationic surface active agent with respect to such fatty deposits on dishes being washed, and with the proviso that the weight of the C 21 dicarboxylic salt is in the range of 5 to 12% of the sum of the weights of the nonionic detergent and cationic surface active agent.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 184 words

A liquid dishwashing detergent composition, for hand washing of dishes in cold water, which comprises, by weight, 5 to 25 parts of synthetic organic nonionic detergent, 5 to 25 parts of cationic quaternary ammonium halide surface active agent, 0.5 to 10 parts of a water soluble C 21 diarboxylic salt and 40 to 100 parts of aqueous medium, with the proportions of the synthetic organic nonionic detergent, the cationic surface active agent and the C 21 dicarboxylic salt being such that the proportion of the combination of such nonionic detergent and cationic surface active agent is a detersive proportion, useful for the removal of fatty deposits from dishes, and the proportion of the C 21 dicarboxylic salt is sufficient to improve the detersive action in cold water of the combination of nonionic detergent and cationic surface active agent with respect to such fatty deposits on dishes being washed, and with the proviso that the weight of the C 21 dicarboxylic salt is in the range of 5 to 12% of the sum of the weights of the nonionic detergent and cationic surface active agent.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 73 words

A liquid dishwashing detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the nonionic detergent is a condensation product of a lower alkylene oxide and a higher fatty alcohol or phenol, the cationic surface active agent is a quaternary ammonium halide, the dicarboxylic salt is a salt of a cation selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, ammonium, lower alkylamine, and lower alkanolamine, and the aqueous medium includes a major proportion thereof of water.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 29 words

A liquid dishwashing detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of nonionic detergent to cationic surface active agent is in the range of 1:2 to 4:1.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 145 words

A liquid dishwashing detergent composition for hand washing of dishes in cold water, which comprises, by weight, 10 to 20% of nonionic detergent, which is a condensation product of 3 to 20 moles of ethylene oxide with one mole of higher fatty alcohol of 10 to 16 carbon atoms per mole, 10 to 20% of ##STR5## wherein R is a hydrocarbyl chain of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, and X is a halogen selected from the group consisting of chlorine and bromine, 1 to 5% of salt of C 21 diacid, selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, ammonium and triethanolamine salts, and mixtures thereof, and 50 to 80% of water, with the proviso that the weight of the salt of C 21 diacid being in the range of 5 to 12% of the sum of the weights of the nonionic detergent and ##STR6##

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 145 words

A liquid dishwashing detergent composition for hand washing of dishes in cold water, which comprises, by weight, 10 to 20% of nonionic detergent, which is a condensation product of 3 to 20 moles of ethylene oxide with one mole of higher fatty alcohol of 10 to 16 carbon atoms per mole, 10 to 20% of ##STR5## wherein R is a hydrocarbyl chain of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, and X is a halogen selected from the group consisting of chlorine and bromine, 1 to 5% of salt of C 21 diacid, selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, ammonium and triethanolamine salts, and mixtures thereof, and 50 to 80% of water, with the proviso that the weight of the salt of C 21 diacid being in the range of 5 to 12% of the sum of the weights of the nonionic detergent and ##STR6##

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 65 words

A liquid dishwashing detergent composition according to claim 4 which comprises by weight about 18% of nonionic detergent which is a condensation product of 4 to 7 moles of ethylene oxide and a mole of higher fatty alcohol of 10 to 13 carbon atoms, about 18% of tallowalkyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, about 4% of triethanolamine salt of C 21 diacid and about 60% of water.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 139 words

A process for washing dishes to remove fatty deposits from the surfaces thereof which comprises washing said dishes in dishwater in which there is present, by weight, 0.05 to 0.5% of synthetic organic nonionic detergent, 0.05 to 0.5% of cationic quaternary ammonium halide surface active agent, and 0.005 to 0.05% of water soluble C 21 dicarboxylic salt, with the proviso that the nonionic detergent and cationic surface active agent being present in a combined proportion which is detersive for fatty deposits on dishes, and the C 21 dicarboxylic salt being present in a proportion, from 5 to 12%, by weight, of the combined proportion of nonionic detergent and cationic surfactant, which is sufficient to improve the detersive action in cold water of the combination of nonionic detergent and cationic surfactant with respect to fatty deposits on dishes being washed.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 139 words

A process for washing dishes to remove fatty deposits from the surfaces thereof which comprises washing said dishes in dishwater in which there is present, by weight, 0.05 to 0.5% of synthetic organic nonionic detergent, 0.05 to 0.5% of cationic quaternary ammonium halide surface active agent, and 0.005 to 0.05% of water soluble C 21 dicarboxylic salt, with the proviso that the nonionic detergent and cationic surface active agent being present in a combined proportion which is detersive for fatty deposits on dishes, and the C 21 dicarboxylic salt being present in a proportion, from 5 to 12%, by weight, of the combined proportion of nonionic detergent and cationic surfactant, which is sufficient to improve the detersive action in cold water of the combination of nonionic detergent and cationic surfactant with respect to fatty deposits on dishes being washed.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 50 words

A process for washing dishes according to claim 6 wherein the weight ratio of nonionic detergent to cationic surface active agent is in the range of 1:2 to 4:1, the dishwater is at about room temperature and the dishes are hand washed to remove fatty deposits from the surfaces thereof.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 208 words

A process according to claim 6 which comprises washing said dishes in dishwater at a temperature in the range of 10° to 40° C., in which dishwater there is present, at a concentration of at least 0.1%, by weight, a detergent composition which comprises, by weight, 5 to 25 parts of synthetic organic nonionic detergent, 5 to 25 parts of cationic surface active agent, 0.5 to 10 parts of a water soluble C 21 dicarboxylic salt and 40 to 100 parts of aqueous medium, with the proportions of the synthetic nonionic detergent, the cationic surface active agent and the C 21 dicarboxylic salt being such that the proportion of the combination of nonionic detergent and cationic surface active agent is a detersive proportion, useful for the removal of fatty deposits from dishes, and the proportion of the C 21 dicarboxylic salt is sufficient to improve the detersive action in cold water of the Combination of nonionic detergent and cationic surface active agent with respect to such fatty deposits on dishes being washed, and with the proviso that the proportion of the C 21 dicarboxylic salt is in the range of 5 to 12% of the sum of the weights of the nonionic detergent and cationic surface active agent.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 177 words

A process according to claim 8 which comprises washing said dishes in dishwater at a temperature in the range of 20° to 35° C., in which dishwater there is present at a concentration of at least 0.2%, by weight, a detergent composition which comprises, by weight, 10 to 20% of nonionic detergent, which is a condensation product of 3 to 20 moles of ethylene oxide with one mole of higher fatty alcohol of 10 to 16 carbon atoms per mole, 10 to 20% of ##STR7## wherein R is a hydrocarbyl chain of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, and X is a halogen selected from the group consisting of chlorine and bromine, 1 to 5% of salt of C 21 diacid, selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, ammonium and triethanolamine salts of such C 21 diacid, and mixtures thereof, and 50 to 80% of water, with the weight proportion of the salt of C 21 diacid being in the range of 5 to 12% of the sum of the weights of the nonionic detergent and ##STR8##

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 96 words

A process according to claim 9 which comprises hand washing said dishes in dishwater at about room temperature, 20° to 25 C., in which dishwater there is present at a concentration of at least 0.5%, by weight, a detergent composition which comprises, by weight, about 18% of nonionic detergent which is a condensation product of 4 to 7 moles of ethylene oxide and a mole of higher fatty alcohol of 10 to 3 carbon atoms, about 18% of tallowalkyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, about 4% of triethanolamine salt of C 21 diacid and about 60% of water.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1991-02-15	1991-08-17	1992-02-16	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1995-02-15	1995-08-17	1996-02-16	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1999-02-15	1999-08-17	2000-02-16	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Liquid dishwashing detergent composition for improved hand washing of dishes in cold water

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