Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
323 words
A hair treating composition containing an inert carrier, an active hair processing agent selected from the group consisting of hair bleaching agent, a hair coloring agent, a hair setting agent, a hair reducing agent employed to alter hair structure and an oxidizing agent employed to arrest the reducing action of a reducing agent used in the structural alteration of hair and an effective conditioning amount of an organic quaternized lactam having the formula ##STR14## wherein m is an integer having a value of from 1 to 4; R is linear alkylene having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms and is optionally substituted with C 1 to C 4 alkyl; R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group of alkyl, alkyleneoxyalkyl, alkyleneoxyalkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, alkyleneamidoalkyl, alkylenecarbamoylalkyl, aryleneamidoalkyl and arylenecarbamoylalkyl radicals, and R 2 and R 3 , together with the quaternized nitrogen atom can form a 5 to 14 membered heterocyclic radical containing from 1 to 2 heteroatoms selected from the group of nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen, in which case R 1 can represent a double bond in the heterocyclic structure or can be any of the aforementioned groups for R 1 , R 2 and R 3 ; said groups R 1 , R 2 and R 3 each having up to 30 carbon atoms and at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 being a radical having from 8 to 30 carbon atoms when R 2 and R 3 are not part of a heterocyclic moiety; and A - is an anion derived from an oxylated sulfur compound, having the formula: R'SO.sub.3.sup.- wherein R' is alkyl, alkoxy, phenyl, phenoxy, alkylenephenyl, alkylenephenoxy, phenylenealkyl or phenyleneoxyalkyl and wherein the alkyl moieties of said R' groups contain from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and said R' groups are optionally alkoxylated with from 1 to 20 units of ethyleneoxide and/or propylene oxide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
323 words
A hair treating composition containing an inert carrier, an active hair processing agent selected from the group consisting of hair bleaching agent, a hair coloring agent, a hair setting agent, a hair reducing agent employed to alter hair structure and an oxidizing agent employed to arrest the reducing action of a reducing agent used in the structural alteration of hair and an effective conditioning amount of an organic quaternized lactam having the formula ##STR14## wherein m is an integer having a value of from 1 to 4; R is linear alkylene having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms and is optionally substituted with C 1 to C 4 alkyl; R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group of alkyl, alkyleneoxyalkyl, alkyleneoxyalkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, alkyleneamidoalkyl, alkylenecarbamoylalkyl, aryleneamidoalkyl and arylenecarbamoylalkyl radicals, and R 2 and R 3 , together with the quaternized nitrogen atom can form a 5 to 14 membered heterocyclic radical containing from 1 to 2 heteroatoms selected from the group of nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen, in which case R 1 can represent a double bond in the heterocyclic structure or can be any of the aforementioned groups for R 1 , R 2 and R 3 ; said groups R 1 , R 2 and R 3 each having up to 30 carbon atoms and at least one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 being a radical having from 8 to 30 carbon atoms when R 2 and R 3 are not part of a heterocyclic moiety; and A - is an anion derived from an oxylated sulfur compound, having the formula: R'SO.sub.3.sup.- wherein R' is alkyl, alkoxy, phenyl, phenoxy, alkylenephenyl, alkylenephenoxy, phenylenealkyl or phenyleneoxyalkyl and wherein the alkyl moieties of said R' groups contain from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and said R' groups are optionally alkoxylated with from 1 to 20 units of ethyleneoxide and/or propylene oxide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said hair processing agent is a hair reducing agent employed to alter hair structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said hair processing agent is an oxidizing solution employed to arrest the reducing action of a reducing agent in the structure alteration of hair.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said hair processing agent is a hair bleaching agent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said hair processing agent is a hair color altering agent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is a shampoo.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said hair processing agent is a hair setting agent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 1 wherein said organic quaternized lactam represents between about 0.001 and about 30 weight % based on total composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 8 wherein said organic quaternized lactam represents between about 0.01 and about 7 weight % based on total composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said lactam is a pyrrolidone.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 10 wherein said lactam has the formula ##STR15## wherein A - , R 2 and R 3 are as defined.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said organic quaternized lactam R 1 is lower alkyl, at least one of R 2 and R 3 is C 12 to C 18 alkyl or a hydrogenated tallow or coco radical.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
10 words
The composition of claim 12 wherein A - is tosyl.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 12 wherein said organic quaternized lactam represents between about 0.75 and about 5 weight % of the total composition.