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Liquid softener
Assignee: Kao Corp
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Filing: 1991-05-09
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Granted: 1992-10-13
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Expires: 2011-05-09
Abstract
Abstract A liquid softener composition comprises water and an amidoamine compound (a) obtained by condensation reaction of a di- or triamine of the general formula (I) with a fatty acid of the general formula (II), or a neutral salt of the amidoamine compound with an inorganic or organic acid: R.sup.1 NH(C.sub.m H.sub.2m NH).sub.n H (I) ##STR1## wherein R 1 represents a straight chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 8 to 24 carbon atoms, R 2 represents a straight chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 7 to 23 carbon atoms, m represents 2 or 3, and n represents 1 or 2.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaaki Yamamura
- 👤 Junichi Inokoshi
- 👤 Kazutaka Shiratsuchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-10 02:29
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06M; D06M13/00; D06M13/322; D06M13/402; D06M13/405; C; C11; C11D; C11D1/00; C11D1/38; C11D1/52; C11D1/528; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/001; C11D3/0015
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A liquid softener composition comprising water and an effective softening amount of an amidoamine compound (a) obtained by the condensation reaction of a di- or triamine of the general formula (I) with a fatty acid of the general formula (II), or a neutral salt of said amidoamine compound with an inorganic or organic acid: R.sup.1 NH(C.sub.m H.sub.2m NH).sub.n H (I) ##STR4## wherein R.sup.1 represents a straight chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 8 to 24 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 represents a straight chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 7 to 23 carbon atoms, m represents 2 or 3, and n represents 1 or 2.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A liquid softener composition comprising water and an effective softening amount of an amidoamine compound (a) obtained by the condensation reaction of a di- or triamine of the general formula (I) with a fatty acid of the general formula (II), or a neutral salt of said amidoamine compound with an inorganic or organic acid: R.sup.1 NH(C.sub.m H.sub.2m NH).sub.n H (I) ##STR4## wherein R.sup.1 represents a straight chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 8 to 24 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 represents a straight chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 7 to 23 carbon atoms, m represents 2 or 3, and n represents 1 or 2.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composition as claimed in claim 1, which comprises 1 to 30 percent by weight of (a).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition as claimed in claim 1, which further comprises 0.3 to 20 percent by weight, based on (a), of an inorganic electrolyte.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition as claimed in claim 1, in which n is 1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition as claimed in claim 1, in which (a) is the neutral salt.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the inorganic electrolyte is selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, sodium bromide, calcium chloride and magnesium chloride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition as claimed in claim 1, in which (a) has an average size of 0.1 to 5 microns.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition as claimed in claim 1, which further comprises a quaternary ammonium salt.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition as claimed in claim 1, which further comprises a solvent, urea, a silicone compound, a coloring matter, a whitener or a perfume.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition according to claim 1, wherein at least one of R1 and R2 have at least 15 carbon atoms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition according to claim 1, which further comprises a nonionic surfactant.
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