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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160096963 | Anti-microbial polyurethane dispersion, method for the manufacture thereof, application method and articles provided with an anti-microbial coating - An anti-microbial copolymer is disclosed. The anti-microbial copolymer comprises building blocks [BB1] and [BB2]: | 04-07-2016 |
20160075944 | SOIL TREATMENT - A method for wetting and/or conditioning soil comprises applying a soil treatment composition containing hydrolyzed protein to the soil. The soil treatment composition preferably contains a surfactant selected from ethylene oxide-propylene oxide (EO/PO) block copolymer and/or an alkyl polyglycoside. The soil treatment composition may also contain an additional alkoxylate surfactant. | 03-17-2016 |
20150368479 | ANTI MICROBIAL COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE - The present invention relates to compounds comprising building blocks according to the general formulae as shown in FIG. | 12-24-2015 |
20150361276 | SELF-DISINTECTING SURFACES - The invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising a compound having reactive groups A, and a quaternary ammonium compound according to Formula I, II or III | 12-17-2015 |
20150329990 | WOOLSCOURING METHOD AND COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a method of washing animal fibers comprising contacting the animal fibers with a surfactant composition comprising a mixture of alcohol ethoxylate surfactants and optionally at least one propoxylated surfactant. | 11-19-2015 |
20150299098 | FATTY ACID ESTER COMPOSITIONS FOR USE AS EMOLLIENTS - A novel fatty acid ester having the general formula R | 10-22-2015 |
20150291912 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MONOBRANCHED FATTY ACIDS OR ALKYL ESTERS THEREOF - A process for producing a composition having a ratio by weight of C | 10-15-2015 |
20150289502 | PENETRANTS FOR AGROCHEMICAL FORMULATIONS - An agrochemical formulation comprising a penetrant and an agrochemical active. The penetrant is an esterified and/or etherified polyol alkoxylate obtainable by directly esterifying and/or etherifying a polyol alkoxylate. There is also provided a method of making the penetrant comprising alkoxylation of a polyol, and esterification or etherification of the formed poyol alkoxylate. The penetrant is suitable for use in agrochemical formulations to enhance penetration of the active across a leaf cuticle. | 10-15-2015 |
20150239995 | CARBOXY-FUNCTIONALIZED ALTERNAN - Functionalized alternan, comprising carboxy groups as functional groups, wherein the alternan can be described by the following formula (I) Alternan (I) wherein R | 08-27-2015 |
20150232618 | POLYIMIDE COMPOSITION - Polyimide formed from at least one dianhydride and at least one diamine, wherein at least 50 wt. % of the diamine is comprised of dimer fatty diamine, and a process of making the polyimide. The dianhydride is preferably a tetracarboxylic acid in which carbonyl groups are attached in pair to adjacent carbon atoms, and the dimer fatty diamine may be formed from a corresponding dimer fatty acid, especially the dimerisation products of C | 08-20-2015 |
20150216783 | OXIDISED CELLULOSE - A method of preparing oxidised cellulose and intermediate oxidised cellulose, and compositions or dispersions comprising said oxidised cellulose are disclosed. Cellulose particles with a median volume particle diameter (D(v,0.5)s) in the range from 30 μm to 70 μm are reacted in the presence of a nitroxyl radical catalyst, halide co-catalyst, and oxidant, to produce intermediate oxidised cellulose particles. The intermediate oxidised cellulose particles are neutralised, and shear pressure applied to produce oxidised cellulose particles having a median volume particle diameter value (D(v,0.5)p) of less than D(v,0.5)s, a ratio of D(v,0.5)s to D(v,0.5)p from 1.1 to 5.0:1, and an oxidation value in the range from 15% to 30%. The oxidised particles may be formed in to dispersions, with the dispersions particularly used to provide desired skin feel in personal care compositions. | 08-06-2015 |
20150210807 | POLYURETHANES - The present invention relates to a polyurethane which is the reaction product of a polyisocyanate and polyester, wherein said polyester is formed from a dimer fatty acid, a C | 07-30-2015 |
20150209260 | PARTICULATE METAL OXIDE PARTICLES COMPRISING A METAL OXIDE CORE AND A COATING LAYER COMPRISING AN INORGANIC MATERIAL, A SILANE COUPLING AGENT AND/OR A HYDROPHOBIZING AGENT - A particulate metal oxide has a metal oxide core and a coating layer containing an inorganic material and (i) a quaternary silane coupling agent, and/or (ii) a silane coupling agent and a hydrophobizing agent. Preferred materials are titanium dioxide core particles, an amino organosilane coupling agent and a fatty acid hydrophobizing agent. The particulate metal oxide is suitable for use in forming a dispersion, and the particles and dispersion can be used in an end-use sunscreen composition which is transparent, exhibits effective UV absorption properties, reduced photoactivity, and/or improved skin feel. | 07-30-2015 |
20150203598 | ALTERNAN POLYSACCHARIDE THAT IS FUNCTIONALIZED WITH NITROGEN GROUPS THAT CAN BE PROTONATED, OR WITH PERMANENTLY POSITIVELY CHARGED NITROGEN GROUPS - Functionalized alternan polysaccharide, comprising nitrogen groups or permanently positively charged nitrogen groups that can be protonated as functional groups and can be described by the following formula, for instance: (I) wherein R | 07-23-2015 |
20150098912 | BRANCHED POLYETHER-POLYAMIDE BLOCK COPOLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Described herein is a polyether polyamide block copolymer as well compositions and products containing the polyether polyamide block copolymer. Methods of making and using the copolymer, the compositions, and products are also described herein. | 04-09-2015 |
20150045568 | METATHESIS PROCESS - A process of metathesising a feedstock in the presence of a metathesis catalyst and at least one catalyst enhancer. The catalyst enhancer can be selected from a sacrificial catalyst or a non-catalyst enhancer. The process exhibits improved reaction times and/or the metathesis catalyst can be used at very low concentrations. | 02-12-2015 |
20150018574 | METATHESIS OF OLEFINS USING RUTHENIUM BASED CATALYTIC COMPLEXES - A self-metathesis process for the production of unsaturated dicarboxylic fatty diacids and/or unsaturated dicarboxylic fatty diesters, wherein unsaturated carboxylic fatty acids and/or esters of unsaturated carboxylic fatty acids are reacted in the presence of at least one defined ruthenium based catalyst compound. A catalyst enhancer compound selected from a sacrificial catalyst or a non-catalyst enhancer may also be used. The process exhibits improved reaction times and/or the catalyst can be used at very low concentrations. | 01-15-2015 |
20140299814 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MONOBRANCHED FATTY ACIDS OR ALKYL ESTERS - A process for producing C | 10-09-2014 |
20140249070 | TREATMENT OF HARD SURFACES - A cleaning composition comprising at least one fatty acid of a sarcosine, and at least one fatty acid of an amino acid, and/or salts thereof. There is also provided an end-use cleaning formulation comprising said cleaning composition having been diluted to 0.2 wt. % to 10 wt. %, and a method of treating a hard surface comprising applying the cleaning composition or the cleaning formulation. The cleaning composition or cleaning formulation are suitable for use in providing soil resistance to a hard surface. | 09-04-2014 |
20140212363 | POLYAMIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR PERSONAL CARE - Polyamide compositions useful for personal care are disclosed, including film-forming concentrates and emulsions. Ethanol-based concentrates comprise a hydrophobic polyamide, which comprises a reaction product of either (a) a dimerized fatty acid, at least one C2-C4 carboxylic acid, and a polyamine component comprising ethylenediamine and 1 to 30 eq. % of one or more di- or triamines; or (b) a dimerized fatty acid, at least 50 wt. % of a C16-C22 unsaturated carboxylic acid, and at least one C2-C6 diamine. Personal care applications for the concentrates, including continuous sunscreens, fragrant body sprays or splashes, anti-acne medications, are included. Water-in-oil emulsions comprising the hydrophobic polyamides are storage-stable and provide water-resistant SPF for products such as sunscreens and body lotions. | 07-31-2014 |
20140199253 | PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITIONS - A personal care formulation comprising an active compound is operable to reduce the surface friction of hair fibres and promoting inter-fibre movement. The active compound is the reaction product of a fatty acid and a polyamine. The use of the active compound in a personal care formulation works as a friction modifier operable to reduce the surface friction of hair fibres. The invention extends to the active compound and a method of reducing hair-fibre surface friction. | 07-17-2014 |
20140140939 | BRANCHED POLYETHER-POLYAMIDE BLOCK COPOLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Described herein is a polyether polyamide block copolymer as well compositions and products containing the polyether polyamide block copolymer. Methods of making and using the copolymer, the compositions, and products are also described herein. | 05-22-2014 |
20140031571 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MONOBRANCHED FATTY ACIDS OR ALKYL ESTERS - A process for producing C | 01-30-2014 |
20130324499 | MOISTURISER BLEND - A blend for use in a personal care composition comprises a dialkyl amphiphilic component and an ester of a long chain branched fatty acid and a long chain branched alcohol. The blend can be pastillated and/or flaked, and can be used as the oil phase of an oil-in-water emulsion. The blend can be used in a moisturiser composition for moisturising skin. | 12-05-2013 |
20130237672 | Novel Oligoester - Novel polyglycerol oligoesters derived from reaction of polyglycerol with a mixture of mono and diacids and also combinations of these novel polyglycerol oligoesters with known polyol monoesters, particularly known polyglycerol monoesters are disclosed. The use of these novel polyglycerol oligoesters and combination of esters as emulsifiers, solubilisers and/or thickeners especially in personal care formulations is also disclosed. | 09-12-2013 |
20130035270 | Friction Reducing Additive - An automotive engine oil and/or fuel comprising a base stock and an organic polymeric friction reducing additive is claimed. A method of reducing friction in an automotive engine oil and/or fuel by the addition of the organic polymeric friction reducing additive to the base stock is also claimed. | 02-07-2013 |
20130004450 | Protein-Acrylate Copolymer and Hair Conditioning Product Comprising Said Polymer - A protein-acrylate copolymer contains at least one nitrogen containing acrylic monomer. The nitrogen containing acrylic monomer preferably contains a tertiary or quaternary amine group, and particularly a quaternary amine group. The protein-acrylate copolymer can be produced by reacting hydrolysed protein with at least one nitrogen containing acrylic monomer, preferably by free-radical polymerisation. The protein-acrylate copolymer is suitable for use in personal care or cosmetic products, particularly in hair care products where it can increase volume to hair. | 01-03-2013 |
20120294914 | Particulate Titanium Dioxide - A particulate titanium dioxide has a median volume particle diameter of greater than 70 nm. The titanium dioxide can be produced by calcining precursor particles. The titanium dioxide has enhanced UVA efficacy. The particulate titanium dioxide can be used to form dispersions. The particulate titanium dioxide or dispersions can be used to produce sunscreen products having a UV protection which is at least one third of the label SPF value. | 11-22-2012 |
20120289596 | Dermatological Compositions Comprising a Fat or Oil of an Essential Fatty Acid Triglyceride - The present invention relates to a human beta-defensin inducing agent that comprises at least one fat or oil of an essential fatty acid triglyceride or a derivative thereof as the main active ingredient. It also relates to cosmetic, dermatological and pharmacological formulations comprising the at least one fat or oil. | 11-15-2012 |
20120288464 | Inverse Emulsions Comprising an Alkoxylated Ester Oil - Inverse emulsions made by inverse emulsion polymerisation have a disperse aqueous phase comprising a solution or dispersion of at least one water soluble polymer, particularly a polymer that forms a viscous solution or dispersion in water, and a continuous oil phase which is or includes an ester oil including an alkoxylated alcohol group. The inclusion of ester oil including an alkoxylated alcohol group provides these oils in emulsions, particularly personal care emulsions made by inversion of the inverse emulsions on dilution with water. | 11-15-2012 |
20120208736 | Treatment of Hard Surfaces - Hard surfaces can be treated to improve soil resistance, particularly resistance to oily soils, by applying a composition of a quaternised, polyamine, polypropoxylate, polyethoxylate. The polyamine can be a polyethyleneimme, desirably having a molecular weight of from 10 to 50 kDa. The average length of the polypropylenoxy chains is desirably from 10 to 100 and the polyethylenoxy chains from 5 to 50 (each per NH group in the polyamine), particularly at a molar ratio of PO:EO of about 3:1. The degree of quaternisation of the nitrogen atoms in the polyamine is desirably from 70 to 100%. The polymer will usually be used in solution in water or an aqueous formulation, which may include detergent and other detergent formulation components. | 08-16-2012 |
20120101201 | Slip and Antiblocking Agent - A novel, branched, saturated, primary fatty acid amide is disclosed. Application areas are as a slip and/or antiblocking agent or mould release agent. The branched, saturated, primary fatty acid has a formula R—CO—NH | 04-26-2012 |
20120040834 | Surfactants in Agrochemical Formulations - Surfactant compounds which include an amine ended polyalkylene glycol hydrophile linked to C | 02-16-2012 |
20110271462 | Method for Conditioning Textiles - Fatty branched polyalkoxylates, particularly of the formula: R | 11-10-2011 |
20110171148 | Sunscreen Composition - A composition contains at least one sunscreen and a protein-PVP copolymer. The sunscreen may be organic and/or inorganic, particularly titanium dioxide. The protein-PVP copolymer improves the effectiveness of the sunscreen, resulting in increased SPF values of the composition. | 07-14-2011 |
20110039740 | ENGINE LUBRICANTS - An engine lubricant, especially an SAE OW engine lubricant is described. The engine lubricant has at least 15 wt % of at least one monoester and not more than 15 wt % of additives, wherein said at least one monoester, or mixture of said monoesters if more than one is present, has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of not more than 3.3, a viscosity index of at least 130 and a Noack evaporation loss of not more than 15 wt %. The monoester is preferably the reaction product of a monohydric alcohol and a monocarboxylic acid wherein said monohydric alcohol is at least one saturated branched-chain aliphatic monohydric alcohol having between 16 and 36, carbon atoms and wherein said monocarboxylic acid is at least one saturated straight-chain aliphatic monocarboxylic acid having between 5 and 10, preferably 5 and 7, carbon atoms. In preferred lubricants, the monoester, or mixtures of monoesters, have a pour point of not more than −30° C. and a non-polarity index of at least 80. | 02-17-2011 |
20100331191 | SURFACTANT COMPOUNDS - Oligoesters including residues of alk(en)yl succinic anhydrides and polyols having at least 3 OH groups, optionally further esterified with fatty acid residues are surfactants which can be used for emulsifiers or similar uses. The surfactants are usually made from C | 12-30-2010 |
20100264383 | Uv Absorbing Composition - A UV absorbing polymeric composition has an E | 10-21-2010 |
20100249321 | Polymerisation of ethylenically unsaturated monomers - Ethylenically unsaturated, particularly acrylic, monomers are polymerised using a catalyst system including a manganese carbonyl initiator, an organic halogen reactive substrate and an allylic halide chain termination agent. Desirably the manganese carbonyl initiator is a dimanganese compound, particularly dimanganese decacarbonyl (Mn | 09-30-2010 |
20100190648 | Structured Agrochemical Oil Based Systems - Structured agrochemical concentrates comprise agrochemical actives dispersed in a structured oil system of an oil and structurant oligomer including urethane and/or urea linkages and residues of a dimer or trimer component. The concentrate formulations may contain other components such as surfactants without the structurant loosing its effect a problem with known structurants. The concentrates can be readily diluted to give sprayable agrochemical formulations. | 07-29-2010 |
20100112333 | Polyurethane foam - A microcellular polyurethane obtainable by reacting a polyisocyanate, a polyester formed from a dimer fatty acid and/or dimer fatty diol, and a chain extender. The foam is particularly suitable for use as a component of shoe soles. | 05-06-2010 |
20100093579 | ENGINE LUBRICANTS - An engine lubricant, especially an SAE OW engine lubricant is described. The engine lubricant has at least 15 wt % of at least one diester and not more than 15 wt % of additives, wherein said at least one diester, or mixture of said diesters if more than one is present, has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of not more than 3.3, a viscosity index of at least 130, a pour point of not more than −30° C. and a Noack evaporation loss of not more than 15 wt %. a) reaction products of at least one C | 04-15-2010 |
20100047194 | Structurants for Oil Phases - Polyester oil structurants are obtainable by the reaction of a dimer based dicarboxylic acid, a polyol and a C | 02-25-2010 |
20100036030 | Acrylic Resin Composition - A composition contains an acrylic resin and an impact modifier containing at least one dimer fatty acid and/or dimer fatty diol. The composition is suitable for use to form a sheet or as an adhesive, particularly as a pressure sensitive adhesive, anaerobic adhesive and a reactive hot-melt adhesive. | 02-11-2010 |
20090311205 | Co-Polymers in Hair Styling Applications - Hair is treated with a copolymer of an unsaturated ester and a styrene sulphonate monomer to reducing damage to hair caused by subsequent heat treatment. The styrene sulphonate monomer is desirably sodium styrene sulphonate and the unsaturated ester is desirably of an unsaturated monocarboxylic acid, such as (meth)acrylic acid, or dicarboxylic acid, such as maleic acid, and an alcohol, desirably an alkoxylated alcohol such as ethoxylated lanolin alcohol. Formulations for hair treatment generally include from about 0.5 to about 25% by weight of the copolymer. | 12-17-2009 |
20090191273 | Metal Oxide Dispersion - A dispersion contains particles of metal oxide having a median volume particle diameter in the range from 24 to 42 nm which are dispersed in a medium which includes a mixture of at least one polar material having an interfacial tension of less than 30 mNm | 07-30-2009 |
20090098206 | Particulate Metal Oxide - A particulate metal oxide having a median volume particle diameter in the range from 24 to 42 nm, a photogreying index in the range from 0.05 to 3 and/or and a yellowing index of less than 6. The dispersion can be used in a sunscreen product which is transparent, exhibits effective UV protection, reduced photoactivity, and reduced yellowing in combination with organic UV absorbers. | 04-16-2009 |
20080214726 | Polymeric Materials - Copolymers, desirably having a molecular weight of from 500 to 20000, of aminoesters or aminoamides of (meth)acrylic acid and (meth)acrylamides at a molar ratio of from 10:1 to 60:1, particularly from 12:1 to 50:1 and especially about 20:1, can act as gas hydrate inhibitors in water containing hydrocarbon gas streams. Desirably the aminoesters or aminoamides are N-alkyl-amino(esters or amides) in particular of the formula (I): H | 09-04-2008 |
20080202815 | Drilling fluids - This invention relates to drilling fluids, to drilling lubricants for such drilling fluids and to methods of drilling wells, particularly oil and/or gas wells using such drilling fluids. In particular, the invention relates to the inclusion of lubricants which afford lubrication in drilling fluids in which the lubricant compatibility and/or performance may be adversely affected by other components of the drilling fluid, particularly divalent cations such as calcium, formate salts or highly alkaline components such as alkali silicate. | 08-28-2008 |