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20100098486 | Vertically Actuated Vehicle Barrier System - A barrier system comprises a housing, substantially vertical members, and vertical guide tubes. The housing extends into the ground. The guide tubes are positioned in the housing and also extend into the ground below the housing. The substantially vertical members are translatable vertically within the guide tubes. At least one barrier member is secured to the substantially vertical members. The at least one barrier member may comprise at least one guardrail, a plurality of chains or cables, and/or a plurality of gate beams. A series of cables and pulleys form an actuation system that raises and lowers the substantially vertical members relative to the guide tubes to selectively extend and retract the at least one barrier member relative to the ground. A cover plate may selectively cover the top opening of the housing when the barrier member and substantially vertical members are retracted within the housing. | 04-22-2010 |
20130189030 | VERTICALLY ACTUATED VEHICLE BARRIER SYSTEM - A vehicle barrier system comprises a housing, substantially vertical members, a barrier member, and an actuation assembly. The barrier member is coupled with the substantially vertical members. The barrier member is configured to stop a moving vehicle when the substantially vertical members are in a raised position relative to the housing. The actuation assembly is operable to selectively raise and lower the substantially vertical members relative to the housing to selectively deploy and retract the barrier member relative to the housing. The actuation assembly comprises a powered rotary actuator mounted to the barrier member. The actuation assembly is operable to convert rotary motion from the rotary actuator into linear movement of the barrier member. A counterweight provides opposing mass and vertical motion relative to the barrier member. | 07-25-2013 |
20130287492 | VERTICALLY ACTUATED VEHICLE BARRIER SYSTEM - A barrier system comprises a housing, substantially vertical members, and vertical guide tubes. The housing extends into the ground. The guide tubes are positioned in the housing and also extend into the ground below the housing. The substantially vertical members are translatable vertically within the guide tubes. At least one barrier member is secured to the substantially vertical members. The at least one barrier member may comprise at least one guardrail, a plurality of chains or cables, and/or a plurality of gate beams. A series of cables and pulleys form an actuation system that raises and lowers the substantially vertical members relative to the guide tubes to selectively extend and retract the at least one barrier member relative to the ground. A cover plate may selectively cover the top opening of the housing when the barrier member and substantially vertical members are retracted within the housing. | 10-31-2013 |
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20120309945 | Thiophene Azo Carboxylate Dyes and Laundry Care Compositions Containing the Same - This application relates to thiophene azo carboxylate dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such dyes that may serve as hueing agents, processes for making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The aforementioned dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. Such dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. Such dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions. | 12-06-2012 |
20130245242 | Laundry Care Compositions Containing Dyes - This application relates to laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions. | 09-19-2013 |
20130303428 | Laundry Detergent Composition Comprising A Particle Having Hueing Agent and Clay - The present invention relates to a laundry detergent composition comprising a particle comprising hueing agent and clay. The particle can be incorporated into laundry detergent products, such as a laundry detergent powder. The particle exhibits an excellent storage stability profile with very little bleeding of the hueing dye from the particle, exhibits excellent fabric deposition of the hueing dye during a laundering process without causing any spot staining of the fabric, and does not impact the visual appearance of a laundry detergent powder when incorporated therein. | 11-14-2013 |
20140371435 | Laundry Care Compositions Containing Thiophene Azo Dyes - This application relates to laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions. | 12-18-2014 |
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20120101265 | Bis-Azo Colorants For Use As Bluing Agents - This invention relates to bis-azo colorants for use as bluing agents, laundry care compositions comprising bis-azo colorants that may serve as bluing agents, processes for making such bluing agents and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The bluing agents are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. These bluing agents are advantageous in providing a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. | 04-26-2012 |
20120123101 | Thiophene Azo Dyes and Laundry Care Compositions Containing the Same - This application relates to thiophene azo dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such thiophene azo dyes, processes for making such thiophene azo dyes, and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The thiophene azo dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. These thiophene azo dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. The thiophene azo dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions. | 05-17-2012 |
20140302003 | Perhydrolase - The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one perhydrolase enzyme for cleaning and other applications. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions for generation of peracids. The present invention finds particular use in applications involving cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting. | 10-09-2014 |
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20120304402 | LAUNDRY CARE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING DYES - This application relates to laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions. | 12-06-2012 |
20130261042 | LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING WATER-SOLUBLE PHTHALOCYANINE COMPOUND - The present invention relates to compositions having granules of phthalocyanine compounds, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof in washing agent and additive formulations. | 10-03-2013 |
20130288942 | LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING PARTICLES OF PHTHALOCYANINE COMPOUND - The present invention relates to encapsulated phthalocyanine particles, to a process for the preparation thereof, compositions comprising such particles and washing agent formulations. | 10-31-2013 |
20140162929 | SOLUBLE POUCH COMPRISING HUEING DYE - The present application also relates to a water soluble pouch comprising at least one compartment, the pouch comprising a water soluble film encapsulating a composition, said composition comprising a negatively charged hueing dye and a solvent system comprising a primary solvent having a Hansen solubility (δ) of less than 29. | 06-12-2014 |
20140308518 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES EXHIBITING IMPROVED WHITENESS INDEX VALUES - Fibrous structures, for example sanitary tissue products, containing a plurality of filaments that employ one or more filament-forming materials, such as one or more hydroxyl polymers, and one or more hueing agents, present within the filaments such that the fibrous structures exhibit a Whiteness Index of greater than 72 as measured according to the Whiteness Index Test Method described herein. | 10-16-2014 |
20140357541 | DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING PYRIDINOL-N-OXIDE COMPOSITIONS - This disclosure relates to detergent compositions containing pyridinol-N-oxide compounds and being substantially free of bleach. Methods for treating a stained fabric using such detergent compositions are also disclosed. | 12-04-2014 |
20150031591 | THIOPHENE AZO CARBOXYLATE DYES AND LAUNDRY CARE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SAME - This application relates to thiophene azo carboxylate dyes for use as hueing agents, laundry care compositions comprising such dyes that may serve as hueing agents, processes for making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using the same. The aforementioned dyes contain a formally charged moiety and are generally comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. Such dyes are advantageous in providing a hueing effect, for example, a whitening effect to fabrics, while not building up over time and causing undesirable blue discoloration to the treated fabrics. Such dyes are also generally stable to bleaching agents used in laundry care compositions. | 01-29-2015 |
20150051134 | LAUNDRY CARE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING DYES - This application relates to laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions. | 02-19-2015 |
20150074919 | LAUNDRY CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING CARBOXYLATE DYE - The present invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising from 0.00001 wt % to 0.5 wt % thiophene azo carboxylate dye having the structure of Formula I: | 03-19-2015 |
20150074920 | LAUNDRY CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING MONO-AZO CARBOXYLATE DYE - The present invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising from 0.00001 wt % to 0.5 wt % mono-azo carboxylate dye having the structure of Formula I: | 03-19-2015 |
20150074921 | LAUNDRY CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING CARBOXYLATE DYE - The present invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising from 0.00001 wt % to 0.5 wt % mono-azo carboxylate dye having the structure of Formula III: | 03-19-2015 |
20150074922 | LAUNDRY CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING CARBOXYLATE DYE - The present invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising from 0.00001 wt % to 0.5 wt % mono-azo carboxylate dye having the structure of Formula IV: | 03-19-2015 |
20150080284 | LAUNDRY CARE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING DYES - Laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080560 | Laundry Care Compositions Containing Dyes - Laundry care compositions comprising thiophene azo carboxylate fabric shading dyes and methods of treating a textile comprising such laundry care compositions. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080561 | Laundry Care Composition Comprising Carboxylate Dye - The present invention relates to laundry care compositions comprising carboxylate dyes. The laundry care compositions can be laundry detergent compositions, laundry additive compositions such as fabric enhancer compositions or bleach additive compositions. Preferably, the laundry care composition is a laundry detergent composition. The composition can be a solid, such as a powder, tablet or bar, or a liquid. The composition can be in the form of a unit dose, such as pouch. Suitable unit dose pouches include single compartment and multi-compartment pouches. | 03-19-2015 |
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20120331496 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING SOCIAL NETWORK CONTENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH VIDEO CONTENT - Methods and apparatus for generating, distributing, and/or presenting social networking content in conjunction with video content are described. In accordance with various embodiments, social networking related information, e.g., comments, remarks and/or a twitter feed, are displayed in conjunction with the display of video to which the social networking information relates. The social networking related information may be displayed on the same or a different device from that which is used to display the video comments. In some embodiments, the social networking information, e.g., comments on a program, event or broadcast, are displayed on a personal computer or other device such as a mobile telephone, while video content is being viewed, e.g., on a television which is provided video content via a set top box. A knowledgeable moderator can review, supplement, add and delete comments in real time enhancing the overall social networking session. | 12-27-2012 |