Invert sugar bubbles
View Patent ↗Bubble solutions containing invert sugar are disclosed. The bubbles are long-lasting bubbles which can be produced by children at play. Components in the bubble formulation may include a water soluble polymer, invert sugar, surfactants, water, and vegetable syrup.
1. A solution for making long-lasting bubbles by a the force of air expelled from human lungs or by bubble-making toys or by bubble-making equipment, the solution comprising:
not less than about 2 percent by weight of invert sugar,
not less than about 20 percent by weight of water, and
not less than about 0.5 percent by weight of a surfactant;
wherein said percentages are calculated based on the total weight of said bubble solution.
2. A solution as recited in claim 1 further comprising:
not less than about 5 percent by weight of vegetable syrup;
wherein said percentage of vegetable syrup is calculated based on the total weight of said solution.
3. A solution as recited in claim 1 further comprising:
not less than about 1 percent by weight of a water soluble polymer;
wherein said percentage of water soluble polymer is calculated based on the total weight of said solution.
4. A solution as recited in claim 1 wherein said invert sugar is about a 50/50 mixture of glucose and fructose.
5. A solution as recited in claim 1 wherein said invert sugar is a blend of fructose and glucose that includes fructose in a range of from 25 to 75 weight percent and includes glucose in a range of 25 to 75 weight percent:
wherein said weight percentages of fructose and glucose are calculated based on the total weight of said solution.
6. A solution as recited in claim 1 wherein bubbles made from said solution tend to last for at least 1 minute before popping.
7. A solution as recited in claim 2 wherein the vegetable syrup is a seed syrup.
8. A solution as recited in claim 3 wherein said water soluble polymer comprises alcohol.
9. A solution as recited in claim 7 wherein the seed syrup is corn syrup.
10. A solution as recited in claim 8 wherein the alcohol is polyvinyl alcohol.
11. A liquid solution for making long-lasting bubbles by a the force of air expelled from human lungs or by bubble-making toys or by bubble-making equipment, the bubble-making solution comprising:
up to 40 percent by weight of a water-soluble polymer,
up to 25% by weight of a surfactant,
from about 20% to about 90% by weight of water, and
from about 2% to about 25% by weight of invert sugar,
the bubble-making solution being capable of forming bubbles when air is blown through it, and
said invert sugar serving to cause said bubbles to remain intact and unpopped for a longer period of time than said bubble-making solution would if invert sugar were not present in it;
wherein said weight percentages of fructose and glucose are calculated based on the total weight of said bubble-making solution.
12. A liquid solution for making long-lasting bubbles by a the force of air expelled from human lungs or by bubble-making toys or by bubble-making equipment, the bubble-making solution comprising:
polyvinyl alcohol,
a soap,
water,
vegetable syrup, and
invert sugar;
the bubble-making solution being capable of forming bubbles when air is blown through it, and
said invert sugar serving to cause said bubbles to remain intact and unpopped for a longer period of time than said bubble-making solution would if invert sugar were not present in it.
13. A solution as recited in claim 12 wherein said invert sugar is about a 50/50 mixture of glucose and fructose.
14. A solution as recited in claim 12 wherein said invert sugar is a blend of fructose and glucose that includes fructose in a range of from 25 to 75 weight percent and includes glucose in a range of 25 to 75 weight percent;
wherein said weight percentages of fructose and glucose are calculated based on the total weight of said solution.