IP Library Patent Application 11886992
Patent Application
App. No. 11/886,992

Clear Detergent or Cleaning Agent Having a Flow Limit

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11/886,992
Abstract

The invention relates to an aqueous detergent or cleaning agent, containing one or more surfactants, a polyacrylate as a thickening agent, a solvent component comprising dipropylene glycol, in addition to other usual detergent and cleaning agent substances. The thus obtained aqueous detergent or cleaning agent is clear, transport and storage stable, has a flow limit and can disperse particles in a stable manner and over a long period of time.

Claims (29)

1 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning agent having a flow limit, which comprises surfactant(s) as well as further conventional ingredients of detergents and cleaning agents, wherein the agent comprises a polyacrylate and a solvent component including dipropylene glycol.

2 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning agent according to claim 1 , wherein the solvent component comprises a mixture of dipropylene glycol and 1,2-propane diol.

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14 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning agent according to claim 2 , wherein the ratio of dipropylene glycol to 1,2-propane diol is 3:1 to 1:3.

15 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning agent according to claim 2 , wherein the ratio of dipropylene glycol to 1,2-propane diol is 1:1.

16 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning agent according to claim 1 , wherein the quantity of the solvent component is 0.5 to 15 wt. %.

17 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning agent according to claim 1 , wherein the quantity of the solvent component is 2 to 9 wt. %.

18 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning agent according to claim 1 , wherein the quantity of polyacrylate is 0.1 to 10 wt. %.

19 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning agent according to claim 1 , wherein the quantity of polyacrylate is 2 to 5 wt. %.

20 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning agent according to claim 1 , wherein the polyacrylate is a copolymer of one or more unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acids and one or more C 1 -C 30 alkyl esters of (meth)acrylic acid.

21 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning composition according claim 1 , wherein the detergent and cleaning composition is aqueous.

22 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the detergent and cleaning composition comprises dispersed particles, whose diameter along the greatest spatial dimension is 0.01 to 10000 μm.

23 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning composition according to claim 22 , wherein the dispersed particles are microcapsules or speckles.

24 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the detergent and cleaning composition comprises between 2 and 20 wt. % fatty acid soap.

25 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the detergent and cleaning composition comprises between 3 and 10 wt. % fatty acid soap.

26 . Clear, liquid detergent and cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the detergent and cleaning composition comprises between 4 and 8 wt. % fatty acid soap.

27 . A method for cleaning textile surfaces or hard surfaces comprising a clear, liquid detergent and cleaning agent according to claim 1 .

28 . A process for manufacturing a clear, liquid detergent and cleaning agent, comprising one or more surfactants and further conventional ingredients of detergents and cleaning agents, into which is incorporated a polyacrylate and a solvent component that comprises dipropylene glycol.

29 . A method for manufacturing a clear, liquid detergent and cleaning agent having a flow limit, in which is incorporated a polyacrylate and a solvent component that comprises dipropylene glycol.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 8, 2010
From: HENKEL KGAA
To: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
Reel/Frame 024950/0741 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2008
From: JONKE, HERMANN; MALECKI, PIOTR; ORLICH, BERNHARD; PLANTENBERG, THOMAS
To: HENKEL KGAA
Reel/Frame 020978/0517 →