IP Library Granted Patent US 8,076,279
Granted Patent B2
US 8,076,279 · App. 12/576,639 · Granted Dec 13, 2011

Cleansing formulations comprising non-cellulosic polysaccharide with mixed cationic substituents

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Patent No.
US 8,076,279
App. No.
12/576,639
Granted
Dec 13, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is related to the use of a non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide in cleaning compositions and more particularly to a surfactant based cleansing composition comprising, a surfactant, a non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide and a solvent for use in personal care composition, household care composition or an institutional care composition.

Claims (44)

1. A cleansing composition comprising, a surfactant, a polymer composition and a solvent wherein the polymer composition comprises a non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide, wherein the cationic modification comprises a mixture of at least two quaternary ammonium groups having different combinations of alkyl, aryl, or aralkyl substituents, and wherein the quaternary ammonium groups are attached to the non-cellulosic polysaccharide via an ether or urethane linkage.

2. The cleansing composition of claim 1 wherein the non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide comprises a polygalactomannan.

3. The cleansing composition of claim 1 wherein the non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide comprises a polyglucomannan.

4. The cleansing composition of claim 1 wherein the non-cellulosic canonically modified polysaccharide comprises a polyglucose.

5. The cleansing composition of claim 4 wherein the polyglucose is starch.

6. The cleansing composition of claim 1 wherein the non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide comprises a polyaminoglycan.

7. The cleansing composition of claim 6 wherein the polyaminoglycan is chitosan.

8. The cleansing composition of claim 2 wherein the polygalactomannan is selected from the group consisting of guar, cassia, fenugreek, locust bean, tara gum, honey locust, and flame tree.

9. The cleansing composition of claim 2 wherein the polygalactomannan comprises guar.

10. The cleansing composition of claim 1 wherein the non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide is selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, gellan gum, welan gum, rhamsan gum, konjac mannan, gum arabic, soy polysaccharide, xylofructose gums and tamarind gum.

11. The cleansing composition of claim 1 wherein the non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide has a cationic degree of substitution (DS) in a range with a lower limit of about 0.0001 DS and an upper limit of about 3.0 DS for each of the least two quaternary ammonium groups.

12. The cleansing composition of claim 1 wherein the non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide has a cationic degree of substitution (DS) with a lower limit of about 0.001 DS for each of the least two quaternary ammonium groups.

13. The cleansing composition of claim 1 wherein the non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide has a cationic degree of substitution (DS) with an upper limit of about 1.0 DS for each of the least two quaternary ammonium groups.

14. The cleansing composition of claim 1 wherein the non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) with a lower limit of about 10,000 and an upper limit of about 2,000,000.

15. The cleansing composition of claim 14 wherein the non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) with a lower limit of about 200,000 and an upper limit of about 1,500,000.

16. The cleansing composition of claim 15 wherein the non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) with a lower limit of about 300,000 and an upper limit of about 1,000,000.

17. The cleansing composition of claim 1 wherein the cationic modification comprises a mixture of at least two quaternary ammonium groups having different combinations of alkyl group substituents.

18. The composition of claim 17 wherein the alkyl group substituents have an alkyl chain length in a range from one carbon to thirty carbons.

19. The cleansing composition of claim 18 wherein the alkyl group substituents on a first quaternary ammonium group comprise an alkyl chain length of one carbon.

20. The cleansing composition of claim 18 wherein each alkyl group substituent on the first quaternary ammonium group has an alkyl chain length of one carbon.

21. The cleansing composition of claim 18 wherein the alkyl group substituents on a second quaternary ammonium group comprise an alkyl chain length in a range from one carbon to thirty carbons.

22. The cleansing composition of claim 21 wherein the alkyl group substituents on the second quaternary ammonium group have an alkyl chain length greater than 2 carbons.

23. The cleansing composition of claim 21 wherein the alkyl group substituents on the second quaternary ammonium group comprise an alkyl chain length of twelve carbons.

24. The cleansing composition of claim 21 wherein the alkyl group substituents on the second quaternary ammonium group comprise an alkyl chain length of eighteen carbons.

25. The cleansing composition of claim 21 wherein the alkyl group substituents on the second quaternary ammonium group comprise an alkyl chain length of twenty-two carbons.

26. The cleansing composition of claim 21 wherein the non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide comprises a polygalactomannan.

27. The cleansing composition of claim 26 wherein the polygalactomannan is selected from the group consisting of guar, cassia, fenugreek, locust bean, tam gum, honey locust, and flame tree.

28. The cleansing composition of claim 27 wherein the polygalactomannan comprises guar.

29. The cleansing composition of claim 27 wherein the polygalactomannan comprises cassia gum.

30. The cleansing composition of claim 29 wherein the polygalactomannan comprises fenugreek.

31. The cleansing composition of claim 22 wherein the non-cellulosic cationically modified polysaccharide comprises a starch.

32. The cleansing composition of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of amphoteric surfactants, anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof.

33. The cleansing composition of claim 1 further comprising one or more additional ingredients selected from preservatives, thickeners, functional polymers, viscosity modifiers, electrolytes, pH adjusting agents, fragrances, dyes, UV screens, organosilicone materials, antidandruff agents, vitamins, vitamin derivatives, colors, antiviral, antifungal, or antimicrobial agents.

34. The cleansing composition of claim 1 wherein the cleansing composition comprises a personal care composition.

35. The cleansing composition of claim 34 wherein the personal care composition is a hair care composition.

36. The cleansing composition of claim 23 wherein the personal care composition is a skin care composition.

37. The cleansing composition of claim 21 wherein the cleansing composition comprises a personal care composition.

38. The cleansing composition of claim 37 wherein the personal care composition is a hair care composition.

39. The cleansing composition of claim 37 wherein the personal care composition is a skin care composition.

40. The cleansing composition of claim 21 wherein the cleansing composition comprises a household care composition.

41. The cleansing composition of claim 40 wherein the household care composition is a fabric care composition.

42. The cleansing composition of claim 40 wherein the household care composition is a hard surface cleaner composition.

43. The cleansing composition of claim 1 wherein the quaternary ammonium groups are attached to the non-cellulosic polysaccharide via an ether linkage.

44. The cleansing composition of claim 1 wherein the quaternary ammonium groups are attached to the non-cellulosic polysaccharide via an urethane linkage.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2020
From: THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
To: AVOCA LLC; HERCULES LLC; ISP INVESTMENTS LLC; PHARMACHEM LABORATORIES LLC
Reel/Frame 051557/0504 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2017
From: AVOCA, INC.; HERCULES LLC; ISP INVESTMENTS LLC; PHARMACHEM LABORATORIES, INC.
To: THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 043084/0753 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 18, 2017
From: HERCULES INCORPORATED
To: HERCULES LLC
Reel/Frame 042497/0331 →