EP1109885A4 - Foaming drain cleaner - Google Patents

Foaming drain cleaner

Info

Publication number: EP1109885A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: drain cleaner; foaming drain; foaming; cleaner; drain
Prior art date: 1998-08-31
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP99933815A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1109885A1 (en

EP1109885B1 (en

Inventor

Richard Porticos

Michael H Robbins

Inderjeet K Ajmani

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Clorox Co

Original Assignee

Clorox Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1998-08-31

Filing date

1999-07-08

Publication date

2002-06-12

1999-07-08 Application filed by Clorox Co filed Critical Clorox Co

2001-06-27 Publication of EP1109885A1 publication Critical patent/EP1109885A1/en

2002-06-12 Publication of EP1109885A4 publication Critical patent/EP1109885A4/en

2007-03-28 Application granted granted Critical

2007-03-28 Publication of EP1109885B1 publication Critical patent/EP1109885B1/en

2019-07-08 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
- C11D3/0005—Other compounding ingredients characterised by their effect
- C11D3/0094—High foaming compositions
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
- C11D1/88—Ampholytes; Electroneutral compounds
- C11D1/94—Mixtures with anionic, cationic or non-ionic compounds
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
- C11D17/0008—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties aqueous liquid non soap compositions
- C11D17/003—Colloidal solutions, e.g. gels; Thixotropic solutions or pastes
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D17/00—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
- C11D17/04—Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties combined with or containing other objects
- C11D17/041—Compositions releasably affixed on a substrate or incorporated into a dispensing means
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
- C11D3/0005—Other compounding ingredients characterised by their effect
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
- C11D3/0005—Other compounding ingredients characterised by their effect
- C11D3/0047—Other compounding ingredients characterised by their effect pH regulated compositions
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
- C11D3/0005—Other compounding ingredients characterised by their effect
- C11D3/0052—Gas evolving or heat producing compositions
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
- C11D3/39—Organic or inorganic per-compounds
- C11D3/3947—Liquid compositions
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D3/00—Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00
- C11D3/395—Bleaching agents
- C11D3/3956—Liquid compositions
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
- C11D1/02—Anionic compounds
- C11D1/12—Sulfonic acids or sulfuric acid esters; Salts thereof
- C11D1/22—Sulfonic acids or sulfuric acid esters; Salts thereof derived from aromatic compounds
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
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- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D1/00—Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds; Use of these compounds as a detergent
- C11D1/88—Ampholytes; Electroneutral compounds
- C11D1/90—Betaines
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
- C11D—DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- C11D2111/00—Cleaning compositions characterised by the objects to be cleaned; Cleaning compositions characterised by non-standard cleaning or washing processes
- C11D2111/10—Objects to be cleaned
- C11D2111/14—Hard surfaces
- C11D2111/20—Industrial or commercial equipment, e.g. reactors, tubes or engines

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
Dispersion Chemistry (AREA)
Detergent Compositions (AREA)
Cleaning By Liquid Or Steam (AREA)
Cleaning In General (AREA)
Metal-Oxide And Bipolar Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (AREA)
Thin Film Transistor (AREA)

EP99933815A 1998-08-31 1999-07-08 Foaming drain cleaner Expired - Lifetime EP1109885B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US9840998P	1998-08-31	1998-08-31
US98409P		1998-08-31
PCT/US1999/015514 WO2000012672A1 (en)	1998-08-31	1999-07-08	Foaming drain cleaner

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1109885A1 EP1109885A1 (en)	2001-06-27
EP1109885A4 true EP1109885A4 (en)	2002-06-12
EP1109885B1 EP1109885B1 (en)	2007-03-28

Family

ID=22269152

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP99933815A Expired - Lifetime EP1109885B1 (en)	1998-08-31	1999-07-08	Foaming drain cleaner

Country Status (12)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1109885B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2003520282A (en)
KR (1)	KR20010073063A (en)
AR (1)	AR020254A1 (en)
AT (1)	ATE358174T1 (en)
AU (1)	AU770222C (en)
BR (1)	BR9913210A (en)
CA (1)	CA2342248C (en)
CO (1)	CO5221039A1 (en)
DE (1)	DE69935672T2 (en)
ES (1)	ES2285847T3 (en)
WO (1)	WO2000012672A1 (en)

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1999
- 1999-07-08 EP EP99933815A patent/EP1109885B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-07-08 BR BR9913210-9A patent/BR9913210A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1999-07-08 WO PCT/US1999/015514 patent/WO2000012672A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1999-07-08 DE DE69935672T patent/DE69935672T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-07-08 AT AT99933815T patent/ATE358174T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1999-07-08 KR KR1020017002579A patent/KR20010073063A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1999-07-08 JP JP2000567662A patent/JP2003520282A/en active Pending
- 1999-07-08 CA CA002342248A patent/CA2342248C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1999-07-08 ES ES99933815T patent/ES2285847T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-07-08 AU AU49791/99A patent/AU770222C/en not_active Ceased
- 1999-08-24 AR ARP990104237A patent/AR020254A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1999-08-26 CO CO99054061A patent/CO5221039A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation

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JPH0718298A (en) *	1993-02-15	1995-01-20	Noriko Hoshi	Foam-like multi-purpose detergent utilizing chemical reaction
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CA2342248C (en)	2005-10-25
EP1109885A1 (en)	2001-06-27
CA2342248A1 (en)	2000-03-09
BR9913210A (en)	2001-05-22
DE69935672D1 (en)	2007-05-10
AR020254A1 (en)	2002-05-02
AU770222C (en)	2005-05-19
JP2003520282A (en)	2003-07-02
AU4979199A (en)	2000-03-21
ATE358174T1 (en)	2007-04-15
ES2285847T3 (en)	2007-11-16
EP1109885B1 (en)	2007-03-28
KR20010073063A (en)	2001-07-31
AU770222B2 (en)	2004-02-19
DE69935672T2 (en)	2008-01-17
CO5221039A1 (en)	2002-11-28
WO2000012672A1 (en)	2000-03-09

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AU140490S (en)	2000-04-20	Action trooper
AU140573S (en)	2000-05-08	Wash basin
EP1109885A4 (en)	2002-06-12	Foaming drain cleaner
AU140634S (en)	2000-05-16	Wash basin
GB2342403B (en)	2000-09-06	Cleansing device
GB2336672B (en)	2002-03-06	Level
GB0019662D0 (en)	2000-09-27	Cleaning device
PL330386A1 (en)	2000-06-19	Bathtub
GB9804461D0 (en)	1998-04-29	Foaming component
TW375236U (en)	1999-11-21	Improved structure for the drain cleaner
TW384878U (en)	2000-03-11	Improved structure for the drain set
TW369889U (en)	1999-09-11	Detergent foam device
GB9819665D0 (en)	1998-11-04	Gutter cleaner
GB9800523D0 (en)	1998-03-11	Cleaner
GB9823372D0 (en)	1998-12-23	Cleaning
GB9816095D0 (en)	1998-09-23	Cleaning
GB9806163D0 (en)	1998-05-20	Cleaning
PL109039U1 (en)	2000-06-19	Bathtub
TW348505U (en)	1998-12-21	Structure improvement for washing basin
TW362479U (en)	1999-06-21	Washing basin
GB9806874D0 (en)	1998-05-27	Improved cleaning means
GB9810845D0 (en)	1998-07-22	Ever clean
IL128880A0 (en)	2000-01-31	Condenstate drain
PL107553U1 (en)	1998-07-20	Rectangular bathtub

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