C11D 17/0021
Aqueous microemulsions
Official title: {Aqueous microemulsions}
C11D17/0021 (Aqueous microemulsions) appears on 384 US grants and 201 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C11D- Granted patents
- 384
- Published applications
- 201
- Assignees
- 128
- Inventors
- 651
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 21 | 5 |
| 2002 | 16 | 7 |
| 2003 | 15 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 11 |
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| 2006 | 5 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 12 |
| 2008 | 4 | 11 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 10 | 13 |
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| 2012 | 7 | 9 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 |
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| 2021 | 5 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Degreasing composition comprising an anionic surfactant mixture5 May 2026US 12,618,021 B2
- Potential of hydrogen (pH) stabilized cleaning formulations27 Jan 2026US 12,534,691 B2EnvirOx, L.L.C.
- Stability and viscosity in high active high caustic laundry emulsion with low HLB surfactant8 Jul 2025US 12,351,779 B2Ecolab USA Inc.
- Methods of cleaning and soil release of highly oil absorbing substrates employing optimized extended chain nonionic surfactants24 Jun 2025US 12,338,413 B2Ecolab USA Inc.
- Liquid washing or cleaning agent containing bleach precursor24 Jun 2025US 12,338,417 B2Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Degreasing composition comprising an anionic surfactant mixture23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209632 A1
- Stability and viscosity in high active high caustic laundry emulsion with low hlb surfactant15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015554 A1Ecolab USA Inc.
- Potential of hydrogen (ph) stabilized cleaning formulations15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015559 A1
- Hydrotropic surface cleaner and method for use thereof18 Dec 2025US 2025/0382551 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Methods of cleaning and soil release of highly oil absorbing substrates employing optimized extended chain nonionic surfactants11 Sep 2025US 2025/0283011 A1Ecolab USA Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Paucilamellar lipid vesicles266US 4,911,928 AMicro-Pak, Inc. · 1990
- Method for preparing microemulsions167US 4,146,499 A1979
- Stable microemulsion cleaning composition146US 5,076,954 AColgate-Palmolive Company · 1991
- Stable microemulsion cleaning composition137US 5,108,643 AColgate-Palmolive Company · 1992
- High water content, low viscosity, oil continuous microemulsions and emulsions, and their use in cleaning applications126US 5,811,383 AThe Dow Chemical Company · 1998