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US RE37,313 E1Granted
Homogeneous, essentially nonaqueous adjuvant compositions with buffering capability
AssigneeHelena Chemical Company
InventorJohnnie Roberts
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Abstract
A homogeneous, essentially nonaqueous adjuvant composition containing at least one spray oil selected from the group consisting of: (a) vegetable oils; (b) fatty acids and blends thereof; (c) esterified fatty acids or blends thereof; (d) saponified fatty acids or blends thereof; (e) N,N-dimethylamide of the formula RCON(CH3)2 (f) polybutenes of the following formula a surfactant in an effective amount to emulsify said composition and a buffering agent in amount sufficient to reduce the pH to below about 7.
Claims32
A homogeneous, essentially nonaqueous adjuvant composition comprising at least one spray oil selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) vegetable oils;
- (b) fatty acids and blends thereof;
- (c) esterified fatty acids or blends thereof;
- (d) saponified fatty acids or blends thereof;
- (e) N,N-dimethylamide of the formula
- RCON(CH3)2
- wherein R is an alkyl chain derived from fatty acids having about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms;
- and
- (f) polybutenes of the following formula
- where n is a number from about 1 to about 50;
- at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of
- (a) fatty alkanolamides of the formula
- wherein R is an alkyl group having from about 6 to about 25 carbon atoms;
- R and R″ are the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —CH2CH2OH and
- (b) PEG esters of the formula
- wherein R2 is C2-C25 fatty alkyl having from about 2 to about 25 carbon atoms, R3 is a fatty alkyl having from about 2 to about 25 carbon atoms or hydrogen and m is a number from 1 to about 100,
- (c) silicone surfactants of the formula
- wherein x is a number from 0 to about 5, y is a number from 1 to about 5, a is a number from about 3 to about 25, b is a number from 0 to about 25, n is a number from about 2 to about 4 and R6 is hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms or an alkyl ester group having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms,
- (d) ethoxylated fatty acids
- wherein R7 is an alkyl group having from about 6 to about 25 carbon atoms, p is a number from 1 to about 100,
- (e) alkyl ethoxylates
- R8O(CH2CH2O)qH
- wherein R8 is an alkyl group having from 1 to about 50 carbon atoms and q is a number from 1 to about 100,
- (f) alkylphenol ethoxylates
- wherein R9 is hydrogen or an alkyl having from about 1 to about 20 carbons atoms, R10 is hydrogen or an alkyl having from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1 to about 100,
- (g) polypropylene glycols
- wherein t is a number from 1 to about 100,
- (h) amine ethoxylates
- wherein g and h independently of one another are numbers from 1 to about 100 and R″ is an alkyl having from 1 to about 25 carbon atoms and
- (i) tristyrylphenol alkoxylate, and a buffering agent is in an amount sufficient to reduce the pH to below about 7.
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A homogeneous, essentially nonaqueous adjuvant composition comprising at least one spray oil selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) vegetable oils;
- (b) fatty acids and blends thereof;
- (c) esterified fatty acids or blends thereof;
- (d) saponified fatty acids or blends thereof;
- (e) N,N-dimethylamide of the formula
- RCON(C3)2
- wherein R is an alkyl chain derived from fatty acids having about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms;
- (f) polybutenes of the following formula
- where n is a number from about 1 to about 50;
- at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of
- (a) fatty alkanolamides of the formula
- wherein R is a C6-C25 alkyl group;
- R′ and R″ are the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,
- —CH2CH2OH
- and
- (b) PEG esters of the formula
- wherein R2 is a fatty alkyl having from about 2 to about 25 carbon atoms, R3 is a fatty alkyl having from about 2 to about 25 carbon atoms or hydrogen and m is a number from 1 to about 100,
- (c) silicone surfactants of the formula
- wherein x is a number from 0 to about 5, y is a number from 1 to about 5, a is a number from about 3 to about 25, b is a number from 0 to about 25, n is a number from about 2 to about 4 and R6 is a hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms or an alkyl ester group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,
- (d) ethoxylated fatty acids
- wherein R7 is an alkyl group having from about 6 to about 25 carbon atoms, p is a number from 1 to about 100,
- (e) alkyl ethoxylates
- R8O(CH2CH2O)qH
- wherein R8 is alkyl group having from about 1 to about 50 carbon atoms and q is a number from 1 to about 100,
- (f) alkylphenol ethoxylates
- wherein R9 is hydrogen or an alkyl having from 1 to about 20 carbons atoms, R10 is hydrogen or an alkyl having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1 to about 100,
- (g) polypropylene glycols
- wherein t is a number from 1 to about 100,
- (h) amine ethoxylates
- wherein g and h are numbers from 1 to about 100 and R11 is an alkyl having from 1 to about 25 carbon atoms, and
- (i) tristyrylphenol alkoxylate, and a buffering agent is in an amount sufficient to reduce the pH to below about 7, and wherein said surfactant is mixed with sorbitan fatty acid ester and/or a polyethoxylated derivative of a sorbitan fatty acid ester.
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A homogeneous, essentially nonaqueous adjuvant composition comprising:
- (1) at least one spray oil selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) vegetable oils;
- (b) fatty acids and blends thereof;
- (c) esterified fatty acids or blends thereof;
- (d) saponified fatty acids or blends thereof;
- (e) N,N-dimethylamide of the formula
- RCON(CH3)2
- wherein R is an alkyl chain derived from fatty acids having about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms;
- (f) polybutenes of the following formula
- where n is a number from about 1 to about 50;
- (2) a surfactant in an effective amount to provide emulsification of said composition and
- (3) a buffering agent in an amount sufficient to reduce the pH to below 7.
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A homogeneous, essentially nonaqueous adjuvant composition comprising a spray oil having a minimum of 85% of unsulfonated residue value, at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of
- (a) fatty alkanolamides of the formula
- wherein R is a C6-C25 alkyl group;
- R and R″ are the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —CH2CH2OH and —CH2—CH—OH,
- (b) PEG esters of the formula
- wherein R2 is a C2-C25 fatty alkyl, R3 is a C2-C25 fatty alkyl or hydrogen and m is a number from 1 to 100,
- (c) silicone surfactants of the formula
- wherein x is a number from 0 to 5, y is a number from 1 to 5, a is a number from 3 to 25, b is a number from 0 to 25, n is a number from 2 to 4 and R6 is hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an alkyl ester group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,
- (d) ethoxylated fatty acids
- wherein R7 is a C6-C25 alkyl group, p is a number from 1 to 100,
- (e) alkyl ethoxylates
- R8O(CH2CH2O)qH
- wherein R7 is alkyl group and q is a number from 1 to 100,
- (f) alkylphenol ethoxylates
- wherein R9 is hydrogen or C1-C20 alkyl, R10 is hydrogen or C1-C20 alkyl and n is a number from 1 to 100,
- (g) polypropylene glycols
- wherein t is a number from 1 to 100,
- (h) amine ethoxylates
- wherein g and h are numbers from 1 to 100 and R″ R11 is a C1-C25 alkyl and
- (i) tristyrylphenol alkoxylate, and a buffering agent in an amount sufficient to reduce the pH to below about 7.
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A homogeneous, essentially nonaqueous adjuvant composition comprising at least one spray oil selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) vegetable oils;
- (b) fatty acids and blends thereof;
- (c) esterified fatty acids or blends thereof;
- (d) saponified fatty acids or blends thereof;
- (e) N,N-dimethylamide of the formula
- RCON(CH3)2
- wherein R is an alkyl chain derived from fatty acids having about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms;
- and
- (f) polybutenes of the following formula
- where n is a number from about 1 to about 50;
- at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of
- (a) fatty alkanolamides of the formula
- wherein R is an alkyl group having from about 6 to about 25 carbon atoms;
- R and R″ are the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —CH2—CH2OH and
- (b) PEG esters of the formula
- wherein R2 is C2-C25 fatty alkyl having from about 2 to about 25 carbon atoms, R3 is a fatty alkyl having from about 2 to about 25 carbon atoms or hydrogen and m is a number from 1 to about 100,
- (c) silicone surfactants of the formula
- wherein x is a number from 0 to about 5, y is a number from 1 to about 5, a is a number from about 3 to about 25, b is a number from 0 to about 25, n is a number from about 2 to about 4 and R6 is hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms or an alkyl ester group having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms,
- (d) ethoxylated fatty acids
- wherein R7 is an alkyl group having from about 6 to about 25 carbon atoms, p is a number from 1 to about 100,
- (e) polypropylene glycols
- wherein t is a number from 1 to about 100,
- (f) amine ethoxylates
- wherein g and h independently of one another are numbers from 1 to about 100 and R11 is an alkyl having from 1 to about 25 carbon atoms and
- (g) tristyrylphenol alkoxylate, and a buffering agent is in an amount sufficient to reduce the pH to below about 7.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.