Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
24 words
An aqueous, hard-surface cleaning composition comprising
a surfactant mixture, wherein said surfactant mixture
comprises: a) a cationic fluorosurfactant, and, b) a non-fluorinated nonionic surfactant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the
fluorosurfactant is of the general formula: (I) CF 3 -L-N + R 1 R 2 R 3 wherein L is a linking group which is selected from
linear or branched aliphatic or fluoro-aliphatic chains
which optionally contain heteroatoms and R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are
each C1-C5 alkyl groups or one of R 1 , R 2 or R 3 is itself a
moiety of the form CF 3 -L-.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 1 wherein linking group
L comprises a backbone which is at least six carbon or
heteroatom units long and L is selected from the group
comprising: (II) -(CF 2 ) n -(CH 2 ) m SCH 2 CHOH-CH 2 - where n + m is 6-22, (III) -R 4 CH 2 CH 2 CH(R 4 .CF 3 )NHCOCH 2 - where R 4 is -(CF 2 ) n (CH2) m O(CO)-
and n+m is 6 to 22, (IV) -(CF 2 ) n -(CH 2 ) m O(CO)CH 2 -CH 2 - where n + m is 6-22, (V) -R 5 CH 2 CH(R 5 .CF 3 )CH 2 - where R 5 is -(CF 2 ) n (CH2) m O(CO)-
and
n+m is 6 to 22, (VI) -(CF 2 ) n -(CH 2 ) m - where n + m is 6-22, and, (VII) -(CF 2 ) n -(CH 2 ) m SO 2 NH(CH 2 ) 3 - where n + m is 6-22,
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A composition according to claim 1 wherein the
fluorosurfactant materials is selected from the groups
comprising: (IIa) CF 3 -(CF 2 ) n -(CH 2 ) m SCH 2 CHOH-CH 2 -N + R 1 R 2 R 3 where n is 5-9 and
m is 2, and R 1 R 2 and R 3 are -CH 3 , (IIIa) CF 3 -R 4 CH 2 CH 2 CH(R 4 .CF 3 )NHCOCH 2 -N + R 1 R 2 R 3 where R 4 is -(CF 2 ) n (CH2) m O(CO)-,
n is 5-9 and m is 2, and R 1 R 2 and R 3 are -CH 3 , (IVa) CF 3 -(CF 2 ) n -(CH 2 ) m O(CO)CH 2 -CH 2 -N + R 1 R 2 R 3 , where R 1 R 2 , are -CH 3 and R 3 is CF 3 -(CF 2 ) n -(CH 2 ) m O(CO)CH 2 -CH 2 -
and n is 5-9 and m
is 2, (Va) CF 3 -R 5 CH 2 CH(R 5 .CF 3 )CH 2 -N + R 1 R 2 R 3 where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are -CH 3 , R 5 is -(CF 2 ) n (CH2) m O(CO)-,
n is 5-9 and m is 2, (VIa) CF 3 -(CF 2 ) n -(CH 2 ) m -N + R 1 R 2 R 3 where n + m is 6-22 and R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are -CH 3 , and, (VIIa) CF 3 -(CF 2 ) n -(CH 2 ) m SO 2 NH(CH 2 ) 3 -N + R 1 R 2 R 3 where n is 5-9 and
m is 0, and R 1 R 2 and R 3 are -CH 3 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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Composition according to claim 1 comprising a) 0.05-5% of a cationic fluorosurfactant, and, b) 1-30% of a non-fluorinated nonionic surfactant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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Composition according to claim 1 wherein the nonionic
surfactant comprises an alkoxylated alcohol having 6-14
carbons and 2-9 moles of alkoxylation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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Composition according to claim 1 which comprises: a) 0.1-1% of cationic fluorosurfactant IIa, VIa or
VIIa, b) 2-15% of an alkoxylated alcohol nonionic surfactant, and, c) 1-6% of an alkanolamine, said composition being of pH 10-13.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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Composition according to claim 4 which comprises: a) 0.1-1% of a cationic fluorosurfactant, and, b) 2-15% of an alkoxylated alcohol, nonionic
surfactant,
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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Cleaning composition comprising non-fluorinated nonionic
surfactant and a level of cationic fluorosurfactant which
is effective to lower the surface energy of a surface
cleaned with the composition to below 25 mN/m.