What is claimed:
1. An aqueous solution at a pH between 1.0 and 13 comprising:
a) at least one anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of linear alkyl benzyl sulfonates, alpha olefin sulfonates, alkyl sulfates and secondary alkane sulfonates,
b) at least one poly(oxyalkylene) ammonium cationic surfactant, and
c) at least one material selected from the group consisting of an alkaline agent and an acidulating agent.
2. The aqueous solution of claim 1 at a pH of at least 8.5 but less than 11.5 additionally comprising:
d) at least one polycarboxylic acid chelating agent.
3. The aqueous solution of claim 1 wherein said at least one poly(oxyalkylene) ammonium cationic surfactant of the formula
4
wherein R, R1 and R2 are independently selected from lower alkyl groups, R3 comprises a polyoxyalkylene chain, and X comprises an anion.
4. The aqueous solution of claim 2 wherein said at least one poly(oxyalkylene) ammonium cationic surfactant of the formula
5
wherein R, R1 and R2 are independently selected from lower alkyl groups, R3 comprises a polyoxyalkylene chain, and X comprises an anion.
5. The aqueous solution of claim 3 wherein said polyoxyalkylene chain has a general formula selected from the group consisting of:
6
wherein n is from 1 to 60, m is from 0 to 30.
6. The aqueous solution of claim 4 wherein said polyoxyalkylene chain has a general formula selected from the group consisting of:
7
wherein m is from 0 to 30, n is from 1 to 60, and m plus n is from 1 to 60, and n>m.
7. The aqueous solution of claim 5 wherein said polyoxyalkylene chain has a general formula selected from the group consisting of:
8
and the ratio nm is greater than 4 and mn is between 3 and 60.
8. The aqueous solution of claim 6 wherein said polyoxyalkylene chain has a general formula selected from the group consisting of:
9
and the ratio nm is greater than 4 and mn is between 3 and 60.
9. The aqueous solution of claim 1 containing at least one additional additive selected from the group consisting of an aminocarboxylic acid chelating agent, a nonionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant, and a silicate.
10. The aqueous solution of claim 4 containing at least one additional additive selected from the group consisting of an aminocarboxylic acid chelating agent, a nonionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant, and a silicate.
11. The aqueous solution of claim 5 containing at least one additional additive selected from the group consisting of an aminocarboxylic acid chelating agent, a nonionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant, and a silicate.
12. The aqueous solution of claim 8 containing at least one additional additive selected from the group consisting of an aminocarboxylic acid chelating agent, a nonionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant, and a silicate.
13. The solution of claim 2 comprising a concentrated cleaning solution comprising:
a) from about 2103 to 50% by weight of said solution of at least one chelating agent for multivalent metal cations,
b) from about 1102 to 25% by weight of said concentrated solution of at least one anionic surfactant,
c) from about 1102 to 20% by weight of the concentrate solution of said at least one cationic surfactant, and
d) from about 0.25% to 12% by weight of an alkaline agent.
14. The solution of claim 13 comprising a concentrated cleaning solution wherein said chelating agent comprises at least one polycarboxylic acid chelating agent, and said solution additionally comprises at least one of the following:
e) from about 1102% to 25% by weight of said solution of at least one anionic surfactant,
f) from about 1102% to 25% by weight of said solution of at least one nonionic surfactant or amphoteric surfactant, and
g) from about 2102% to 5% by weight of said solution of at least one silicate.
15. The solution of claim 14 wherein said polycarboxylic acid chelating agent comprises an amine polycarboxylic acid.
16. The solution of claim comprising a concentrated cleaning solution wherein said chelating agent comprises at least one polycarboxylic acid chelating agent, and said solution additionally comprises at least one of the following:
e) from about 1102% to 25 % by weight of said solution of at least one anionic surfactant,
f) from about 5102% to 25 % by weight of the solution of at least one nonionic or amphoteric surfactant, and
g) from about 5102% to 5 % by weight of the concentrate solution of at least one silicate.
17. The solution of claim 16 wherein said polycarboxylic acid chelating agent comprises an amine polycarboxylic acid.
18. The solution of claim 14 wherein said polycarboxylic acid chelating agent comprises a polycarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of DTPA, EDTA and HEDTA.
19. The solution of claim 16 wherein said polycarboxylic acid chelating agent comprises a polycarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of DTPA, EDTA and HEDTA.
20. A process for cleaning a surface comprising at least two separate applications of aqueous liquids to a surface to be cleaned, at least one of the aqueous liquids applied to said surface comprising the solution of claim 1.
21. A process for cleaning a surface comprising at least two separate applications of aqueous liquids to a surface to be cleaned, at least one of the aqueous liquids applied to said surface comprising the solution of claim 2.
22. A process for cleaning a surface comprising at least two separate applications of aqueous liquids to a surface to be cleaned, at least one of the aqueous liquids applied to said surface comprising the solution of claim 4.
23. A process for cleaning a surface comprising at least two separate applications of aqueous liquids to a surface to be cleaned, at least one of the aqueous liquids applied to said surface comprising the solution of claim 8.
24. A process for cleaning a surface comprising at least two separate applications of aqueous liquids to a surface to be cleaned, at least one of the aqueous liquids applied to said surface comprising the solution of claim 17.
25. The aqueous solution of claim 1 at a pH of at least 8.5 but less than or equal to 10.3 additionally comprising:
d) at least one polycarboxylic acid chelating agent.
26. A method for removing undesirable material from the surface of a vehicle and improving drying time of the removal of aqueous solutions from said surface of a vehicle comprising applying at least two solutions to the surface of the vehicle, at least one of the solutions comprising the solution of claim 1.
27. A method for removing undesirable material from the surface of a vehicle and improving drying time of the removal of aqueous solutions from said surface of a vehicle comprising applying at least two solutions to the surface of the vehicle, at least one of the solutions comprising the solution of claim 2.
28. A method for removing undesirable material from the surface of a vehicle and improving drying time of the removal of aqueous solutions from said surface of a vehicle comprising applying at least two solutions to the surface of the vehicle, at least one of the solutions comprising the solution of claim 4.
29. The method of claim 26 wherein said at least one of said solutions is applied to said surface before another of said at least two solutions.
30. The method of claim 26 wherein said at least one of said solutions is applied to said surface after another of said at least two solutions.
31. The aqueous solution of claim 1 at a pH of greater than 8.5 but less than 11.5 additionally comprising a chelating agent is selected from the group consisting of trisodium nitrilotriacetate, the sodium salt of diethanol glycine, the sodium salt of ethanol diglycine, the sodium salt of polyacrylic acid and mixtures thereof.
32. The aqueous solution of claim 2 additionally comprising a non-ionic surfactant.
33. The aqueous solution of claim 32 wherein said non-ionic surfactant comprises an alkoxylated amine.
34. A process for cleaning an exterior surface on a vehicle comprising the steps of:
a) applying a first liquid composition to said exterior surface of said vehicle,
b) while at least a portion of said first liquid remains on said exterior surface of said vehicle, applying a second liquid composition to said exterior surface of said vehicle,
at least one of said first liquid composition and said second liquid composition comprising at least 5 ppm of at least one poly(oxyalkylene) ammonium cationic surfactant.
35. The process of claim 34 wherein said at least one of said first liquid composition and said second liquid composition comprises at least 5 ppm of at least one poly(oxyalkylene) ammonium cationic surfactant and at least one anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of linear alkyl benzyl sulfonates, alpha olefin sulfonates, alkyl sulfates and secondary alkane sulfonates.
36. The process of claim 34 wherein said at least one of said first liquid composition and said second liquid composition comprises:
i) at least 5 ppm of at least one poly(oxyalkylene) ammonium cationic surfactant;
ii) at least one anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of linear alkyl benzyl sulfonates, alpha olefin sulfonates, alkyl sulfates and secondary alkane sulfonates; and
iii) at least one chelating agent.
37. The process of claim 36 wherein said chelating agent comprises an aminopolycarboxylic acid chelating agent.
38. The process of claim 34 wherein said first liquid composition is applied before said second liquid composition and said first liquid composition has a pH of between 1 and 5 at the time of application and said second liquid composition has a pH between 8.5 and 13 at the time of application.
39. The process of claim 34 wherein said first liquid composition is applied before said second liquid composition and said first liquid composition has a pH of between 1 and 5 while dwelling on said surface and said second liquid composition has a pH between 8.5 and 11 while dwelling on said surface.
40. A process for cleaning an exterior surface on a vehicle comprising the steps of:
a) applying a first liquid composition to said exterior surface of said vehicle,
b) while at least a portion of said first liquid remains on said exterior surface of said vehicle, applying a second liquid composition to said exterior surface of said vehicle,
at least one of said first liquid composition and said second liquid composition comprising at least 5 ppm of at least one poly(oxyalkylene) ammonium cationic surfactant and the temperature of said exterior surface of said vehicle is less than 60 F.
41. The process of claim 4 wherein said at least one of said first liquid composition and said second liquid composition comprises at least 5 ppm of at least one polyoxyalkylene ammonium cationic surfactant and at least one anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of linear alkyl benzyl sulfonates, alpha olefin sulfonates, alkyl sulfates and secondary alkane sulfonates.
42. The process of claim 41 wherein said at least one of said first liquid composition and said second liquid composition comprises:
i) at least 5 ppm of at least one polyoxyalkylene ammonium cationic surfactant;
ii) at least one anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of linear alkyl benzyl sulfonates, alpha olefin sulfonates, and secondary alkane sulfonates; and
iii) at least one chelating agent.
43. The process of claim 42 wherein said chelating agent comprises an aminopolycarboxylic acid chelating agent.
44. The process of claim 40 wherein said first liquid composition is applied before said second liquid composition and said first liquid composition has a pH of between 1 and 5 at the time of application and said second liquid composition has a pH between 8.5 and 13 at the time of application.
45. The process of claim 40 wherein said first liquid composition is applied before said second liquid composition and said first liquid composition has a pH of between 1 and 5 while dwelling on said surface and said second liquid composition has a pH between 8.5 and 11 while dwelling on said surface.
46. A process of improving the shedding of liquids off vehicle surfaces when multiple liquid applications are applied in a washing process comprising adding at least 5 ppm of at least one poly(oxyalkylene) ammonium cationic surfactant to at least one liquid applied to the vehicle during the washing process.
47. The process of claim 46 wherein at least one solution applied during said multiple liquid applications comprises a solution having a component selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, hydrocarbons, chelating agents, alkaline agents, acidulating agents, and waxes.
48. The process of claim 46 wherein said at least one polyoxyalkylene ammonium cationic surfactant has the formula
10
wherein R, R1 and R2 are independently selected from lower alkyl groups, R3 comprises a polyoxyalkylene chain, and X comprises an anion.
49. The process of claim 48 wherein said polyoxyalkylene chain has a general formula selected from the group consisting of:
11
wherein m is from 0 to 30, n is from 1 to 60.
50. A kit for providing a cleaning solution comprising two separate solutions in individual containers,
a first aqueous solution comprising: a) at least one polycarboxylic acid chelating agent, and one of b) and c) wherein b) is at least one anionic surfactant, and c) at least one polyoxyalkylene ammonium cationic surfactant, and
a second aqueous solution comprising the other of c) and b) respectively, and either or both of said first or second solutions having an alkaline agent therein in sufficient amount so that the mixture of said first and second solutions will have a pH of between 8 and 12.
51. A kit for providing a cleaning solution comprising two separate solutions in individual containers, wherein at least one solution within said kit comprises a solution of polyoxyalkylene ammonium cationic surfactant and at least a second solution within said kit comprises a solution having a component selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, hydrocarbons, chelating agents, alkaline agents, acidulating agents, and waxes.
52. The kit of claim 51 wherein said at least one polyoxyalkylene ammonium cationic surfactant has the formula
12
wherein R, R1 and R2 are independently selected from lower alkyl groups, R3 comprises a polyoxyalkylene chain, and X comprises an anion.
53. The kit of claim 52 wherein said polyoxyalkylene chain has a general formula selected from the group consisting of:
13
wherein m is from 0 to 30, n is from 1 to 60.
54. The solution of claim 1 comprising a combination of phopshoric acid and an organic acid.
55. The solution of claim 1 comprising a combination of phopshoric acid and oxalic acid.
56. The solution of claim 3 comprising a combination of phopshoric acid and oxalic acid.
57. The solution of claim 7 comprising a combination of phopshoric acid and oxalic acid.
58. The solution of claim 13 comprising a combination of phopshoric acid and oxalic acid.
59. A method for removing undesirable material from the surface of a vehicle and improving drying time of the removal of aqueous solutions from said surface of a vehicle comprising applying at least two solutions to the surface of the vehicle, at least one of the solutions comprising the solution of claim 54.
60. A method for removing undesirable material from the surface of a vehicle and improving drying time of the removal of aqueous solutions from said surface of a vehicle comprising applying at least two solutions to the surface of the vehicle, at least one of the solutions comprising the solution of claim 58.
61. A process for removing undesirable material from the surface of a vehicle and improving drying time of the removal of aqueous solutions from said surface of a vehicle comprising applying at least two solutions to the surface of the vehicle, at least one of the solutions comprising the solution of claim 34.
62. A process for removing undesirable material from the surface of a vehicle and improving drying time of the removal of aqueous solutions from said surface of a vehicle comprising applying at least two solutions to the surface of the vehicle, at least one of the solutions comprising the solution of claim 35.
63. A process for removing undesirable material from the surface of a vehicle and improving drying time of the removal of aqueous solutions from said surface of a vehicle comprising applying at least two solutions to the surface of the vehicle, at least one of the solutions comprising the solution of claim 40.
64. A process for removing undesirable material from the surface of a vehicle and improving drying time of the removal of aqueous solutions from said surface of a vehicle comprising applying at least two solutions to the surface of the vehicle, at least one of the solutions comprising the solution of claim 45.
65. The kit of claim 50 wherein at least one aqueous solution further comprises a combination of phopshoric acid and an organic acid.
66. The aqueous solution of claim 1 further comprising fropm 3 to 4000 parts per million of an alcohol alkoxylate.
67. The aqueous solution of claim 66 wherein said alcohol alkoxylate comprises an alcohol ethoxylate propoxylate.
68. The aqueous solution of claim 67 wherein the alcohol ethoxylate propoxylate comprises a C12-C15 alcohol.
69. The aqueous solution of claim 68 wherein the C12-C 15, alcohol comprises an approximate ratio of 5 ethylene oxide units for each 4 propylene oxide units.
70. The aqueous solution of claim 13 further comprising fropm 3 to 4000 parts per million of an alcohol alkoxylate.
71. The aqueous solution of claim 70 wherein said alcohol alkoxylate comprises an alcohol ethoxylate propoxylate.
72. The aqueous solution of claim 71 wherein the alcohol ethoxylate propoxylate comprises a C12-C15 alcohol.
73. The aqueous solution of claim 72 wherein the C12-C15 alcohol comprises an approximate ratio of 5 ethylene oxide units for each 4 propylene oxide units.
74. The process of claim 20 wherein the aqueous solution comprises from 3 to 4000 parts per million of an alcohol alkoxylate.
75. The process of claim 74 wherein said alcohol alkoxylate comprises an alcohol ethoxylate propoxylate.
76. The process of claim 75 wherein the alcohol ethoxylate propoxylate comprises a C12-C15 alcohol.
77. The process of claim 76 wherein the C12-C 15 alcohol comprises an approximate ratio of 5 ethylene oxide units for each 4 propylene oxide units.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of supporting legacy URIs, comprising the steps of:
receiving a request for a data;
initializing said request with at least an expiration identifier;
determining a redirection type based on a current date, comprising the steps of
if said current date is less than said expiration identifier, then use a meta tag redirect; and
if said current date is greater than or equal to said expiration identifier, then use a status code redirect;
mapping said URI to a redirect-URI.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said data is in the form of a uniform resource identifier.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said expiration identifier is a date.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said expiration identifier is a special format.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said expiration identifier is one of a date or a special format.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of determining a redirection type based on a special format, comprising the steps of:
if said special format is NOW, then use a status code redirect; and
if said special format is NEVER, then use a meta tag redirect.
7. A method of supporting legacy URIs, comprising the steps of:
receiving a request for a uniform resource identifier;
initializing said request with at least an expiration identifier, wherein said expiration identifier is one of a date, NOW, and NEVER;
determining a redirection type based on a current date, comprising the steps of
if said current date is less than said expiration identifier or equal to NEVER, then use a meta tag redirect; and
if said current date is greater than or equal to said expiration identifier or equal to NOW, then use a status code redirect;
mapping said URI to a redirect-URI.
8. A method of supporting legacy resource locations, comprising the steps of:
initializing a request for a resource location with at least an expiration;
determining a redirection type based on a criteria, comprising the steps of;
if said criteria is less than said expiration, then use a first redirect; and
if said criteria is greater than or equal to said expiration, then use a second redirect; and
mapping said resource location to a redirect resource location.
9. A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a machine readable medium to perform a method of supporting legacy URIs, comprising:
instructions for receiving a request for a data;
instructions for initializing said request with at least an expiration identifier;
instructions for determining a redirection type based on a current date, comprising instructions for:
if said current date is less than said expiration identifier, then use a meta tag redirect; and
if said current date is greater than or equal to said expiration identifier, then use a status code redirect;
instructions for mapping said URI to a redirect-URI.
10. The computer-program product of claim 9, wherein said data is in the form of a uniform resource identifier.
11. The computer-program product of claim 9, wherein said expiration identifier is a date.
12. The computer-program product of claim 9, wherein said expiration identifier is a special format.
13. The computer-program product of claim 9, wherein said expiration identifier is one of a date or a special format.
14. The computer-program product of claim 9, further comprising instructions for the step of determining a redirection type based on a special format, comprising instructions for:
if said special format is NOW, then use a status code redirect; and
if said special format is NEVER, then use a meta tag redirect.
15. A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a machine readable medium to perform a method of supporting legacy URIs, comprising:
instructions for receiving a request for a uniform resource identifier;
instructions for initializing said request with at least an expiration identifier, wherein said expiration identifier is one of a date, NOW, and NEVER;
instructions for determining a redirection type based on a current date, comprising instructions for:
if said current date is less than said expiration identifier or equal to NEVER, then use a meta tag redirect; and
if said current date is greater than or equal to said expiration identifier or equal to NOW, then use a status code redirect;
instructions for mapping said URI to a redirect-URI.
16. A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a machine readable medium to perform a method of supporting legacy resource locations, comprising:
instructions for initializing a request for a resource location with at least an expiration;
instructions for determining a redirection type based on a criteria, comprising instructions for;
if said criteria is less than said expiration, then use a first redirect; and
if said criteria is greater than or equal to said expiration, then use a second redirect; and
instructions for mapping said resource location to a redirect resource location.
17. A data processing system having at least a processor and accessible memory to implement a method for supporting legacy resource locations, comprising:
means for receiving a request for a data;
means for initializing said request with at least an expiration identifier;
means for determining a redirection type based on a current date, comprising the steps of
if said current date is less than said expiration identifier, then use a meta tag redirect; and
if said current date is greater than or equal to said expiration identifier, then use a status code redirect;
means for mapping said URI to a redirect-URI.