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CLASS 510, CLEANING COMPOSITIONS FOR SOLID SURFACES, AUXILIARY COMPOSITIONS THEREFOR, OR PROCESSES OF PREPARING THE COMPOSITIONS

100	WITH SAFETY OR INDICATOR FEATURE:

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Compositions which include a feature inherent in the composition, per se, rather than in the packaging, alerting the user to the presence of a hazardous material or to completion of a cleaning process or stage thereof.

(1) Note. Included among such features are, for example, color or odor change responsive to pH, concentration, presence of toxic materials, completion of the cleaning process, etc.

101	WITH OXYGEN, HALOGEN, SULFUR, OR NITROGEN CONTAINING OR ETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED COMPONENT WHICH IS A FRAGRANCE OR AROMA ENHANCER (E.G., PERFUME, ORGANOLEPTIC MATERIAL, ETC.):

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Compositions which include a specific component which functions as a fragrance or aroma enhancer and contains oxygen, halogen, sulfur, nitrogen, or ethylenic unsaturation.

(1) Note. Compositions merely reciting a perfume or odorant component, without specifying any of its chemical constituents, are excluded from this and indented subclasses for placement as originals.

(2) Note. This subclass is generic to both cleaning and auxiliary compositions for cleaning which contain a specific fragrance or aroma enhancing component.

102	. Ring in the component (e.g., benzene, 5-membered ring, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 101. Compositions wherein the specific fragrance or aroma enhancer component includes a ring.

103	.. Heterocyclic ring:

This subclass is indented under subclass 102. Compositions wherein the ring includes chalcogen or nitrogen atom(s) in addition to carbon.

(1) Note. The chalcogen atoms completing the heterocyclic ring are selected from O, S, Se, and Te.

104	.. Polycyclo ring system (e.g., camphor, cedar oil, borneol, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 102. Compositions wherein the specific fragrance or aroma enhancer component includes a system of two or more rings wherein two of the rings share at least two carbon atoms with each other.

(1) Note. Examples of such systems are bridged, orthofused, etc., polycyclo ring systems.

105	... Acyclic carbonyl (-C(=O)-) attached directly or indirectly to the system by nonionic bonding:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 104. Compositions wherein the polycyclo ring system includes an acyclic carbonyl containing substituent which is attached to the system by direct or indirect nonionic bonding.

106	.. Six-membered alicyclic ring (e.g., menthol, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 102. Compositions wherein the ring in the specific component is alicyclic and contains six carbons.

107	. Carboxylic or thiocarboxylic ester function in the component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 101. Compositions wherein the specific fragrance or aroma enhancer component carries a carboxylic or thiocarboxylic ester substituent.

(1) Note. A thiocarboxylic ester function is an analog of a carboxylic ester wherein at least one oxygen of the -C(=O)O- group is replaced by sulfur.

108	CLEANING COMPOSITIONS OR PROCESSES OF PREPARING (E.G., SODIUM BISULFATE COMPONENT, ETC.)

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Compositions specialized and designed for, or peculiar to, use in cleaning or removing foreign matter from solid surfaces, or processes of preparing such compositions.

(1) Note. This is a generic subclass for all cleaning compositions, whether of all-purpose utility or tailor-made for cleaning a particular substrate or removing a single contaminant, as well as for processes of preparing the compositions.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

513+,

for auxiliary compositions for cleaning.

109	. For cleaning a specific substrate or removing a specific contaminant (e.g., for smoker"s pipe, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions specialized and designed for, or peculiar to, cleaning a specifically identified substrate or removing a specifically identified contaminant.

(1) Note. Terms such as "hard surface" or "general household" cleaner are not considered to be specific for the purpose of placement of patents in this and indented subclasses.

(2) Note. For purposes of this and indented subclasses, the specifically identified substituent or contaminant must be either recited in the claims or must be solely disclosed.

(3) Note. For purposes of this and indented subclasses, the "contaminant" may constitute a material which no longer serves a useful function, such as old paint or photoresist material following exposure, or is deemed undesirable for personal reasons, such as fingernail polish.

110	.. For removing radioactive or toxic chemical contaminant (e.g., chemical warfare agent, PCB"s etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for removing a radioactive or toxic chemical contaminant from a solid surface.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

426,	Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products, subclass 286 for processes of removing a toxic chemical from a food product.

111	.. For food product (e.g., shell egg, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning products intended for use as food.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

426,	Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products, appropriate subclasses for processes of cleaning a food product.

112	.. For contact lenses:

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning contact lenses.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

424,	Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions, subclass 78.04 for ophthalmic preparations used for disinfecting, sterilizing, or preserving contact lenses.

113	... Solid particulate component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 112. Compositions which include a component which is in the form of solid particles.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 31+ for colloid systems of colloid-sized solid or semisolid phase dispersed in primarily organic continuous liquid phase, subclasses 77+ for colloid systems of colloid-sized solid phase dispersed in aqueous continuous liquid phase (e.g., suspensions); or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

114	... Enzyme component of specific activity or source (e.g., protease; of bacterial origin, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 112. Compositions which include an enzyme component the activity or source of which is explicitly stated.

(1) Note. For placement in this subclass, the activity (e.g., protease, etc.) or source (e.g., of bacterial origin, etc.) of the enzyme component must be recited in the claims.

(2) Note. Compositions merely reciting an "enzyme" are excluded from placement in this subclass.

115	... Water-soluble peroxy, silicone resin, or polyvinyl pyrrolidone component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 112. Compositions which include a water-soluble component which is a peroxy compound, a silicone resin, or polyvinyl pyrrolidone.

116	.. For removable dentures:

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning removable dentures.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

424,	Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions, subclasses 49+ for a dentifrice for oral use.

117	... Gas generating (e.g., effervescent):

This subclass is indented under subclass 116. Compositions which generate a gas in the course of cleaning.

(1) Note. The gas may facilitate cleaning merely by agitation of the cleaning solution (e.g., carbon dioxide, etc.), by oxidation or bleaching action (e.g., nascent oxygen, etc.), or both.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 10+ for foam colloid systems or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

118	.. Nail polish remover:

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for removing nail polish from human nails.

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252,	Compositions, subclass 364 for compositions usable as general, multipurpose solvents.

119	.. For human scalp hair, scalp, or wig (e.g., shampoo, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning live human scalp hair, scalp, or natural or synthetic wigs.

(1) Note. This subclass and its indents includes shampoos which contain a nonmedicated hair conditioning, antistatic, softening, etc., component but have cleaning as their primary function.

(2) Note. Included herein are shampoo compositions designed to remove dandruff flakes but devoid of any biocidal component for treating the underlying cause.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

424,	Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions, subclasses 70.1+ for hair conditioning or rinse compositions devoid of any cleaning function and subclasses 43+ and 73 for all shaving preparations regardless of any soap or detergent content.
514,	Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions, for medicated shampoo compositions.

120	... Package, solid, or gas-propelled composition (e.g., powder, aerosol container, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 119. Compositions in the form of a package or of a solid, or which are dispensed by the release of pressurized gas.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

206,

Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 524.1+ for packages or containers, per se, wherein the material for the container or content is specified.

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 1+ for continuous gas or vapor phase colloid system (e.g., smoke, fog, aerosol, cloud, mist) or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

121	... Steroid or carbohydrate gum component (e.g., lanolin, guar gum, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 119. Compositions which include a steroid or carbohydrate gum as a component.

122	... Silicon, boron, or phosphorus containing organic component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 119. Compositions which include an organic component which contains silicon, boron, or phosphorus.

123	... Amine oxide, quaternary, or zwitterion nitrogen component (e.g., betaine, sultaine, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 119. Compositions which include an amine oxide, quaternary or zwitterion nitrogen component.

124	.... With diverse amine oxide, quaternary, or zwitterion nitrogen component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 123. Compositions which include an amine oxide, quaternary, or zwitterion nitrogen component which is different from the component of subclass 123.

125	.... With organic sulfoxy containing component (e.g., sulfate, sulfonate, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 123. Compositions which additionally include an organic component containing a covalently bonded sulfoxy substituent.

126	... Carboxamido containing component having an alkanol, carboxyl, or alkylamino substituent, or salt thereof:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 119. Compositions which include a component having both a (-C(=O)N=) substituent and an alkanol, carboxyl (-C(=O)OH), or alkylamino substituent in a single compound, or salt of the component.

127	... Organic sulfoxy containing component (e.g., sulfate, sulfonate, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 119. Compositions which include an organic component containing a covalently bonded sulfoxy substituent.

128	.... With a urea or with poly(oxyalkylene) containing component devoid of covalently bonded anionic substituents:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 127. Compositions which additionally include a component which is urea (HHNC(=O)NHH, wherein substitution can be made for hydrogen only), or a component which has a polyoxyalkylene radical and is devoid of any covalently bonded anionic substituents.

129	... Soap component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 119. Compositions which include soap as a component.

130	.. For human skin:

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning human skin.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

424,	Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions, subclasses 43+ and 73 for all shaving preparations, regardless of any soap or detergent content.

131	... With halogen, nitrogen, oxygen, or phosphorus containing antiseptic, biocidal, or deodorizing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Compositions which include an antiseptic, biocidal, or deodorizing component which contains halogen, nitrogen, oxygen, or phosphorus.

132	.... Surgical scrub:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Compositions which are specialized for use as surgical scrub (e.g., cleaning and disinfecting hands, arms, etc., prior to or subsequent to performing surgery, etc.).

133	.... Solid, shaped article (e.g., bar, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 131. Compositions which are solid and possess particular macroscopic physical shape other than mere granules.

134	... For removing adhesively attached material (e.g., bandage, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Compositions specialized for facilitating the removal of a material that is attached to the skin by means of an adhesive.

135	... High-foaming bath composition (e.g., bubble bath, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Compositions which produce copious lather in the bath water.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 10+ for foam colloid systems or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

136	... Makeup remover:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Compositions specialized for removing makeup from human skin (e.g. removing mascara, pancake makeup, etc.).

137	... For a specific area of the body (e.g., face, ears, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Compositions specialized for use on a particular area of the human body.

(1) Note. Terms such as "personal cleaning composition" are not considered to be specific for the purpose of placement of patents in this and indented subclasses, since they also read on shampoos, etc.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

424,	Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions, subclasses 43+ and 73 for all shaving preparations, regardless of any soap or detergent content.

138	.... For hands:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 137. Compositions specialized for cleaning hands.

139	... With particulate scrubbing or abrasive component (e.g., powdered pumice, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Compositions which include a specific particulate component having a scrubbing or abrasive function.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 31+ for colloid systems of colloid-sized solid or semisolid phase dispersed in primarily organic continuous liquid phase, subclasses 77+ for colloid systems of colloid-sized solid phase dispersed in aqueous continuous liquid phase (e.g., suspensions); or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

140	... With removable package, casing, receptacle, or in aerosol dispenser (e.g., cake wrapper, casing gradually removable throughout use, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Compositions which are enclosed in a package, casing, or receptacle which is removed prior to or in the process of cleaning, or which are packaged in an aerosol dispenser.

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206,

Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 524.1+ for packages or containers, per se, wherein the material for the container or content is specified.

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 1+ for continuous gas or vapor phase colloid system (e.g., smoke, fog, aerosol, cloud, mist) or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

141	... Solid, shaped article (e.g., bar, leaf, tablet, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Compositions which are solid and possess particular macroscopic physical shape other than mere granules.

142	.... With non-removable casing or coating integrally attached to the article exterior (e.g., ornamental design, encapsulating layer, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 141. Articles to the exterior of which is integrally attached a casing or coating which is not removed prior to or during use of the article.

143	.... With solid integral noncleanser core or insert (e.g., layer, matrix, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 141. Articles which have a solid core or insert of noncleanser material integrally embedded in the article.

144	..... Hollow or buoyant core or insert (e.g., air-holding sponge, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 143. Articles wherein the core or insert is hollow or buoyant (e.g., floating soap, etc.)

145	.... Floating, elastic, or malleable:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 141. Articles which float on water or are capable of returning to their initial form after deformation or are capable of being shaped by manual pressure.

146	.... Composite (e.g., having segments of different color, solubility, composition, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 141. Articles which have distinct sections or segments differing in physical or chemical properties.

147	.... Transparent or translucent:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 141. Articles which transmit all or part of incident visible-spectrum radiation.

148	.... Having discrete indentation or protuberance (e.g., embossed, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 141. Articles the surface of which has one or more discrete indentations or protuberances.

(1) Note. The purpose of the irregular (e.g., concave or convex) surface is to form an ornamental design, facilitate handling of the article, hold the residue of a used detergent bar, etc.

149	..... For comminuting soap dispenser:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 148. Articles which are adapted to fit a dispenser which produces small particles of the composition, such as flakes or shavings, by mechanical action.

150	.... Boron or phosphorus containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 141. Articles which include a component containing boron or phosphorus.

151	.... Carbohydrate component (e.g., cellulose, guar gum, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 141. Articles which include a component which is a carbohydrate.

152	.... Soap component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 141. Articles which include soap as a component.

153	..... With free higher fatty acid component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 152. Articles which also include a free higher (i.e., water-insoluble) fatty acid as a component.

(1) Note. Examples of such articles include superfatted soaps.

154	..... With lime-soap dispersant:

This subclass is indented under subclass 152. Articles which also include a specific component which disperses water-insoluble salts formed from soap in water which has a high content of minerals, such as calcium or magnesium salts.

(1) Note. The presence of a lime-soap dispersant prevents the formation of scum (e.g., bathtub ring) in the washing equipment, facilitates lathering, and prevents waste of the soap component.

155	.... Plural surfactant components (e.g., organic sulfate and sulfonate, sulfonate and amine oxide, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 141. Articles which include two or more different surface-active agents as components.

156	.... Organic sulfoxy containing component (e.g., sulfate, sulfonate, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 141. Compositions which include an organic component containing a covalently bonded sulfoxy substituent.

157	... For waterless cleaning:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Compositions specialized for cleaning without the use of water.

158	... Cream, paste, or gel:

This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Compositions which are in the form of a cream, paste, or gel (i.e., semiliquid).

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 9+ for continuous liquid phase colloid systems (e.g., foams, emulsions, suspensions, dispersions), subclasses 98+ for colloid systems of continuous or semicontinuous solid phase with discontinuous liquid phase (gels, pastes, flocs, coagulates) or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

159	... Liquid composition:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 130. Compositions which are liquids.

160	.. For live animal (nonhuman):

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning nonhuman animals.

(1) Note. Examples of such compositions include pet shampoos, ear-cleaning compositions, etc.

161	.. For medical or dental instruments or equipment (e.g., electronic hematological analyzer, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning instruments or equipment used in the practice of medicine or dentistry, and in their supporting professions, such as analytical laboratories.

162	.. For semipermeable membrane or ion-exchange resin or equipment:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning semipermeable membranes, ion-exchange resins, or equipment used in conjunction therewith.

163	.. For optical mirror, lens, or mold therefor (e.g., eyeglasses, camera lens, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning optical mirrors, optical lenses, or molds used for casting the mirrors or lenses.

164	... For synthetic resin lens or mold therefor:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 163. Compositions wherein the lens is made of synthetic resin.

165	.. For computer memory disk:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning computer memory disks.

166	.. For electrophotos:graphic equipment or parts thereof (e.g., xerographic plate, hot roll fuser, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning equipment used in electrophotography, such as xerography, or various parts of the equipment.

167	.. For magnetic tape or disk, recorder/playback head, or drive assembly therefor:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning magnetic tapes or disks, magnetic recorder or playback heads, or drive assemblies therefor.

168	.. For sound record (e.g., recording for phonograph, CD player, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning sound records.

169	.. For photos:graphic film or processing equipment:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning photos:graphic film or equipment used in processing the film to produce finished photographs.

170	.. For ink recording or printing equipment, or mold therefor (e.g., ink jet recorder, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning equipment used in ink recording or ink printing, or molds used for producing such equipment.

171	... For lithos:graphic printing plate:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 170. Compositions specialized for cleaning plates used in producing lithos:graphic prints.

172	... For silk printing screen:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 170. Compositions specialized for cleaning screens used in silk printing.

173	... For typewriter:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 170. Compositions specialized for cleaning ink typewriters.

174	.. For removing ink, pencil, or writing fluid markings (e.g., ball pen fluid, printer"s or magnetic ink, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for removing ink, pencil, or writing fluid markings from solid substrates.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

523,	Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers - Part of the Class 520 Series, subclass 161 for correction fluids used to cover up such markings.

175	.. For printed or integrated electrical circuit, or semiconductor device:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning printed or integrated electrical circuits or semiconductor devices, such as computer chips.

176	... For stripping photoresist material:

This subclass is indented under subclass 175. Compositions specialized for stripping photoresist material.

(1) Note. This subclass is intended to encompass compositions used to remove photoresist material used in manufacturing printed circuits, once the resist material has fulfilled its function.

177	... Azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition (e.g., for defluxing, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 175. Liquid compositions which are substantially constant boiling and which approximate or duplicate the behavior of a single-substance solvent at a given temperature.

(1) Note. The distillates of azeotropes have the same composition as the original mixture.

178	.... Nitrogen-containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 177. Compositions which include a component containing nitrogen.

179	.. For laboratory or pharmaceutical glassware:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning glass equipment used in various laboratories or in pharmacies or the pharmaceutical industry.

180	.. For plate glass (e.g., window, mirror, windshield, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning rolled and polished glass.

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106,	Compositions: Coating or Plastic, subclass 13 for fog, frost, or ice preventive compositions, per se.

181	... Aqueous liquid composition:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 180. Compositions which are liquid and contain water as a component.

182	.... With aliphatic alcohol, ether, or ketone component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 181. Compositions which include an aliphatic alcohol, ether, or ketone component.

183	.. For hydraulic power transmission system (e.g., automobile brake system, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning hydraulic power transmission systems.

184	.. For engine cooling system:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning the cooling systems of engines.

185	.. For interior of engine or parts thereof (e.g., crankcase, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning the interior of engines or their parts.

186	... Inorganic component (other than water):

This subclass is indented under subclass 185. Compositions which include an inorganic component which is not water.

(1) Note. Water may be present in the composition but does not constitute an inorganic component.

187	... Phenol, cyclic carbonate, or soap component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 185. Compositions which include a component which is a phenol, cyclic carbonate, or soap.

188	.. For hydrocarbon or synthetic resin processing or conveying equipment (e.g., for oil or gas pipe line, fractionating equipment, curable resin fabrication tools, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning equipment used in processing or conveying gaseous or liquid hydrocarbon materials or synthetic resins.

189	.. For vehicle wheel, bumper, or tire:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning the wheels, bumpers, or tires of vehicles.

190	.. For firearm bore:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning the bores of firearms.

191	.. For toilet bowl or urinal:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning toilet bowls or urinals.

192	... Flush dispensed:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 191. Compositions which are dispensed into the toilet bowl or urinal by flush water.

193	.... Synthetic resin or carbohydrate gum component (e.g., polyvinyl alcohol, poly (ethylene oxide) resin, guar gum, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 192. Compositions which include a component which is a synthetic resin or a carbohydrate gum.

(1) Note. This component is used to bind the active ingredients in the form of a solid block or other shape and to prevent their rapid dissolution.

194	.. For mechanical garbage disposal unit or dishwasher interior:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning the interior of a mechanical garbage disposal unit or of an automatic dishwasher.

195	.. For household drain or sewer pipe:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning household drains or sewer pipes.

196	... Exothermic (e.g., containing free metal, such as Al, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 195. Compositions which generate heat on contact with water.

197	.. For removing heat-degraded food residue from solid surface (e.g., oven interior, grill, cooking pot exterior, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for removing food residues, which have been degraded (e.g., charred, carbonized, etc.) by heat, from solid surfaces which are usually inorganic.

198	... Gas-propelled composition or package:

This subclass is indented under subclass 197. Compositions which are dispensed by the release of pressurized gas, or packages enclosing such compositions (e.g., aerosol containers).

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

206,

Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 524.1+ for packages or containers, per se, wherein the material for the container or content is specified.

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 1+ for continuous gas or vapor phase colloid system (e.g., smoke, fog, aerosol, cloud, mist) or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

199	.. For removing fungal or algal growth from a substrate (e.g., removing mold, mildew, algae, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning a substrate of fungal or algal growth.

200	.. For removing adhesively attached material or adhesive agent from a substrate (e.g., wallpaper, gummed label, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for producing a clean surface by the removal of an adhesive agent, or of adhesively attached material, from a substrate.

201	.. For removing integral organic coating, sealant, or finish from a substrate (e.g., stripping paint, varnish, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for accomplishing or facilitating the removal of an organic protective or ornamental coating, sealant, or finish from a substrate to which it is integrally attached.

(1) Note. Many of these compositions function by loosening the coating, thus facilitating its removal by peeling, rinsing, etc.

202	... From metallic substrate:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 201. Compositions specialized to operate on metallic substrate.

203	... Water-compatible concentrate or aqueous mixture thereof:

This subclass is indented under subclass 201. Compositions in the form of a concentrated composition which is compatible with water with which it is mixed prior to use or aqueous mixtures of such compositions in the form of solutions, dispersions, etc.

(1) Note. Prior to mixing with water, the composition may be in the form of a solid or a liquid concentrate.

204	... Halogenated hydrocarbon component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 201. Compositions which include a component which is a halogenated hydrocarbon.

205	.... With wax component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 204. Compositions which additionally include a natural or synthetic hydrocarbon or ester wax component, such as paraffin, carnauba wax, etc.

206	... Aqueous component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 201. Compositions which include water as a component.

207	.... With metal hydroxide or wax component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 206. Compositions which additionally include a metal hydroxide component or a wax component which is a natural or synthetic hydrocarbon or ester wax.

208	... Wax component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 201. Compositions which include a natural or synthetic hydrocarbon or ester wax component.

209	.... With inorganic component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Compositions which additionally include an inorganic component.

210	.... With carboxylic acid or phenolic component, or salt thereof (e.g., carbolic acid, metal phenolate, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Compositions which additionally include a component which is a carboxylic acid, a phenol, or a salt of any of these components.

211	.... With carboxylic acid ester component (e.g., polymerized vegetable oil, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 208. Compositions which additionally include a component which is an ester of a carboxylic acid.

212	... Amine, carboxamide, or metal hydroxide or alkoxide component (e.g., pyrrolidone, pyridine, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 201. Compositions which include a component which is an amine or carboxamide or is a hydroxide or alkoxide of a metal.

213	... Liquid hydrocarbon component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 201. Compositions which include a liquid hydrocarbon component.

214	.. For uncarpeted floor:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning floors which are devoid of carpeting.

215	... For absorbing liquid or greasy matter (e.g., for removing oil, aqueous fluid, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 214. Compositions specialized for absorbing a liquid or greasy contaminant from an uncarpeted floor.

(1) Note. Such compositions may include sawdust, kitty litter, or other absorbent.

216	... Sweeping compound (i.e., for binding or suppressing dust during sweeping):

This subclass is indented under subclass 214. Compositions specialized for facilitating sweeping of uncarpeted floors by reducing the amount of dust that becomes airborne.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 113+ for compositions for or subcombination compositions for or breaking of or inhibiting of colloid systems (e.g., smoke or dust suppressing), when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

217	... For no-wax floor covering:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 214. Compositions specialized for cleaning a floor covering which does not require waxing.

218	.. For equipment used in processing, handling, storing, or serving edible product (e.g., dairy or brewery equipment, household utensils, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning equipment used in processing, handling, storing, or serving food and beverages.

219	... For glass or synthetic resin equipment or container (e.g., bottle, jar, pipeline, etc., made of polycarbonate, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 218. Compositions specialized exclusively for cleaning equipment or containers made of glass or synthetic resin.

220	... For use in automatic dishwasher:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 218. Compositions specialized for use in an automatic dishwasher.

221	.... Liquid, paste, or gel (e.g., slurry, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 220. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid, paste, or gel.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 9+ for continuous liquid phase colloid systems (e.g., foams, emulsions, suspensions, dispersions), subclasses 98+ for colloid systems of continuous or semicontinuous solid phase with discontinuous liquid phase (gels, pastes, flocs, coagulates); or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

222	..... Wax or phosphorus or silicon containing organic component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 221. Compositions which include an organic component which has a phosphorus or silicon containing substituent, or which is a natural or synthetic hydrocarbon or ester wax.

223	..... Polycarboxylic acid component, or salt thereof:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 221. Compositions which include a component having plural carboxyl substituents attached to one another by direct or indirect nonionic bonding, or a salt of such a component.

224	.... Solid, shaped article (e.g., tablet, briquette, pellet, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 220. Compositions which are solid and possess particular macroscopic physical shape other than mere granules.

225	..... Alkali metal hydroxide component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 224. Compositions which include a component which is a hydroxide of an alkali metal (Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs).

226	.... Enzyme component of specific activity or source (e.g., protease, ethanol oxidase, of bacterial origin, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 220. Compositions which include an enzyme component the activity or source of which is explicitly stated.

(1) Note. For purposes of this subclass, the activity (e.g., protease, etc.) or source (e.g., of bacterial origin, etc.) of the enzyme component must be recited in the claims.

(2) Note. Compositions merely reciting an "enzyme" are excluded from placement in this subclass as originals.

227	.... With overglaze or glassware protection component (except alkali metal silicate):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 220. Compositions which additionally include a component, other than an alkali metal silicate, which serves to protect the glaze on such articles as china, or prevents damage, such as etching, to glassware.

228	.... Phosphorus, silicon, or sulfoxy containing organic component (e.g., sulfate, sulfonate, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 220. Compositions which include an organic component having a phosphorus, silicon, or covalently bonded sulfoxy containing substituent.

229	.... Polycarboxylic acid component, or salt thereof:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 220. Compositions which include a component having plural carboxyl substituents attached to one another by direct or indirect nonionic bonding, or a salt of such a component.

230	..... The component is a polymer (e.g., polyacrylic acid salt, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 229. Compositions wherein the carboxyl substituted component is polymeric.

231	.... Halogen-free inorganic phosphorus containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 220. Compositions which include an inorganic component which contains phosphorus and is free from halogen.

232	..... With inorganic silicon containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 231. Compositions which additionally include an inorganic component which contains silicon.

233	...... With alkali metal hydroxide, carbonate, bicarbonate, or sesquicarbonate component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 232. Compositions which include a component which is a hydroxide, carbonate, bicarbonate, or sesquicarbonate of an alkali metal (Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs).

234	... For in-place cleaning of stationary apparatus:

This subclass is indented under subclass 218. Compositions specialized for cleaning stationary apparatus without moving or disassembling the same.

(1) Note. Such stationary apparatus includes dairy or brewery pipelines, tanks, etc. The cleaning composition is pumped through the system.

235	... For manual dishwashing:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 218. Compositions specialized for washing household utensils by hand.

236	.... Abrasive, protein, or organic phosphorus containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 235. Compositions which contain a component which is an abrasive, a protein, or is an organic compound having a phosphorus containing substituent.

237	.... Carboxamide, amine oxide, heterocyclic, quaternary, or zwitterion nitrogen-containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 235. Compositions which include a component which contains nitrogen and is a carboxamide, amine oxide, a heterocyclic compound, quaternary ammonium salt, or a zwitterion, such as betaine or sultaine.

238	.. For grouted tile, bathtub, or porcelain or ceramic surface (e.g., ceramic bathroom tile, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning grouted tile, bathtubs, porcelain, or ceramic surfaces.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

199,	for compositions for removing mold, mildew, or algal growth from a substrate.

239	.. For enameled surface or acoustic material:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning a substrate carrying a baked-on vitreous coating on its surface, or for cleaning acoustic materials, such as porous tile, fabric, etc.

240	.. For stonework, brickwork, or cementitious material (e.g., marble, granite, concrete, alabaster, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning stonework, brickwork, or cementitous surfaces.

241	.. For removing foreign matter from surface carrying a protective or ornamental coating, finish, or adhesively attached covering (e.g., from painted or papered wall, automobile body, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for removing dirt from a surface which carries a protective or ornamental coating or finish or has a covering which is attached to it by an adhesive.

242	... Liquid composition (e.g., emulsion, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 241. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 9+ for continuous liquid phase colloid systems (e.g., foams, emulsions, suspensions, dispersions), subclasses 98+ for colloid systems of continuous or semicontinuous solid phase with discontinuous liquid phase (gels, pastes, flocs, coagulates); or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

243	.. For clear or translucent plastic surface (e.g., acrylic resin, polycarbonate, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning a plastic surface which is clear or translucent.

244	.. For nontextile synthetic resin, rubber, or fiberglass substrate (e.g., vinyl, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning a substrate made of synthetic resin, rubber, or fiberglass which is other than a textile.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

276+,

for compositions designed for cleaning textile materials.

245	.. For bare metal surface (e.g., degreasing composition, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning a metal surface which does not carry a permanent finish or coating.

246	... For glassware mold:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 245. Compositions specialized for cleaning molds used in making glassware.

247	... For descaling the inner surface of equipment which is in continuous contact with water (e.g., boiler scale removal; for water storage tank, conduit, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 245. Compositions specialized for removing scale which forms on the inner surface of equipment which in use remains in contact with water.

248	.... Free element component (e.g., metal, carbon, sulfur, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Compositions which include a component which is in free elemental form.

249	.... Tannin, whole animal or plant material component, or crude extract thereof:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Compositions which include a component which is tannin, whole animal or plant material, or a crude extract of such material.

250	..... With sugar, molasses, or starch component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 249. Compositions which additionally include a component which is sugar, molasses, or starch.

251	..... With vegetable oil, hydrocarbon, fat, or phenolic component (e.g., mineral oil, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 249. Compositions which additionally include a component which is a vegetable oil, a hydrocarbon, a fat, or substituted or unsubstituted phenol.

252	..... With alkali metal hydroxide, carbonate, or bicarbonate component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 249. Compositions which additionally include a component which is a hydroxide, carbonate, or bicarbonate of an alkali metal (Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs).

253	.... Free organic or inorganic acid component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 247. Compositions which include a component which is a free organic or inorganic acid.

254	... For use on nonferrous surface (e.g., aluminum, copper, tin plate, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 245. Compositions specialized for cleaning the surface of a metal or alloy which is other than iron or iron alloy.

255	.... With corrosion inhibiting or solvent stabilizing component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 254. Compositions which include a component which inhibits corrosion of the surface being cleaned or stabilizes a solvent.

(1) Note. The stabilized solvent is usually a halogenated hydrocarbon which is stabilized against metal-catalyzed decomposition.

256	.... With halogenated hydrocarbon, abrasive, coating, or polishing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 254. Compositions which include a component which is a halogenated hydrocarbon, an abrasive, or is a coating agent or nonabrasive polishing agent, such as chalk.

257	.... With inorganic fluorine containing component (e.g., HF, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 254. Compositions which include an inorganic component which contains fluorine.

258	... With corrosion or embrittlement inhibiting or solvent stabilizing component (e.g., pickling bath, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 245. Compositions which include a component which inhibits corrosion or embrittlement of the surface being cleaned, or stabilizes a solvent.

(1) Note. The stabilized solvent is usually a halogenated hydrocarbon which is stabilized against metal-catalyzed decomposition.

259	.... Quaternary ammonium or heavy metal in the component (e.g., Zn, Sn, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 258. Compositions wherein the corrosion or embrittlement inhibiting component is a quaternary ammonium salt or contains a heavy metal compound (i.e., metal having a specific gravity of at least 4).

260	.... Organic sulfonium group in the component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 258. Compositions wherein the corrosion or embrittlement inhibiting component is an organic compound containing a sulfonium substituent.

261	.... Organic divalent sulfur containing substituent in the component (e.g., sulfide, mercaptan, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 258. Compositions wherein the corrosion or embrittlement inhibiting component is an organic compound containing divalent sulfur.

262	..... Heterocyclic ring in the component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 261. Compositions wherein the component containing divalent sulfur includes a heterocyclic moiety.

263	..... Nitrogen containing substituent in the component (e.g., thiourea, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 261. Compositions wherein the component containing divalent sulfur also contains nitrogen.

264	.... Organic nitrogen containing substituent in the component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 258. Compositions wherein the corrosion or embrittlement inhibiting component is an organic compound which contains nitrogen.

265	..... Heterocyclic nitrogen in the component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 264. Compositions wherein the nitrogen is part of a heterocyclic ring.

266	..... Plural inhibitor or stabilizer components:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 264. Compositions which include at least one additional corrosion or embrittlement inhibiting or solvent stabilizing component.

267	.... Ethylenically or acetylenically unsaturated substituent in the component (e.g., propargyl alcohol, ester, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 258. Compositions wherein the corrosion or embrittlement inhibiting component contains an ethylenically or acetylenically unsaturated substituent.

268	... Abrasive or polishing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 245. Compositions which include a component which is an abrasive or is a nonabrasive polishing agent, such as chalk.

269	... Inorganic acid component (e.g., sodium bisulfate, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 245. Compositions which include a component which is an inorganic acid.

270	.... With heavy metal containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Compositions which additionally include a component containing a heavy metal (i.e., metal having a specific gravity of at least 4).

271	.... With hydrocarbon or halogen or oxygen containing organic solvent (e.g., alcohol, ester, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 269. Compositions which additionally include an organic solvent component which is a hydrocarbon or includes a halogen or oxygen containing substituent.

272	... Alkali metal hydroxide component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 245. Compositions which include a component which is a hydroxide of an alkali metal (Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs).

273	... Halogenated hydrocarbon component (e.g., degreasing composition, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 245. Compositions which include a component which is a halogenated hydrocarbon.

274	... Organic sulfoxy containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 245. Compositions which include an organic component containing a covalently bonded sulfoxy substituent.

275	.. For leather, hair, feathers, fur, or straw (e.g., Panama hat, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning leather, hair, feathers, fur, or straw.

276	.. For textile material (e.g., laundry detergent, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for cleaning a textile material which is either in the form of a fabric, finished article, such as a garment, or in the form of textile fiber, such as wool, or intermediate product, such as yarn.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

8,	Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers, subclasses 137+ for processes of cleaning or laundering textile materials.

277	... Multifunctional assembly (e.g., package with detergent and prespotter in separate containers, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions wherein two or more different cleaning compositions or different components thereof, or an auxiliary composition for cleaning and a cleaning composition, each of which is individually packaged or enclosed, are present in a single container or package for convenience in use.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 524.1+ for packages or containers, per se, wherein the material for the container or content is specified.

278	... For pile fabric or upholstery (e.g., carpet, rug, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions specialized for cleaning a pile fabric or upholstery material, such as installed carpeting or upholstered furniture.

279	.... Gas-propelled composition (e.g., aerosol, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 278. Compositions which are dispensed by the release of pressurized gas.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 1+ for continuous gas or vapor phase colloid system (e.g., smoke, fog, aerosol, cloud, mist) or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

280	.... Gel or liquid composition:

This subclass is indented under subclass 278. Compositions in the form of a gel or a liquid which may be a single-phase solution, an emulsion, etc.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 9+ for continuous liquid phase colloid systems (e.g., foams, emulsions, suspensions, dispersions), subclasses 98+ for colloid systems of continuous or semicontinuous solid phase with discontinuous liquid phase (gels, pastes, flocs, coagulates); or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

281	... For removing stains (other than merely in the course of laundering or dry-cleaning operation):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions specialized for removing localized stains other than merely in the course of a laundering or dry-cleaning operation.

282	.... Prior to dry cleaning:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 281. Compositions the use of which for localized stain removal precedes dry cleaning of the entire textile article.

283	.... Prior to laundering (e.g., spotting stick, pre-spot, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 281. Compositions the use of which for the removal of localized stains precedes laundering of the entire textile article.

284	..... Aqueous component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 283. Compositions which include water as a component.

285	... Dry cleaning (e.g., using non-aqueous fluid, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions specialized for overall cleaning of textile materials by use of liquid compositions which are totally or nearly totally free of water.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

8,	Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers, subclass 142 for processes of dry cleaning textile materials.

286	.... With halogen, oxygen, or nitrogen containing bleach, oxidant, antiseptic, or biocidal component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 285. Compositions which additionally contain a chemical bleach or oxidant, or an antiseptic or biocidal component which contains halogen, oxygen, or nitrogen in its molecule.

287	.... With metal corrosion inhibiting or textile treating component (other than mere cleaning) (e.g., antistatic or fabric softening, wrinkle reducing, optical brightener, lusterizing, etc., component):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 285. Compositions which additionally include a component which inhibits corrosion of metal which comes in contact with the composition or which is a textile treating agent.

288	.... Organic phosphorus containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 285. Compositions which include an organic component which contains phosphorus.

289	.... Polyoxyalkylene containing surfactant devoid of covalently bonded anionic substituents:

This subclass is indented under subclass 285. Compositions which include a surfactant which is free of any covalently bonded anionic substituent and contains a polyoxyalkylene group.

(1) Note. See class definitions for further information on surfactants.

(2) Note. Included herein are, for example, polyethoxylated lauryl alcohol or lauryl amine.

290	.... Sulfur-containing anionically substituted surfactant:

This subclass is indented under subclass 285. Compositions which include a sulfur-containing surfactant with a covalently bonded anionic substituent.

(1) Note. Included herein are, for example, sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate or dodecyl sulfate.

291	.... Aqueous component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 285. Compositions which include water as a component, which is usually present in minor amounts.

292	... For delicate material (e.g., wool, silk, fine fabrics, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions specialized for cleaning delicate textile materials or goods.

293	... Multiple-dose article (e.g., detergent-containing plastic bottle, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions in the form of an article which holds or comprises an amount of the composition sufficient for more than one cleaning operation.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 524.1+ for packages or containers, per se, wherein the material for the container or content is specified.

294	.... Solid, shaped article (e.g., bar, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 293. Compositions which are solid and possess particular macroscopic physical shape.

295	... Dosing unit (e.g., detergent-impregnated water-insoluble substrate of fabric, tissue, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions in the form of a premeasured unit dose sufficient for a single cleaning operation.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 524.1+ for packages or containers, per se, wherein the material for the container or content is specified.

296	.... All or part of the unit enclosure is made of water-sensitive material (e.g., water-soluble or dispersible envelope enclosing powdered detergent, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 295. Compositions wherein the premeasured dose is contained in an enclosure at least part of which comprises a material which loses its physical integrity upon immersion in water (e.g., polyvinyl alcohol, etc.).

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclass 524.7 for packages or containers, per se, made of water-soluble material.

297	.... Pouchlike water-insoluble unit enclosure:

This subclass is indented under subclass 295. Compositions wherein the premeasured dose is contained in a pouchlike enclosure made of water-insoluble material, which may, however, be water-permeable so that the cleaning composition can be dispersed or dissolved in water.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 524.1+ for packages or containers, per se, wherein the material for the container or content is specified.

298	.... Solid, shaped article (e.g., tablet, briquette, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 295. Compositions wherein the premeasured dose is in the form of a unitary solid article possessing particular macroscopic shape.

299	... With soil release or antisoiling component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which additionally include a component which either retards resoiling of an article laundered therewith or facilitates the removal of newly accumulated soil in a subsequent laundering operation.

300	.... Enzyme component of specific activity or source (e.g., protease, of bacterial origin, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 299. Compositions which additionally include an enzyme component the activity or source of which is explicitly stated.

(1) Note. For purposes of this subclass, the activity (e.g., protease, etc.) or source (e.g., of bacterial origin, etc.) of the enzyme component must be recited in the claims.

(2) Note. Compositions merely reciting an "enzyme" are excluded from this subclass.

301	... With photoactivator component or photobleaching function (e.g., porphine component, requiring use of visible or UV light, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which additionally include a specific component which is a photoactivator or possesses a photobleaching function (i.e., requiring the presence of light).

(1) Note. Such compositions are primarily designed for operations wherein the laundered articles are line-dried, preferably outdoors.

302	... With oxygen or halogen containing chemical bleach or oxidant component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which additionally include a chemical bleach or oxidant component which contains oxygen or halogen.

(1) Note. A chemical bleach may be an oxidizing agent (e.g., chlorine, inorganic peroxide, etc.) or a reducing agent, such as sodium hydrogen sulfite, sulfur dioxide, etc.

303	.... Liquid composition:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 302. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid.

304	..... Nonaqueous liquid:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 303. Compositions which are substantially free of water.

305	.... Enzyme component of specific activity or source (e.g., lipase, of bacterial origin, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 302. Compositions which additionally include an enzyme component the activity or source of which is explicitly stated.

(1) Note. For purpose of this and indented subclasses, the activity (e.g., protease, etc.) or source (e.g., of bacterial origin, etc.) of the enzyme component must be recited in the claims.

(2) Note. Compositions merely reciting an "enzyme" are excluded from this and indented subclasses.

306	..... Proteolytic enzyme:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 305. Compositions wherein the component is a proteolytic enzyme (i.e., an enzyme which decomposes protein-containing contaminants, thus facilitating their removal).

307	.... With oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur containing optical brightener:

This subclass is indented under subclass 302. Compositions which additionally include a component containing oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur which fluoresces and imparts a brighter, less dingy (e.g., white or bluish) hue to the laundered article.

(1) Note. Optical brighteners are also referred to as optical bleaches, which are distinct from chemical bleaches.

308	.... With oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur containing textile softening or antistatic component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 302. Compositions which additionally include a component which contains oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur, and which reduces the amount of static in, or imparts a softer feel or hand to, articles laundered therewith.

309	.... Peroxy component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 302. Compositions wherein the chemical bleach or oxidant component contains a peroxy substituent (i.e., -O-O-).

310	..... Percarboxylic acid component or salt thereof:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 309. Compositions wherein the peroxy component contains a percarboxylic acid substituent (-C(=O)-O-OH) or a salt of such an acid.

311	..... With heavy metal containing catalyst or activator (e.g., containing Mn, Cu, Fe, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 309. Compositions which additionally include a heavy metal containing component (i.e., metal having a specific gravity of at least 4) which accelerates or facilitates the bleaching action, especially when washing at lower temperatures.

312	..... With nitrogen or oxygen containing bleach precursor or activator (e.g., ester, acid anhydride, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 309. Compositions which additionally include a nitrogen or oxygen containing component which acts as a precursor or activator for the peroxy bleach component by increasing its bleaching capacity, especially at lower washing temperatures.

(1) Note. The activator component may act as a percarboxylic acid or salt bleach precursor, such acid or salt being formed in the presence of an inorganic peroxide.

313	...... Carbonyl single bonded to nitrogen in the activator or precursor (e.g., amide, imide, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 312. Compositions wherein a carbonyl group is single bonded directly to the nitrogen atom of the activator or precursor component.

314	...... Nitrogen multiple bonded to carbon in the activator or precursor (e.g., cyano, imidoyl, trazino, etc., substituent):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 312. Compositions wherein the activator or precursor component contains nitrogen which is bonded to carbon by a double or triple bond.

315	..... With aluminosilicate component (e.g., synthetic zeolite, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 309. Compositions which additionally include a component which is a salt of an aluminosilicate.

316	..... With soap component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 309. Compositions which include a component which is soap.

317	..... With suds regulating or inorganic alkaline earth metal salt component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 309. Compositions which additionally include a component having a suds regulating function or which is the salt of an alkaline earth metal (Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, or Ba) with an inorganic acid.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 113+ for compositions for or subcombination compositions for or breaking of or inhibiting of colloid systems (e.g., foam breaking or inhibiting), when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

318	..... With polycarboxylic acid component, or salt or anhydride thereof (e.g., carboxylic acid copolymer, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 309. Compositions which additionally include a component having plural carboxyl substituents attached to one another by direct or indirect nonionic bonding, or a salt or acid anhydride of such a component.

319	... With halogen, nitrogen, oxygen, or phosphorus containing antiseptic or biocidal component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which additionally include an antiseptic or biocidal component which contains halogen, nitrogen, oxygen, or phosphorus.

320	... Enzyme component of specific activity or source (e.g., protease, of bacterial origin, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which additionally include an enzyme component the activity or source of which is explicitly stated.

(1) Note. For purposes of this and indented subclasses, the activity (e.g., protease, etc.) or source (e.g., of bacterial origin, etc.) of the enzyme component must be recited in the claims.

(2) Note. Compositions merely reciting an "enzyme" are excluded from placement in this and indented subclasses as originals.

321	.... Liquid composition (e.g., slurry, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 320. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid.

322	.... With nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur containing textile softening or antistatic component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 320. Compositions which additionally include a component which contains oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur and which eliminates or reduces static electrical charge on, or imparts a softer feel or hand to, articles treated therewith in the course of laundering.

323	.... With aluminosilicate component (e.g., ion-exchange zeolite, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 320. Compositions which include an aluminosilicate component, such as an alkali metal salt of an inorganic aluminosilicate.

324	... With nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur containing optical brightener:

This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which additionally include a component containing oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur which fluoresces and imparts a brighter, less dingy (e.g., white or bluish) hue to the laundered article.

(1) Note. Optical brighteners are also referred to as optical bleaches, which are distinct from chemical bleaches.

325	.... Liquid composition (e.g., slurry, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 324. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid.

326	.... Process of preparing (other than mere combining of components):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 324. Processes which involve specific process steps other than mere combining of components in any order.

327	... With nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur containing textile softening or antistatic component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which additionally include a component which contains oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur and which eliminates or reduces static electrical charge on, or imparts a softer feel or hand to, articles treated therewith in the course of laundering.

328	.... Liquid composition (e.g., slurry, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid.

329	..... Quaternary nitrogen or phosphorus, or heterocyclic nitrogen containing fabric softener or antistatic component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 328. Compositions which include a fabric softener or antistatic component which contains a quaternary nitrogen or phosphorus or a heterocyclic nitrogen substituent.

330	.... Quaternary nitrogen or phosphorus, or heterocyclic nitrogen containing fabric softener or antistatic component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Compositions which include a fabric softener or antistatic component which contains a quaternary nitrogen or phosphorus or a heterocyclic nitrogen substituent.

331	..... Nonionic oxygen containing surfactant or polyacrylamide component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 330. Compositions which include a component which is a nonionic surfactant that contains oxygen, or which is polyacrylamide.

(1) Note. A nonionic surfactant is devoid of any anionic or cationic substituents.

(2) Note. See class definitions for further details on surfactants.

332	.... Nitrogen single bonded to plural carbons in the component, or salt thereof (e.g., secondary or tertiary amine, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Compositions wherein the textile softener or antistatic component contains nitrogen which is single bonded to more than one carbon.

333	..... The component is a carboxamide or an amine oxide:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 332. Compositions wherein the nitrogen containing component is a carboxamide or an amine oxide.

334	.... Layered or swelling inorganic silicate containing component (e.g., smectite clay, bentonite, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 327. Compositions which include a component which is a layered or swelling inorganic silicate.

(1) Note. Such components usually impart a softer feel to the treated textile articles without imparting any antistatic properties.

335	... With component inhibiting corrosion of metal or vitreous enamel laundering equipment (other than inorganic silicate):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which additionally include a component which prevents the corrosion, such as tarnishing or discoloration, of metal or vitreous enamel laundering equipment which comes into contact with the cleaning agent, said component being other than an inorganic silicate salt.

336	... Gel, cream, or paste:

This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which are in the form of a gel, a cream, or a paste.

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516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 9+ for continuous liquid phase colloid systems (e.g., foams, emulsions, suspensions, dispersions), subclasses 98+ for colloid systems of continuous or semicontinuous solid phase with discontinuous liquid phase (gels, pastes, flocs, coagulates); or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

337	... Liquid composition (e.g., slurry, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid.

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516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 31+ for colloid systems of colloid-sized solid or semisolid phase dispersed in primarily organic continuous liquid phase, subclasses 77+ for colloid systems of colloid-sized solid phase dispersed in aqueous continuous liquid phase (e.g., slurry, suspension); or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

338	.... Nonaqueous liquid:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 337. Compositions which are substantially devoid of water.

339	.... Alkali metal hydroxide or borate or whole plant or animal material component, or crude extract thereof (e.g., borax, sodium metaborate, flour, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 337. Compositions which include a component which is a hydroxide or borate of an alkali metal (Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs), or which is whole animal or plant material, or a crude extract of such material.

340	.... Plural nonsoap organic surfactants (e.g., nonionic and anionically substituted, diverse nonionic surfactants, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 337. Compositions which include more than one organic surfactant other than soap.

(1) Note. See class definitions for further details on surfactants.

341	..... Nitrogen containing organic surfactant devoid of covalently bonded anionic substituents (e.g., cationic, nonionic, etc., surfactant):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 340. Compositions wherein at least one organic surfactant is devoid of any covalently bonded anionic substituents and contains nitrogen.

342	.... Liquid alcohol or hydrocarbon component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 337. Compositions which include a liquid component which is an alcohol or a hydrocarbon.

343	.... Colorant, soap, or organic silicon containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 337. Compositions which include a component which is a color-imparting substance, a soap or a silicon containing organic compound.

344	... Whole plant or animal material component or crude extract thereof (e.g., glue, flour, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which include a component which is whole animal or plant material, or a crude extract of such material.

345	... Alkali metal borate component (e.g., borax, sodium metaborate, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which include a component which is an alkali metal salt of an oxygen containing inorganic acid of boron, generically known as borates.

346	... Sulfonium, phosphonium, or non-anionic sulfoxy containing organic component (e.g., sulfoxide, sulfonamide, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which include an organic component which contains a sulfonium or phosphonium substituent or contains a covalently bonded sulfoxy substituent which does not form an anion in an aqueous solution at a neutral pH.

347	... Phosphate ester, wax, or organic silicon containing component (e.g., defoamer, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which include an organic component which has a silicon containing substituent, or which is a phosphate ester or a natural or synthetic hydrocarbon or ester wax.

348	... Titanium dioxide or inorganic alkaline earth metal salt component (e.g., calcium or magnesium carbonate, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which include a component which is titanium dioxide or is an inorganic salt of an alkaline earth metal (Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, or Ba).

349	... Coated, encapsulated, or impregnated particle component in a physically heterogeneous composition (e.g., coated or encapsulated particles mixed with powder, granules, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which are physically heterogeneous and include as one of the components a particle which is coated, encapsulated, or impregnated with a diverse material.

350	... Nitrogen containing surfactant devoid of covalently bonded anionic substituents which is admixed with a diverse nonsoap surfactant:

This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which include a mixture of a surfactant other than soap with a diverse surfactant which is devoid of any covalently bonded anionic substituents and contains nitrogen.

(1) Note. Included herein, for example, are mixtures of higher fatty acid amides, such as di(hydroxyethyl) lauramide, with sodium sulfonates, such as dodecyl benzene sulfonate.

351	... Sulfur containing anionically substituted surfactant which is admixed with a diverse nonsoap surfactant:

This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which include a mixture of a surfactant other than soap with a diverse surfactant which includes at least one covalently bonded anionic substituent and contains sulfur.

(1) Note. Included herein, for example, are mixtures of sodium sulfonates, such as dodecyl benzene sulfonate, with polyethoxylated alcohols, such as lauryl alcohol.

352	.... Plural sulfur-containing anionically substituted surfactants:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 351. Compositions which include more than one surfactant each of which contains sulfur and at least one anionic substituent.

353	... Higher fatty acid component, or salt or glyceride ester thereof (e.g., soap, vegetable oil, magnesium stearate, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which include a component which is a higher fatty acid or its salt or a higher fatty acid ester of glycerine.

354	.... With lime-soap dispersant:

This subclass is indented under subclass 353. Compositions which additionally include a component which disperses water-insoluble salts which are formed from soap in water having a high content of minerals, such as calcium or magnesium salts.

(1) Note. See (1) Note under subclass 154 for effects produced by the dispersant.

355	.... With non-soap surfactant component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 353. Compositions which additionally include a surfactant component which is other than soap.

(1) Note. See class definition for the definition of soap.

356	... Oxygen containing surfactant devoid of covalently bonded anionic substituents (e.g., polyethoxylated alcohol, amine oxide etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which include a surfactant which is free of covalently bonded anionic substituents and contains oxygen.

357	... Sulfur-containing, anionically substituted surfactant:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which include a surfactant which has at least one anionic substituent and contains sulfur.

358	.... With higher fatty alcohol component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 357. Compositions which additionally include a component which is a fatty alcohol containing a straight chain of at least eight carbons.

359	.... With inorganic phosphorus containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 357. Compositions which additionally include an inorganic component which contains phosphorus (e.g., builder salt, etc.).

360	... Poly(oxyalkylene) or plural carboxamido groups containing component (e.g., polyvinyl pyrrolidone, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which include a component which contains a poly(oxyalkylene) substituent or more than one carboxamido substituent.

361	... Polycarboxylic acid component, or acid anhydride or salt thereof (e.g., sodium citrate, maleic anhydride polymer, polyacrylic acid, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 276. Compositions which include a component which contains more than one carboxyl group attached to one another by direct or indirect nonionic bonding, or an acid anhydride or salt of the component.

362	.. For removing soap scum or curd or combustion residues (e.g., carbon deposits, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for removing deposits of water-insoluble salts of higher fatty acids or for removing combustion residues, such as carbon, from a solid surface.

(1) Note. The scum or curd residues are formed primarily by alkaline earth metal salts of fatty acids, and are also referred to as lime soaps.

363	.. For removing stains caused by iron, aluminum, or protein containing material (e.g., rust, aluminum marks, blood, food, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for removing from a solid surface stains or marks caused by an iron, aluminum, or protein containing substance.

364	.. For displacing organic liquid film from a solid surface:

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for removing an organic liquid film from a solid surface via displacement.

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516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 198+ for wetting agents (e.g., spreading, penetrating, leveling) or methods of making such agents, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

365	.. For removing greasy or oily contaminant from a substrate:

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for removing from a substrate a greasy or oily contaminant.

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134,	Cleaning and Liquid Contact With Solids, subclass 31 and 40 for processes of removing an oily or greasy contaminant.
516,	Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 198+ for wetting agents (e.g., spreading, penetrating, leveling) or methods of making such agents, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

366	.. For removing asphalt, tar, or hardened cementitious material (e.g., concrete, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 109. Compositions specialized for removing asphalt, tar, or hardened cementitious material from a substrate.

(1) Note. A hardened cementitious material is produced by drying a composition which includes an inorganic settable ingredient.

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134,	Cleaning and Liquid Contact With Solids, subclass 40 for processes of removing tar.

367	. With oxygen or halogen containing chemical bleach or oxidant component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which additionally include a chemical bleach or oxidant component which contains oxygen or halogen.

(1) Note. A chemical bleach may be an oxidizing agent (e.g., chlorine, inorganic peroxide, etc.) or a reducing agent, such as sodium hydrogen sulfite, sulfur dioxide, etc.

368	.. With scrubbing or scouring component (e.g., containing an abrasive, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 367. Compositions which additionally include a component which facilitates cleaning by exerting a scrubbing or scouring action.

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516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 31+ for colloid systems of colloid-sized solid or semisolid phase dispersed in primarily organic continuous liquid phase, subclasses 77+ for colloid systems of colloid-sized solid phase dispersed in aqueous continuous liquid phase (e.g., slurry, suspension); or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

369	... Liquid composition (e.g., slurry, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 368. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid.

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516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 31+ for colloid systems of colloid-sized solid or semisolid phase dispersed in primarily organic continuous liquid phase, subclasses 77+ for colloid systems of colloid-sized solid phase dispersed in aqueous continuous liquid phase (e.g., slurry, suspension); or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

370	.. Liquid, paste, foam, or gel (e.g., slurry, aerosol composition or package, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 367. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid, a paste, foam, or a gel.

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516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, appropriate subclasses for subject matter relating to: colloid systems (such as sols*, emulsions, dispersions, foams, aerosols, smokes, gels, or pastes) or wetting agents (such as leveling, penetrating, or spreading); subcombination compositions of colloid systems containing at least an agent specialized and designed for or peculiar to use in making or stabilizing colloid systems; compositions and subcombination compositions specialized and designed for or peculiar to use in breaking (resolving) or inhibiting colloid systems; processes of making the compositions or systems of the class; processes of breaking (resolving) or inhibiting colloid systems; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

371	... Nonaqueous liquid:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 370. Compositions wherein the liquid composition is substantially devoid of water.

372	... The bleach or oxidant component contains peroxy:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 370. Compositions wherein the chemical bleach or oxidant component contains a peroxy group (-O-O-).

373	... Colorant, amine or phosphine oxide, or nonanionic sulfoxy containing organic component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 370. Compositions including a component which is a color-imparting substance, an amine or phosphine oxide, or contains a sulfoxy substituent which does not form an anion in an aqueous solution at a neutral pH.

374	.. With enzyme component of specific activity or source (e.g., protease, of bacterial origin, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 367. Compositions which additionally include an enzyme component the activity or source of which is explicitly stated.

(1) Note. For purpose of this subclass, the activity (e.g., protease, etc.) or source (e.g., of bacterial origin, etc.) of the enzyme component must be recited in the claims.

(2) Note. Compositions merely reciting an "enzyme" are excluded from this subclass.

375	.. The bleach or oxidant component contains peroxy:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 367. Compositions wherein the chemical bleach or oxidant component contains a peroxy group (-O-O-).

376	... With heavy metal, nitrogen, or oxygen containing activator, catalyst, or precursor:

This subclass is indented under subclass 375. Compositions which additionally contain a component which contains a heavy metal, nitrogen, or oxygen and functions as an activator, catalyst, or precursor for the peroxy component.

(1) Note. See the definition for subclass 311 for details on the heavy metal containing catalyst or activator.

(2) Note. See the definition for subclass 312 for details on the bleach activator component.

377	... Aluminosilicate or soap component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 375. Compositions which include an aluminosilicate component, such as an alkali metal salt of an inorganic aluminosilicate, or which is soap.

(1) Note. An example of the aluminosilicate salt is a natural or synthetic zeolite.

378	... Perborate salt component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 375. Compositions wherein the peroxy component is a salt of perboric acid.

379	.. Chlorine-containing bleach or oxidant component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 367. Compositions wherein the chemical bleach or oxidant component contains chlorine.

380	... The component is a hypochlorite salt:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 379. Compositions wherein the chlorine-containing component is a salt of hypochlorous acid.

381	... The component is organic (e.g., chloro(iso)cyanurate derivative, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 379. Compositions wherein the chlorine-containing component is an organic compound.

382	. With halogen, nitrogen, oxygen, or phosphorus containing antiseptic or biocidal component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which include an antiseptic or biocidal component which contains halogen, nitrogen, oxygen, or phosphorus.

383	.. Liquid, paste, or gel:

This subclass is indented under subclass 382. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid, a paste, or a gel.

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516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, appropriate subclasses for subject matter relating to: colloid systems (such as sols*, emulsions, dispersions, foams, aerosols, smokes, gels, or pastes) or wetting agents (such as leveling, penetrating, or spreading); subcombination compositions of colloid systems containing at least an agent specialized and designed for or peculiar to use in making or stabilizing colloid systems; compositions and subcombination compositions specialized and designed for or peculiar to use in breaking (resolving) or inhibiting colloid systems; processes of making the compositions or systems of the class; processes of breaking (resolving) or inhibiting colloid systems; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

384	... Quaternary ammonium containing antiseptic or biocidal component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 383. Compositions wherein the antiseptic or biocidal component is a quaternary ammonium compound.

385	... Elemental iodine antiseptic or biocidal component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 383. Compositions wherein the antiseptic or biocidal component is elemental iodine.

386	... Hydroxyphenyl or halophenyl moiety in the antiseptic or biocidal component (e.g., phenol, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 383. Compositions wherein the antiseptic or biocidal component contains a hydroxyphenyl or halophenyl moiety.

387	.. Halophenyl moiety in the antiseptic or biocidal component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 382. Compositions wherein the antiseptic or biocidal component contains a halophenyl moiety.

388	... Halogenated hydroxyphenyl moiety in the antiseptic or biocidal component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 387. Compositions wherein the antiseptic or biocidal component includes a halogen-containing phenol moiety.

389	.. Soap component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 382. Compositions which include soap as a component.

390	... Heavy metal, heterocyclic nitrogen, or organic phosphorus containing antiseptic or biocidal component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 389. Compositions wherein the antiseptic or biocidal component is a compound which contains a heavy metal (i.e., having a specific gravity of at least 4), a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, or an organic phosphorus-containing substituent.

391	.. Quaternary ammonium or sulfonium or iodine containing antiseptic or biocidal component (e.g., elemental iodine, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 382. Compositions wherein the antiseptic or biocidal component contains iodine or a quaternary ammonium or sulfonium substituent.

392	. Enzyme component of specific activity or source (e.g., protease; of bacterial origin; etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which include an enzyme component the activity or source of which is explicitly stated.

(1) Note. For purposes of this and indented subclasses, the activity (e.g., protease, etc.) or source (e.g., of bacterial origin, etc.) of the enzyme component must be recited in the claims.

(2) Note. Compositions merely reciting an "enzyme" are excluded from placement in this and the indented subclass as originals.

393	.. Liquid composition (e.g., slurry, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 392. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid.

394	. With nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur containing optical brightener, ultraviolet absorber, antistatic or fiber softening component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which additionally include a component containing oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur which absorbs ultraviolet radiation, or which fluoresces and imparts a brighter, less dingy (e.g., white or bluish) hue to a substrate, or which eliminates or reduces static electrical charge on the cleaned substrate, or imparts a softer feel to fibrous articles treated therewith in the course of cleaning.

(1) Note. Optical brighteners are also referred to as optical bleaches, which are distinct from chemical bleaches.

(2) Note. The optical brightener may be present to improve the appearance of the cleaning composition, per se, rather than brightening the substrate cleaned therewith.

(3) Note. The fibrous articles which are softened herein are generic in nature and include non-textile fibers, such as hair, etc.

395	. With scrubbing or scouring component (e.g., containing an abrasive, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which additionally include a component which facilitates cleaning by exerting a scrubbing or scouring action.

396	.. Cream; paste; gel; solid, shaped article; or gas-propelled composition (e.g., bar, aerosol, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 395. Compositions which are in the form of a cream, paste, gel, solid article possessing particular macroscopic physical shape, other than mere granules, or are in the form of a composition which is dispensed by the release of pressurized gas.

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516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, appropriate subclasses for subject matter relating to: colloid systems (such as sols*, emulsions, dispersions, foams, aerosols, smokes, gels, or pastes) or wetting agents (such as leveling, penetrating, or spreading); subcombination compositions of colloid systems containing at least an agent specialized and designed for or peculiar to use in making or stabilizing colloid systems; compositions and subcombination compositions specialized and designed for or peculiar to use in breaking (resolving) or inhibiting colloid systems; processes of making the compositions or systems of the class; processes of breaking (resolving) or inhibiting colloid systems; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

397	.. Liquid composition (e.g., slurry, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 395. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid.

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516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 31+ for colloid systems of colloid-sized solid or semisolid phase dispersed in primarily organic continuous liquid phase, subclasses 77+ for colloid systems of colloid-sized solid phase dispersed in aqueous continuous liquid phase (e.g., slurry, suspension); or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

398	... Polycarboxylic acid component, or acid anhydride, salt, or ester thereof (e.g., maleic anhydride polymer, polyacrylic acid, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 397. Compositions which include a component which contains plural carboxyl groups attached to one another by direct or indirect nonionic bonding, or an acid anhydride, salt, or ester of the component.

399	.. Soap component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 395. Compositions which include a component which is soap.

400	. With soil-release, anti-soiling, coating or nonabrasive polishing component (e.g., with polysiloxane, chalk, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which additionally include a component which (a) retards resoiling of a surface cleaned therewith or (b) facilitates the removal of newly accumulated soil in a subsequent cleaning operation or (c) forms a coating on a surface cleaned therewith or (d) is a nonabrasive polishing agent.

401	. With metal-corrosion inhibiting component (i.e., preventing corrosion, such as tarnishing, discoloration, etc., of metal equipment which is in contact with the cleaning composition):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which additionally include a component which inhibits the corrosion of metal which comes into contact with the cleaning composition.

402	.. Sulfur or nitrogen containing organic substituent in the component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 401. Compositions wherein the metal-corrosion inhibiting component is an organic compound which includes a sulfur or nitrogen containing substituent.

403	. Gel or malleable composition (e.g., plastic-like, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which are in the form of a gel or are capable of being shaped by manual pressure.

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516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 98+ for colloid systems of continuous or semicontinuous solid phase with discontinuous liquid phase (gels, pastes, flocs, coagulates) or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

404	. Cream or paste:

This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which are in the form of a cream or a paste.

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516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 98+ for colloid systems of continuous or semicontinuous solid phase with discontinuous liquid phase (gels, pastes, flocs, coagulates) or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

405	. Liquid composition:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid.

406	.. Packaged or gas-propelled composition:

This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which are enclosed in a package or container or are dispensed by the release of pressurized gas.

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206,

Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 524.1+ for packages or containers, per se, wherein the material for the container or content is specified.

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 1+ for continuous gas or vapor phase colloid system (e.g., smoke, fog, aerosol, cloud, mist) or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

407	.. Nonaqueous liquid:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which are substantially devoid of water.

408	... Azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition:

This subclass is indented under subclass 407. Compositions which are substantially constant boiling, and which approximate or duplicate the behavior of a single-substance solvent at a given temperature.

(1) Note. The distillates of azeotropes have the same composition as the original mixture.

409	.... Nitrogen containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Compositions which include a component which contains nitrogen.

410	.... Ternary composition:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Compositions which consist of three distinct components.

411	.... Oxygen containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 408. Compositions which include a component which contains oxygen.

412	... Halogenated hydrocarbon component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 407. Compositions which include a component which is a halogen-containing hydrocarbon.

413	... Polyoxyalkylene containing surfactant devoid of covalently bonded anionic substituents:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 407. Compositions which include a surfactant which is free of any covalently bonded anionic substituents and contains a polyoxyalkylene group.

414	... Sulfur containing anionically substituted surfactant:

This subclass is indented under subclass 407. Compositions which include a surfactant which contains sulfur and includes an anionic substituent.

(1) Note. The distillates of azeotropes have the same composition as the original mixture.

415	.. Azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which are substantially constant boiling and which approximate or duplicate the behavior of a single-substance solvent at a given temperature.

416	.. Opaque or pearlescent composition:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which are impervious to light or which have a pearly shine or gloss.

417	.. Plural immiscible liquid phases (e.g., emulsion, oily and aqueous layers, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which have at least two liquid phases which are physically incompatible.

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516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 9+ for continuous liquid phase colloid systems (e.g., foams, emulsions, suspensions, dispersions) or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

418	.. Liquid and solid phases (e.g., suspension, slurry, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which include at least one solid component which is insoluble in the liquid phase.

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516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 31+ for colloid systems of colloid-sized solid or semisolid phase dispersed in primarily organic continuous liquid phase, subclasses 77+ for colloid systems of colloid-sized solid phase dispersed in aqueous continuous liquid phase (e.g., slurry, suspension); or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

419	.. With colorant component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which include a component which is a color-imparting substance.

420	.. Alkali metal or ammonium borate, or crude plant or animal material extract component (e.g., borax, sour milk, soap bark extract, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which include a component which is an alkali metal or ammonium salt of a boron and oxygen containing inorganic acid, or is a crude extract of whole plant or animal material.

421	.. Polyoxyalkylene containing surfactant devoid of covalently bonded anionic substituents:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which include a surfactant which is free of any covalently bonded anionic substituents and contains a polyoxyalkylene moiety.

422	... With diverse nonsoap surfactant:

This subclass is indented under subclass 421. Compositions which additionally include a diverse surfactant other than soap.

(1) Note. See the class definition for details on what constitutes soap.

423	.... Nitrogen or phosphorus in surfactant devoid of covalently bonded anionic substituents:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 422. Compositions wherein at least one organic surfactant contains nitrogen or phosphorus and is free of covalently bonded anionic substituents.

424	.... Sulfur containing anionically substituted surfactant:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 422. Compositions which include a surfactant which contains sulfur and a covalently bonded anionic substituent.

425	..... With soap or diverse sulfur containing surfactant component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 424. Compositions which additionally include a component which is soap or a different surfactant which contains sulfur.

(1) Note. See class definitions for details on what constitutes soap.

426	.. Sulfur containing anionically substituted surfactant:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which include a surfactant which contains sulfur and a covalently bonded anionic substituent.

427	... With diverse nonsoap surfactant:

This subclass is indented under subclass 426. Compositions which additionally include a diverse surfactant other than soap.

(1) Note. See the class definition for details on what constitutes a soap surfactant.

428	.... Plural anionically substituted sulfur containing surfactants:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 427. Compositions which include at least two distinct surfactants each of which contains sulfur and a covalently bonded anionic substituent.

429	..... Sulfonate surfactant with sulfate monoester surfactant:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 428. Compositions wherein the anionically substituted surfactants include a sulfonate and a sulfate monoester.

430	... With soap component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 426. Compositions which additionally include a component which is soap.

431	... Organic phosphorus containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 426. Compositions which include an organic component which contains phosphorus.

432	... Organic solvent component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 426. Compositions which include a component which is an organic solvent.

433	.. Nitrogen in organic surfactant devoid of covalently bonded anionic substituents:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which include an organic surfactant which contains nitrogen and is free of any covalently bonded anionic substituents.

434	.. Polycarboxylic acid component, or acid anhydride or salt thereof (e.g., acrylic acid polymer, maleic anhydride, sodium citrate, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which include a component which contains plural carboxyl groups attached to one another by direct or indirect nonionic bonding, or an acid anhydride or salt of the component.

435	.. Ammonia or alkali metal hydroxide or carbonate component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which include a component which is ammonia or is a hydroxide or carbonate of an alkali metal (Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs).

436	.. Organic phosphorus containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which include an organic component which contains phosphorus.

437	.. Higher fatty acid component or salt or ester thereof (e.g., soap, vegetable oil, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 405. Compositions which include a component which is a higher fatty acid or a salt or ester of such acid.

438	. Heterogeneous arrangement (e.g., mixture of macroscopic particles differing in physical or chemical composition, etc.; liquid component encapsulated in or sorbed on solid material, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions in the form of a particulate heterogeneous arrangement of two or more components which differ from each other chemically or physically.

439	.. Package or dosing unit (e.g., sachet, wrapped cake soap, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 438. Arrangements which are in the form of a package or of a premeasured unit dose sufficient for a single cleaning operation.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 524.1+ for packages or containers, per se, wherein the material for the container or content is specified.

440	.. Bar or cake (e.g., having segments of different color, solubility, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 438. Arrangements which are in the form or a bar or cake.

441	.. Coated or encapsulated solid material, or process of preparing:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 438. Arrangements which include a solid component which is coated with or encapsulated in a solid material of diverse chemical composition, or processes of preparing the arrangements.

442	... Aqueous coating agent:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 441. Arrangements wherein the coating agent is applied from an aqueous medium, or processes of preparing the arrangements.

443	.. Spray-dried component, or process of preparing (e.g., postdosed composition, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 438. Arrangements which include a spray-dried component which is admixed with one or more diverse components, or processes of preparing the arrangements.

(1) Note. See the definition for subclass 452 for details on spray drying.

444	.. Agglomerated product or component, or process of preparing:

This subclass is indented under subclass 438. Products which are granular or particulate in form and are made by binding together very fine particles, such as powder, by means of a liquid or liquefiable binder, such as aqueous sodium silicate, in an agitated environment, such as a fluidized bed; processes of preparing the products; or heterogeneous arrangements comprising an agglomerated component.

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23,	Chemistry: Physical Processes, subclasses 313+ for processes of forming a nondetergent agglomerated product, per se.
264,	Plastic or Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating: Processes, subclasses 109+ for processes of forming nondetergent agglomerates, per se.

445	. Solid, shaped macroscopic article or structure (e.g., pellet, film, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions in the form of articles or structures which are solid, visible to the naked eye, and possess particular physical shape or structure.

446	.. Of compacted powdery or granular material (e.g., tablet, briquette, etc):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 445. Articles which are prepared by compacting or compressing powdery or granular material.

447	.. Bar or cake:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 445. Articles which are in the form of a bar or cake.

448	... With lime-soap dispersant:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 447. Articles which include a component which disperses water-insoluble salts formed from soap in water having a high content of minerals, such as calcium or magnesium salts.

449	... Having discrete indentation or protuberance:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 447. Articles the surfaces of which have one or more discrete indentations or protuberances.

450	... With anionically substituted non-soap surfactant and soap component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 447. Articles which include a surfactant that is other than soap and carries a covalently bonded anionic substituent, and a soap component.

451	.. Extruded product, or process of preparing (e.g., noodles, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 445. Structures which are shaped by extruding a semifluid material through an aperture having a particular shape, or processes of preparing the products.

452	.. Spray-dried product, or process of preparing:

This subclass is indented under subclass 445. Structures in the form of a particulate product made by spraying a solution, melt, or slurry of cleaning composition ingredients into a heated atmosphere, or processes of preparing the products.

(1) Note. The heated atmosphere facilitates the removal of the liquid medium and formation of the solid particles, which are usually spherelike and hollow.

453	... Inorganic phosphorus containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 452. Structures which include an inorganic component which contains phosphorus.

454	... Soap component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 452. Structures which include soap as a component.

455	.. Gas-filled void containing (e.g., foamed particle, hollow pellet, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 445. Structures which are macroscopic, solid, and contain gas-filled voids which may be open or closed.

456	. Spray cooling process, or product thereof:

This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Processes wherein a particulate solid product is produced by spraying a hot melt, solution, or slurry of the cleaning composition components into a cool atmosphere, or products of such processes.

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452+,

for spray-dried products and processes.

457	. Heat drying process, or product thereof:

This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Processes wherein a particulate solid product is produced by drying a solution or slurry of the cleaning composition components on an evaporative surface, such as a rotating drum or roll, or on a stationary hot plate, or products of such processes.

(1) Note. The dried composition is usually separated from the hot surface in the form of a sheet, or the like, and subsequently subdivided (e.g., by grinding) into particulate form.

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452+,

for spray-dried products and processes.

458	. Process of making a soap containing composition by saponification of an ester, or product thereof:

This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Processes wherein a composition containing soap is produced by converting an ester of a higher fatty or rosin acid, usually a glyceride, such as animal fat or vegetable oil, into a salt of the acid and into the corresponding alcohol, usually by means of an alkaline material, such as sodium hydroxide; or products of such processes.

(1) Note. See the class definition for a definition of soap.

459	.. With subsequent processing, or product thereof (e.g., postdosing of other components, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 458. Processes wherein the saponification step is followed by an additional processing step or steps to obtain the finished product, or products of such processes.

460	.. With boron or silicon containing inorganic component or cellular animal or plant material component (e.g., potato pulp, flour, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 458. Processes which include a component which is inorganic and contains boron or silicon, or which is of animal or plant origin and retains its original cellular structure; or products of such processes.

461	. Specific organic component (e.g., triazines, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which are in solid form and include an organic component in which at least one of the constituent atoms, in addition to carbon, is known or can be deduced with certainty.

(1) Note. For purposes of this and indented subclasses, the term "organic material" is considered too broad, as are materials recited in terms of mere function, such as "perfume," "anionic surfactant," etc.

(2) Note. See the class definition, paragraph IV, F, concerning placement of patents wherein the physical form of the composition is not explicitly recited in the claims.

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403,	for compositions which are in the form of a gel and which are of general utility.
404,	for compositions which are in the form of a cream or paste and which are of general utility.
405+,	for liquid compositions which are of general utility.

462	.. Cellular animal or plant material (e.g., tree bark, leather, flour, cellulose fiber, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component is of animal or plant origin and retains its original cellular structure.

463	.. Crude animal or plant material extract (e.g., pine oil, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component is a crude, unrefined extract of animal or plant material.

464	.. Lignin:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component is lignin.

465	.. Boron in the component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component contains boron.

466	.. Silicon in the component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component contains silicon.

467	.. Phosphorus in the component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component contains phosphorus.

468	... Phospholipid (e.g., lecithin, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 467. Compositions wherein the component is a phosphoric acid glycerol ester containing a higher fatty acid moiety.

469	... Carbon bonded directly to the phosphorus (e.g., phosphonic acid or salt or ester thereof, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 467. Compositions wherein the phosphorus is bonded directly to a carbon atom.

470	.. Carbohydrate:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component is a carbohydrate.

471	... Containing carboxyl group or salt thereof (e.g., carboxymethyl cellulose, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 470. Compositions wherein the carbohydrate contains a carboxyl substituent, or a salt of the substituent.

472	.... With organic sulfoxy containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 471. Compositions which additionally contain an organic component containing a sulfoxy substituent.

473	... Cellulose:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 470. Compositions wherein the carbohydrate is cellulose.

474	... Starch:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 470. Compositions wherein the carbohydrate is starch.

475	.. Synthetic polymer or natural rubber (other than polyether, such as polyethylene glycol, alkylene oxide condensation products, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component is a synthetic polymer, other than a polyether, or is natural rubber.

476	... Carboxylic acid anhydride, free carboxyl group, or salt thereof in the polymer:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 475. Compositions wherein the polymer contains a carboxylic acid anhydride or a free carboxyl substituent, or is a salt of the carboxyl substituent.

477	.. Polycarboxylic acid component, or salt thereof:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component contains plural carboxyl substituents attached to one another by direct or indirect nonionic bonding, or is a salt of such substituents.

478	... With alkali metal carbonate or bicarbonate component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 477. Compositions which additionally contain a component which is a carbonate or bicarbonate salt of an alkali metal (Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs).

479	... Ether group in the polycarboxylic component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 477. Compositions wherein the polycarboxylic component contains an ether substituent.

480	... Nitrogen attached to the polycarboxylic component by nonionic bonding (e.g., nitrilotriacetate salt, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 477. Compositions wherein the polycarboxylic component contains a nitrogen substituent which is attached to the component by nonionic bonding which may be direct or indirect.

481	.. Soap:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component is soap.

482	... With lime-soap dispersant:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 481. Compositions which include a component which disperses water-insoluble salts formed from soap in water having a high content of minerals, such as calcium or magnesium salts.

483	... Transparent or translucent composition, or process of preparing:

This subclass is indented under subclass 481. Compositions which transmit substantially all incident radiation in the visible spectrum range, or processes of preparing the compositions.

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147,	for transparent or translucent solid, shaped articles intended for use on human skin.

484	... With hydrocarbon or organic sulfoxy containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 481. Compositions which additionally contain a component which is a hydrocarbon or is an organic compound containing a sulfoxy substituent.

485	.... With clay, aluminum, or heavy metal containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 481. Compositions which additionally include a component which is clay or contains aluminum or heavy metal.

486	... With boron, silicon, or phosphorus containing inorganic component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 481. Compositions which additionally include an inorganic component which contains boron, silicon, or phosphorus.

487	.. Natural resin (e.g., rosin, shellac, tall oil, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component is a natural resin.

(1) Note. Tall oil is included in this subclass because it comprises a mixture of higher fatty acids with rosin acids.

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481+,

for compositions which contain soaps of rosin acids.

488	.. Carboxylic acid, or salt thereof:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component is a carboxylic acid or its salt.

489	... Sulfur attached indirectly to the carboxyl group by nonionic bonding, or salt thereof:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 488. Compositions wherein the carboxyl or carboxylic salt group is attached indirectly to sulfur by nonionic bonding.

490	... Nitrogen attached indirectly to the carboxyl group by nonionic bonding, or salt thereof:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 488. Compositions wherein the carboxyl or carboxylic salt group is attached indirectly to nitrogen by nonionic bonding.

491	... Higher fatty acid or salt thereof:

This subclass is indented under subclass 488. Compositions wherein the organic component is an optionally substituted higher fatty acid or its salt.

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481+,

for cleaning compositions containing soap.

492	.. Sulfur in the component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component contains sulfur.

493	... Sulfoxy (e.g., dimethyl sulfoxide, sulfone, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 492. Compositions wherein at least one oxygen is double bonded to the sulfur.

494	.... Nitrogen attached directly or indirectly to the sulfoxy group by nonionic bonding:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 493. Compositions wherein the sulfoxy group is attached directly or indirectly to nitrogen by nonionic bonding.

495	.... Sulfonic acid or sulfate monoester substituent in the component, or salt thereof:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 493. Compositions wherein the organic component contains a sulfonic acid or sulfate monoester substituent or is a salt of the substituent.

496	..... With nitrogen containing organic component devoid of covalently bonded anionic substituents:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 495. Compositions which additionally include an organic component which is devoid of any covalently bonded anionic substituents and contains nitrogen.

497	..... With nonionic hydroxy containing organic component (e.g., alcohol, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 495. Compositions which additionally include an organic component which contains a hydroxy substituent and is nonionic.

498	..... With diverse sulfonic acid or sulfate monoester component, or salt thereof (e.g., sulfate and sulfonate, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 495. Compositions which include at least two distinct organic components, each carrying a sulfonic acid or sulfate monoester substituent, or a salt of the substituent.

499	.. Nitrogen in the component (except triazines) (e.g., amine, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component includes nitrogen, and is other than a triazine.

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461,	for compositions which contain triazines.

500	... Heterocyclic nitrogen (except triazines):

This subclass is indented under subclass 499. Compositions wherein nitrogen forms part of a heterocyclic ring.

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461,	for compositions which contain triazines.

501	... Amido nitrogen (e.g., urea, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 499. Compositions wherein the organic component contains an amido substituent (i.e., a carbonyl group, -C(=O)-, is bonded directly to the nitrogen).

502	.... Hydroxy in the component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 501. Compositions wherein the amido-containing component also contains a hydroxy substituent.

503	... Amine oxide:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 499. Compositions wherein the nitrogen containing component is an amine oxide.

504	... Quaternary ammonium:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 499. Compositions wherein the organic component contains a quaternary ammonium substituent.

505	.. Oxygen in the component (except substituted triazines):

This subclass is indented under subclass 461. Compositions wherein the organic component contains oxygen, other than as a triazine substituent.

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461,	for compositions which contain a substituted triazine.

506	... Ether:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 505. Compositions wherein the oxygen is present in the form of an ether substituent.

507	. Clay or inorganic aluminosilicate salt component (e.g., bentonite, zeolite, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which are solid and include an inorganic component which is clay or the salt of an aluminosilicate.

508	. Heavy metal or aluminum containing inorganic component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which are solid and include an inorganic component which contains aluminum or a heavy metal (i.e., metal having a specific gravity of at least 4).

509	. Alkali metal carbonate, bicarbonate, or sesquicarbonate component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which are solid and include a component which is a carbonate, bicarbonate, or sesquicarbonate of an alkali metal (Li, Na, K, Rb, or Cs).

510	.. With inorganic phosphorus containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 509. Compositions which additionally include an inorganic component which contains phosphorus.

511	. Inorganic silicon containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 108. Compositions which are solid and include an inorganic component which contains silicon.

512	.. With inorganic phosphorus containing component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 511. Compositions which additionally include an inorganic component which contains phosphorus.

513	AUXILIARY COMPOSITIONS FOR CLEANING, OR PROCESSES OF PREPARING (E.G., LAUNDERING AIDS, SUCH AS WRINKLE-REDUCING COMPOSITIONS, ETC.):

This subclass is indented under the class definition. Compositions which: (a) constitute an intermediate composition of two or more components used in the manufacture of cleaning compositions, such as detergent builder compositions, or surfactant compositions specialized for use in cleaning agents; or (b) when used in the cleaning process or in a finishing step, improve the appearance or feel of the cleaned articles, such as dishwasher rinse or textile softening compositions; or (c) when used together with surfactants and other customary components of cleaning compositions, facilitate the removal of soil in the course of a current or subsequent cleaning operation, such as laundry sour, enzyme, or soil-release compositions.

(1) Note. Included in this and indented subclasses are compositions such as dishwasher rinses, textile softening or antistatic agents, soil-release or antisoiling agents, laundry sours, enzymes, detergent builders and surfactants, consonant with categories (a) through (c) of the subclass definition and specialized and designed for such utility, as well as any compositions within the purview of such criteria which are not provided for elsewhere.

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252,

Compositions, subclasses 175+ for water-softening or purifying or scale-inhibiting agents which are not specifically designed for use as detergent builders, subclass 321 for defoaming compositions, and subclasses 186.1+ for oxidative bleach or oxidant compositions, per se.

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, appropriate subclasses for subject matter relating to: colloid systems (such as sols*, emulsions, dispersions, foams, aerosols, smokes, gels, or pastes) or wetting agents (such as leveling, penetrating, or spreading); subcombination compositions of colloid systems containing at least an agent specialized and designed for or peculiar to use in making or stabilizing colloid systems; compositions and subcombination compositions specialized and designed for or peculiar to use in breaking (resolving) or inhibiting colloid systems; processes of making the compositions or systems of the class; processes of breaking (resolving) or inhibiting colloid systems; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art; such as surfactants which are not specifically designed for use in cleaning compositions.

514	. Dishwasher rinse composition:

This subclass is indented under subclass 513. Compositions specialized for use in the rinse cycle of an automatic dishwasher.

(1) Note. Such compositions promote even drainage of rinse water and prevent spotting of the cleaned articles upon drying.

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516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 198+ for wetting agents (e.g., spreading, penetrating, leveling) or methods of making such agents, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

515	. Textile softening or antistatic composition (e.g., for use in the wash cycle, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 513. Compositions designed to eliminate or reduce static electrical charge, or to impart a softer feel or hand to textile articles treated therewith in the course of, or subsequent to, a laundering or dry cleaning operation.

516	.. With diverse textile treating component (e.g., laundry sour, optical brightener, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 515. Compositions which additionally include a component which performs a different textile treating function.

517	... Soil-release or antisoiling component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 516. Compositions wherein the diverse component either retards resoiling of an article treated therewith or facilitates the removal of newly accumulated soil in a subsequent cleaning operation.

518	... Halogen, nitrogen, oxygen, or phosphorus containing chemical bleach or oxidant or antiseptic, biocidal, or deodorant component:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 516. Compositions wherein the diverse component is a chemical bleach or oxidant, or is an antiseptic, biocidal, or deodorant agent, and contains halogen, nitrogen, oxygen, or phosphorus.

519	.. Dryer-activated composition or article (e.g., rupturable capsule, reusable dispenser, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 515. Compositions which are activated by heat of a clothes dryer and may be enclosed in a package or combined with a substrate.

(1) Note. Certain of these compositions may be enclosed in a package or dispenser which is added to the load to be laundered at the beginning of the wash cycle but the active composition is only released in the dryer. These are the so-called "through-the-wash" compositions and packages.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 524.1+ for packages or containers, per se, wherein the material for the container or content is specified.

520	... Water-insoluble, single-use solid substrate or enclosure, or composition combinable therewith (e.g., dryer sheet, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 519. Compositions which are dispensed in the dryer from a water-insoluble single-use enclosure or substrate, or compositions to be combined with the substrate or enclosure.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 524.1+ for packages or containers, per se, wherein the material for the container or content is specified.

521	.. Rinse-added composition:

This subclass is indented under subclass 515. Compositions which are added to the rinse water either in manual laundering or in an automatic washer.

(1) Note. Many of these compositions are incompatible with detergents and hence cannot be used in the wash cycle.

522	... Liquid composition:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 521. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid.

523	.... Package or encapsulated component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 522. Compositions which are enclosed in a package or dispenser or which include an encapsulated component.

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206,	Special Receptacle or Package, subclasses 524.1+ for packages or containers, per se, wherein the material for the container or content is specified.

524	.... Nonionic polyoxyalkylene containing component (e.g., polyethylene glycol, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 522. Compositions which include a component which contains a polyoxyalkylene substituent and is nonionic.

525	.... Water-miscible organic solvent component (e.g., lower alkanol, ethylene glycol, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 522. Compositions which include an organic solvent component which is miscible with water.

526	.... Acyclic hydrocarbon or nitrogen-free higher fatty acid component or ester or alcohol derived therefrom:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 522. Compositions which include a component which is an acyclic hydrocarbon, or is a higher fatty acid devoid of nitrogen, or is an ester or an alcohol derived from such fatty acid.

527	.. Liquid composition:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 515. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid.

528	. Soil-release or antisoiling composition:

	This subclass is indented under subclass 513. Compositions which, when used together with a cleaning or auxiliary agent, either retard the resoiling of an article treated therewith, or facilitate the removal of newly accumulated soil in a subsequent cleaning operation.

529	. Laundry sour composition:

This subclass is indented under subclass 513. Compositions which serve to neutralize excess alkalinity remaining from a cleaning agent.

(1) Note. Laundry sour compositions are used primarily in the rinse cycle in commercial laundries, where highly alkaline detergents are utilized in the main wash.

530	. Enzyme composition:

This subclass is indented under subclass 513. Compositions which include an enzyme component and are specialized and designed for incorporation with other components of a cleaning composition; the enzymes usually facilitate cleaning by degrading specific types of soil, such as protein, oil, or grease.

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435,

Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology, subclasses 174 through 182for carrier-bound or immobilized enzymes, and preparation thereof; subclass 187 for processes of preparing granular or free-flowing enzyme compositions; subclass 188 for processes of stabilizing an enzyme; and subclass 264 for processes of cleaning using an enzyme.

531	. Detergent builder composition:

This subclass is indented under subclass 513. Compositions specialized for use in conjunction with surfactants or other cleaning agents, such as alkaline substances, and which enhance the detergency of the surfactant or cleaning agent (e.g., by providing a water-softening effect by removing polyvalent metal ions, such as calcium).

(1) Note. See search notes under subclass 513 for other water-softening compositions.

532	.. Aluminum or boron containing metal silicate component (e.g., aluminosilicate, zeolite, etc.):

This subclass is indented under subclass 531. Compositions which include a component which is a metal salt of a silicate which is combined with aluminum or boron.

(1) Note. The action of such components is usually via the ion-exchange mechanism, which immobilizes polyvalent metal ions.

533	.. Polycarboxylic acid component, or salt thereof (e.g., nitrilotriacetic acid, polyacrylic acid, etc.):

	This subclass is indented under subclass 531. Compositions which include a component which contains plural carboxyl substituents attached to one another by direct or indirect nonionic bonding, or is a salt of such substituents.

534	.. Inorganic phosphorus containing component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 531. Compositions which include an inorganic component containing phosphorus.

(1) Note. Water-soluble salts of various phosphoric acids remove polyvalent metal ions by precipitation.

535	. Surfactant composition for cleaning agents (other than raw soap):

This subclass is indented under subclass 513. Surface active compositions which are not raw soap and which are specialized for use in cleaning compositions together with other auxiliary components, such as builders, fillers, etc.

(1) Note. See class definitions for further details on surfactants.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

252,	Compositions, subclass 367.1 for raw soaps and processes of making them.
516,	Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 198+ for wetting agents (e.g., spreading, penetrating, leveling) or methods of making such agents, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

536	.. Sulfoxy containing anionically substituted surfactant component:

This subclass is indented under subclass 535. Compositions which include an organic surfactant component which includes a sulfoxy-containing anionic substituent.

(1) Note. The anionic substituent may be, for example, a sulfonate salt or sulfate monoester moiety.

537	... Liquid or paste composition:

This subclass is indented under subclass 536. Compositions which are in the form of a liquid or a paste.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:

516,

Colloid Systems and Wetting Agents; Subcombinations Thereof; Processes of Making, Stabilizing, Breaking, or Inhibiting, subclasses 9+ for continuous liquid phase colloid systems (e.g., foams, emulsions, suspensions, dispersions), subclasses 98+ for colloid systems of continuous or semicontinuous solid phase with discontinuous liquid phase (gels, pastes, flocs, coagulates); or agents for such systems or making or stabilizing such systems or agents; in each instance, when generically claimed or when there is no hierarchically superior provision in the USPC for the specifically claimed art.

FOR000

CLASS-RELATED FOREIGN DOCUMENTS

	This subclass has no definition.

FOR 100

DESCALING AGENT CONTAINING:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain substances which are specialized and designed for, or peculiar to, use in removing or loosening scale or incrustation from the inner surfaces of steam boilers, water heaters or other water containers, or processes of making such compositions.

FOR 101

. Deoxidant or free-metal containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain deoxidants or free metals.

FOR 102

. Plant or organic material containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain plants, plant parts or extracts, or organic compounds.

FOR 103

.. Tannin, bark, or bark extract containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain tannin, bark or bark extracts.

FOR 104

... With inorganic compound or element (except water):

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain inorganic compounds or elements, other than water.

FOR 105

.... Inorganic matter other than alkali-metal hydroxides and carbonates and water:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions contain inorganic compounds or elements other than alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal carbonates and water.

FOR 106

.. With inorganic compound or element (except water):

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain inorganic compounds or elements other than water.

FOR 107

... Inorganic matter other than alkali-metal hydroxides and carbonates and water:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain inorganic compounds or elements other than alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal carbonates and water.

FOR 108

DETERGENTS (FOR USE ON SOLID MATERIALS):

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions specialized and designed for, or peculiar to, use in cleaning or removing foreign matter from solid surfaces.

FOR 109

. Packages or heterogenous arrangements:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions in the form of packages or which contain, in each case, a particular heterogeneous arrangement of two or more components, other than mixed or coated granules, which differ from each other chemically or physically.

FOR 110

.. Impregnated or coated with detergents:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions when there are present sheets or other bodies of nondetergent materials impregnated or coated with thin layers of soaps or detergents, per se.

FOR 111

.. Separate soap containing and non-soap zones:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which in each case, include a zone which contains a water-soluble soap and a separate zone of material which does not contain a water-soluble soap.

FOR 112

... Wrapped or encased soaps:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions when the soap is closely surrounded by a coating, wrapper or casing.

FOR 113

. With chemical bleachant, oxidant, or reductant:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain compounds which are adapted to bleach, oxidize, or reduce by chemical reactions.

FOR 114

.. Oxidant containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain compounds which are adapted to oxidize by chemical reactions.

FOR 115

... Soap (water-soluble fatty acid or rosin) containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-soluble soaps of fatty acids or rosin.

FOR 116

.... Water-soluble inorganic B, Si, or P compound containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-soluble inorganic compounds of boron, phosphorus or silicon.

FOR 117

.... Ammonia, amine, or nitrogen base compound containing (except proteins):

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain ammonia, amines or nitrogen bases, or compounds thereof, other than proteins.

FOR 118

... Water-soluble inorganic B, Si, or P compound containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-soluble inorganic compounds of boron, phosphorus or silicon.

FOR 119

... Acidic:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which have acid reactions.

FOR 120

.... Nitric acid or aqua regia containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain nitric acid or aqua regia.

FOR 121

... Ammonia, amine, or nitrogen base compound containing (except proteins):

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain ammonia, amines, or nitrogen bases, or compounds thereof, other than proteins.

FOR 122

... Alkaline:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which have alkaline reactions.

FOR 123

... Solvent (physical or chemical ) containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain solvents other than water.

FOR 124

.. Reductant containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain compounds which are adapted to reduce by chemical reactions.

FOR 125

. Antiseptic, insecticide, or biocide containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain antiseptics, insecticides or other substances which are adapted to destroy plant or animal life, for the purpose of more than merely preserving the compositions.

FOR 126

.. Soap (water soluble fatty acid or rosin) containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-soluble soaps of fatty acids or rosin.

FOR 127

. Soap (water-soluble fatty acid or rosin) containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-soluble soaps of fatty acids or rosin.

FOR 128

.. Water-soluble inorganic B, Si, or P compound:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-soluble inorganic compounds of boron, phosphorus or silicon.

FOR 129

... Ammonia, amine, or nitrogen base compound containing (except proteins):

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain ammonia, amines or nitrogen bases, or compounds thereof, other than proteins.

FOR 130

.... Physical non-water solvent containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain nonchemically-acting solvents other than water.

FOR 131

..... Water soluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, nonsaponifiable waxes, gums, solid thickeners, or solid fillers.

FOR 132

.... Water-insoluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, nonsaponifiable waxes, gums, solid thickeners, or solid fillers.

FOR 133

... Physical non-water solvent containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain nonchemically-acting solvents other than water.

FOR 134

... Water-soluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, nonsaponifiable waxes, gums, solid thickeners, or solid fillers.

FOR 135

... Water-soluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, nonsaponifiable waxes, gums, solid thickeners, or solid fillers.

FOR 136

.. Ammonia, amine, or nitrogen base compound containing (except proteins):

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain ammonia, amines or nitrogen bases, or compounds thereof, other than proteins.

FOR 137

... Physical non-water solvent containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain nonchemically-acting solvents other than water.

FOR 138

.... Water-soluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, nonsaponifiable waxes, gums, solid thickeners, or solid fillers.

FOR 139

... Water-insoluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, nonsaponifiable waxes, gums, solid thickeners, or solid fillers.

FOR 140

.. Organic sulpho-compound containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain organic compounds which contain a sulfo or sulfate radical.

FOR 141

.. Physical non-water solvent containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain nonchemically-acting solvents other than water.

FOR 142

... Water-insoluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, nonsaponifiable waxes, gums, solid thickeners, or solid fillers.

FOR 143

.... Organic and inorganic type:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain, both an organic and an inorganic water-insoluble abradent, nonsaponifiable wax, gum, solid thickener or solid filler.

FOR 144

.... Organic type:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain organic water-insoluble abradents, nonsaponifiable waxes, gums, solid thickeners, or solid fillers.

FOR 145

... Hydrocarbon or halohydrocarbon containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain hydrocarbons or halohydrocarbons.

FOR 146

.... Nonhydrocarbon non-soap organic compound containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain organic compounds which are not hydrocarbons or water-soluble soaps of fatty acids or rosin.

FOR 147

.. Water-insoluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, nonsaponifiable waxes, gums, solid thickeners, or solid fillers.

FOR 148

... Organic and inorganic type:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain, both an organic and an inorganic water-insoluble abradent, wax, gum, solid thickener or solid filler.

FOR 149

... Organic type:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain inorganic water-insoluble abradents, waxes, gums, solid thickeners or solid fillers.

FOR 150

... Inorganic type:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain inorganic water-insoluble abradents, solid thickeners, or solid fillers.

FOR 151

.. With other organic, plant, or animal matter or compound:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain organic plant or animal extracts or matter or compounds other than the water-soluble soaps of fatty acids or rosin.

FOR 152

.. With inorganic compound or element (except alkali-metal hydroxides and carbonates and water):

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain inorganic compounds or elements other than water, alkali-metal hydroxides, and alkali-metal carbonates.

FOR 153

. Shapes or structures:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which possess particular physical shapes or structures other than granules or mere soap.

FOR 154

. Water-soluble inorganic B, Si, or P compound containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-soluble inorganic compounds of boron, phosphorus or silicon.

FOR 155

.. Acidic:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which have acid reactions.

FOR 156

.. Nitrogen base containing (except protein):

	Foreign Art Collections including composition containing ammonia or hydrazine, or a derivative of either, in which at least one hydrogen is replaced by a singly or doubly bonded carbon or by an acyl group or a salt of ammonia, hydrazine or such derivative, except protein.

FOR 157

... Heterocyclic:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the nitrogen of the amine is part of a heterocyclic ring, e.g., imidazoline.

FOR 158

... Amine or amide:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the nitrogen is directly bonded to a carbon atom.

FOR 159

.... Sulfur or phosphorus containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the amine compound includes a sulfur or a phosphorus atom.

FOR 160

.... Soluble carboxylic acid or salt:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the amine compound includes a carboxy group having a water soluble cation, e.g., sodium nitrilotriacetate.

FOR 161

.... Quaternary or amine oxide:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition wherein the amine is penatvalent and the additional valences are satisfied by carbon or oxygen.

FOR 162

.... Hydroxy:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition wherein the amine compound includes a hydroxy moiety.

FOR 163

.. Organic sulfoxy:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which an organic compound contains a S=O group.

FOR 164

... Organic sulfate:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition including a compound having the SO₄ group attached to an organic radical.

FOR 165

.... Oxy:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the sulfate compound includes an ether or hydroxy group.

FOR 166

.... With acyclic sulfonate:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition which includes an additional acyclic compound which contains a SO₃ radical.

FOR 167

.... With aromatic sulfonate:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition which includes an additional compound containing a benzene ring and a SO₃ radical.

FOR 168

... Aliphatic sulfonate:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition which includes a compound containing the SO₃ group free of benzene ring structure.

FOR 169

.... Unsaturatred:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the sulfonic compound includes a double or triple bond.

FOR 170

..... With aromatic sulfonate:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition which includes an additional ingredient which contains a SO₃ group and a benzene ring.

FOR 171

.... Non-oxo carboxylic:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the sulfonic compound includes the COOX group, in which X forms the acid, a salt or an ester.

FOR 172

... Aromatic sulfonate:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition which includes a compound which contains a benzene ring and a SO₃ radical.

FOR 173

.... With non-ionic wetting agent or fatty alcohol:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition which includes an additional surfactant which does not ionize, e.g., ester, polyether, polyol, or fatty alcohol.

FOR 174

.. Physical non-water solvent containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain nonchemically acting solvents other than water.

FOR 175

.. Water-insoluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, nonsaponifiable waxes, gums, solid thickeners or solid fillers.

FOR 176

. Water-insoluble cyanides or cyanates containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-soluble cyanides, cyanates or thiocyanates, other than mere double cyanides (e.g., potassium ferr- or ferri-cyanides).

FOR 177

. Acidic:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which have acid reactions.

FOR 178

.. Physical non-water solvent containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain nonchemically-acting solvents other than water.

FOR 179

... Water-insoluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, waxes, gums, solid thickeners or solid fillers.

FOR 180

.. Water-insoluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, waxes, gums, solid thickeners or solid fillers.

FOR 181

.. With corrosion inhibitants:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which, in each case, contain a substance for inhibiting corrosion or attack of the solid surfaces to be cleaned, by any other substance in the compositions.

FOR 182

... Compounds of elements other than C, H, O, N, S, CI, Na, and k containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain elements other than C, H, O, N, S, Cl, Na and K and compounds of such elements.

FOR 183

... Organic nitrogen compound containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain organic compounds which contain nitrogen.

FOR 184

.... Thio organic compound containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain organic compounds which contain sulfur which is joined directly to carbon but not joined directly to oxygen.

FOR 185

..... Thiazole nucleus containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain compounds which contain a thiazole nucleus.

FOR 186

... Organic sulphur compound containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain organic compounds which contain sulfur.

FOR 187

. Nitrogen base containing (except protein):

	Foreign Art Collections including composition containing ammonia, or hydrazine, or a derivative thereof in which at least one hydrogen is replaced by a singly or doubly bonded carbon or by an acyl group or a salt of ammonia, hydrazine or such derivative, except protein.

FOR 188

.. Heterocyclic:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the nitrogen of the amine is part of a heterocyclic ring, e.g., imidazoline.

FOR 189

... Optical bleach:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the heterocyclic amine functions as an optical brightener or a fluorescent whitener.

FOR 190

.. Amine or amide:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the nitrogen is directly bonded to a carbon atom.

FOR 191

... Sulfur or phosphorus containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the amine compound includes a sulfur or a phosphorus atom.

FOR 192

... Soluble carboxylic acid or salt:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the amine compound includes a carboxy group having a water soluble cation, e.g., sodium nitrilotriacetate.

FOR 193

... Quaternary or amine oxide:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition wherein the amine is penatvalent and the additional valences are satisfied by carbon or oxygen.

FOR 194

... Hydroxy:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition wherein the amine compound includes a hydroxy moiety.

FOR 195

.. Physical non-water solvent containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain nonchemically-acting solvents other than water.

FOR 196

... Water-insoluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, nonsaponifiable waxes, gums, solid thickeners or solid fillers.

FOR 197

.. Water-insoluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, nonsaponifiable waxes, gums, solid thickeners or solid fillers.

FOR 198

. Alkaline:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which have alkaline reactions.

FOR 199

.. Gas-generative:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which are adapted to generate or liberate gas when brought in contact with water.

FOR 200

.. Physical non-water solvent containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain nonchemically-acting solvent other than water.

FOR 201

... Water-insoluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, nonsaponifiable waxes, gums, solid thickeners or solid fillers.

FOR 202

.. Water-insoluble abradant, wax, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain water-insoluble abradents, nonsaponifiable waxes, gums, solid thickeners or solid fillers.

FOR 203

. Organic sulfoxy:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which an organic compound contains a S=O group.

FOR 204

.. Organic sulfate:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition including a compound having the SO₄ group attached to an organic radical.

FOR 205

... Oxy:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the sulfate compound inlcudes an ether or hydroxy group.

FOR 206

... With acyclic sulfonate:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition which includes an additional acyclic compound which contains a SO₃ radical.

FOR 207

... With aromatic sulfonate:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition which includes an additional compound containing a benzene ring and a SO₃ radical.

FOR 208

.. Aliphatic sulfonate:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition which includes a compound containing the SO₃ group free of benzene ring structure.

FOR 209

... Unsaturated:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the sulfonic compound includes a double or triple bond.

FOR 210

.... With aromatic sulfonate:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition which includes an additional ingredient which contains a SO₃ group and a benzene ring.

FOR 211

... Non-oxo carboxylic:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition in which the sulfonic compound includes the COOX group, in which X forms the acid, a salt or an ester.

FOR 212

.. Aromatic sulfonate:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition which includes a compound which contains a benzene ring and SO₃ radical.

FOR 213

... With non-ionic wetting agent or fatty alcohol:

	Foreign Art Collections including composition which includes an additional surfactant which does not ionize, e.g., ester, polyether or polyol.

FOR 214

. Physical or chemical non-water solvent containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain solvents other than water.

FOR 215

.. Abradant, wax, cellulose ester, inorganic solid, or filler containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain abradents, waxes, gums, cellulose esters, inorganic solids, thickeners or fillers.

FOR 216

... With oxygen organic compounds

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain organic compounds which contain oxygen, other than the substances recited in this hierarchy.

FOR 217

.... With organic compounds of other than C, H, and O

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain organic compounds which contain elements, other than carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, other than the substances recited in this hierarchy.

FOR 218

..... With hydrocarbon solvents

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain hydrocarbon solvents.

FOR 219

.... With hydrocarbon solvents

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain hydrocarbon solvents.

FOR 220

..... Wax or cellulose-ester and abradant, inorganic solid, or other filling containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which, in each case, contain a wax or cellulose ester and also an abradent, inorganic solid, thickener or filler other than a wax or cellulose ester.

FOR 221

..... Wax or cellulose-ester containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain waxes or cellulose esters.

FOR 222

.. Oxygen organic compound containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain organic compounds which contain oxygen.

FOR 223

... Organic compounds of other than C, H, and O containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain organic compounds which contain elements other than carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

FOR 224

. Nonhydrocarbon substances containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain substances which are not hydrocarbons.

FOR 225

. Aqueous:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain a significant amount of water in the form of colloids or otherwise.

FOR 226

. Shapes or structres:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which possess particular physical shapes or structures.

FOR 227

. Perfume containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain a perfume.

FOR 228

. Enzyme containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain an enzyme.

FOR 229

. Coated or encapsulated particle or liquid containing (other than spray dried detergents):

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions in which all or part of the composition consists of particles having a material coated thereon or impregnated therein or consists of solid or liquid material having an encapsulation coating, but excluding mere detergent composition powders formed by spray drying.

FOR 230

. Alkali metal inorganic carbonate containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain an inorganic alkali metal carbonate, e.g., potassium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, etc.

FOR 231

. Organo-silicon compound containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain an organic silicon compound.

FOR 232

. Organo-phosphorus compound containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain an organic phosphorus compound.

FOR 233

. Carbohydrate moiety containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain a compound having a carbohydrate moiety.

FOR 234

.. Carboxyl group containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions wherein the carbohydrate moiety containing compound also contains a carboxyl group, either in free or in salt or esterified form.

FOR 235

. Nonpolymeric compound having at least two free carboxyl groups containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain a nonpolymeric compound having at least two free carboxyl groups or carboxylate salts or is an anhydride.

FOR 236

. Polyoxyalkylene compound containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain a compound having polyoxyalkylene groups.

FOR 237

.. Two or more polyoxyalkylene compounds containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain at least two polyoxyalkylene compounds.

FOR 238

. Polymer containing:

Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain a polymer.

(1) Note. This subclass includes proteins, unless present in the form of enzyme or in naturally occurring materials known to also include carbohydrate moieties.

(2) Note. This subclass includes, e.g., gelatin and polyvinyl alcohol.

FOR 239

.. Carboxylic acid anhydride, free carboxyl group, or salt thereof containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions wherein the polymer contains a carboxylic acid anhydride or free carboxyl group or salt thereof.

FOR 240

. Water-insoluble inorganic compound containing:

	Foreign Art Collections including compositions which contain a water-insoluble inorganic compound.