Use of amides of polymerized fatty acids as thickeners

US6165971A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Knut Oppenlander · Ludwigshafen, DE
• Michael Zirnstein · Schriesheim, DE
• Kristin Tiefensee · Bad Dürkheim, DE
• Günter Oetter · Bischofswerda, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 12, 1999
• Grant date: Dec 26, 2000
• Expiry date: May 12, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K2800/48
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to the use of amides of polymerized fatty acids as thickeners. Moreover, the invention relates to aqueous compositions comprising these amides as thickeners.