Patent ID: 7750044

Claim:
A quaternary ester compound which conforms to the following structure: A-(B—C) x -B-A wherein: A is wherein; R is alkyl having between 7 and 27 carbon atoms, and includes linear, branched, saturated, unsaturated and polyunsaturated; B is —CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 —(CH 2 CH 2 O) a —(CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O) b (CH 2 CH 2 O) c —CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 — a, b, and c are independently integers ranging from 0 to 20, with the proviso a+b+c is at least 1; C is selected from the group consisting of wherein; x is an integer ranging from 1 to 2000.