Patent ID: 8536112

Claim:
A liquid cleaning composition, comprising: at least one compound having the following Formula 1: wherein n is an integer from 1-30; one of X and Y is SO 3 —Z, the other of X and Y is H, and X and Y are independently assigned in each repeating unit; A 1 and A 2 are linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or un-substituted, alkyl diradicals wherein the total number of carbons for each repeating unit is independent and in the range of C 8 to C 22 ; a is 0, 1, or 2, and is independently assigned in each repeating unit; R is linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or un-substituted, wherein the total number of carbon atoms is from about 1 to about 24; W is a cation selected from the group consisting of sodium, lithium, ammonium and mixtures thereof; Z is a cation selected from the group consisting of sodium, lithium, ammonium and mixtures thereof; at least one alkyl ester sulfonate surfactant; wherein the liquid composition is substantially free of settled precipitation, and has a percent transmittance of greater than about 50 at 570 nanometers measured in the absence of dyes and opacifiers, at 25 degrees Celsius.