Patent ID: 7741264

Claim:
A composition of matter useful as a detergent which comprises: a) a first component which is a polymer that is formed from the co-polymerization of: i) a first monomer having the structure: in which R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, and any C 1 to C 24 hydrocarbyl group; X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , X 6 , X 7 , X 8 in each occurrence are each independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, ethyl, and methyl; M + is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, alkali metal ions, an alkaline earth metal ions, ammonium ions, alkyl-substituted ammonium ions, and hydroxyalkyl-substituted ammonium ions; m, n, p, q are each independently any integer in the range of between 0 and about 50, including 0 and 50, subject to the proviso that at least one of m, n, p, q are not zero; and ii) a second monomer, which is prepared from a polyethylene glycol having a methyl end cap and an ethylenically-unsaturated monomer selected from the group consisting of: acrylic acid and methacrylic acid; and b) one or more second component(s) useful in formulating soaps, cleaning compositions, hard surface cleaners, and laundry detergents.