Miguel Lopez

Title: Miguel Lopez and His Neutral pH Cleaning Formulation.

Introduction

Miguel Lopez is an inventor based in Turlock, California, and works at The Clorox Company. His patent work includes a multi-surface cleaning formulation designed to maintain a substantially neutral pH.

Latest Patents

Lopez is associated with 1 patent, titled “Neutral pH Cleaning Formulation.” The invention describes a water-based cleaning formulation containing an alkyl amine oxide surfactant, a levulinate solvent, and a chelator and/or salt. Some embodiments also include a buffer. The formulation is designed to have a pH of about 5 to 8, with narrower disclosed ranges including about 6 to 8 and about 6.5 to 7.5. It may be provided as a spray, applied to cleaning wipes, sold as a concentrate, used in soaps, or prepared in other forms.

Career Highlights

Lopez’s disclosed patent work focuses on a cleaning product formulation that combines surfactant and solvent components with ingredients intended to support a near-neutral pH. The patent describes potential uses across several cleaning-product formats.

Collaborations

The provided information names Crystal Bell and Walter Schenck as some of Lopez’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patent or establish that they were co-inventors.

Conclusion

Miguel Lopez’s patent describes a versatile, substantially neutral-pH cleaning formulation associated with his work at The Clorox Company.