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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Ecolab Usa Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Clinton Hunt, Lakeville, MN (US);
Terrence P. Everson, Eagan, MN (US);
Erin Jane Dahlquist, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Paul J. Prew, Eagan, MN (US);
Bruce White, Hugo, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab USA Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 1/83 (2006.01); C11D 1/22 (2006.01); C11D 1/72 (2006.01); C11D 3/20 (2006.01); C11D 3/37 (2006.01); C11D 17/00 (2006.01); C11D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 1/83 (2013.01); C11D 1/22 (2013.01); C11D 1/72 (2013.01); C11D 3/2006 (2013.01); C11D 3/2041 (2013.01); C11D 3/2068 (2013.01); C11D 3/3723 (2013.01); C11D 11/0023 (2013.01); C11D 17/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention involves liquid cleaning compositions that are cocamide DEA free. According to the invention, nonionic surfactants can be used as rheology modifiers in combination with various coupling agents to provide an environmentally friendly alternative for traditional liquid cleaning compositions that rely on cocamide DEA thickening agents.