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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12570932 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2019

Removal and prevention of biofilm by nanoparticle chemistries

Applicant:

Championx Llc, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Inventors:

Cruz St. Peter, Saint Paul, MN (US);

Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian, Saint Paul, MN (US);

Duy Nguyen, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Rangarani Karnati, Saint Paul, MN (US);

Assignee:

ChampionX LLC, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Attorney:

McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC

Primary Examiner:

Walter E Webb

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/48 (2006.01); A01N 25/04 (2006.01); A01N 33/12 (2006.01); A01N 35/02 (2006.01); A01N 37/16 (2006.01); A01N 57/34 (2006.01); A01N 59/06 (2006.01); C11D 3/12 (2006.01); C11D 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/48 (2013.01); A01N 25/04 (2013.01); A01N 33/12 (2013.01); A01N 35/02 (2013.01); A01N 37/16 (2013.01); A01N 57/34 (2013.01); A01N 59/06 (2013.01); C11D 3/1213 (2013.01); C11D 17/0013 (2013.01); C11D 2111/20 (2024.01);
Abstract

Methods and compositions for biofilm removal in industrial applications and systems with prevalent biofilm and/or slime are disclosed. Various industrial processing, such as food and beverage processing, mining pipelines, cooling towers, and energy services applications benefit from the biofilm removal disclosed herein. In particular, the methods and compositions employ alumina nanoparticles alone or in combination with conventional biocides to remove biofilm and/or slime.

Find Patent Forward Citations

St. Peter, Cruz. (2026). Removal and prevention of biofilm by nanoparticle chemistries (U.S. Patent No. 12570932). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12570932

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