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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.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy A Gutzmann, Eagan, MN (US);
Mark R Altier, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10M / ; C10M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252 11 ; 252 493 ; 252 50 ; 252 51 ; 252 / ;
Abstract
The invention is a particulate suspending, antimicrobial concentrate composition. The concentrate may be used in any number of environments including food service and processing environments such as brewing and bottling facilities. Generally the concentrate may be entrained in a product or introduced directly into the environment of use. The concentrate generally comprises an antimicrobial cationic compound such as a quaternary ammonium compound, and a particulate suspending surfactant such as an amphoteric propionic acid salt.