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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. 26, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce L Libutti, Teaneck, NJ (US);
Joseph Mihelic, Sparta, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ashland Inc., Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D / ; C11D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
510417 ; 510421 ; 510433 ; 510437 ; 510499 ; 510506 ; 510245 ; 510265 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to stable microemulsion cleaners having decreased volatile organic content comprising (a) a non polar, organic hydrocarbon solvent system comprising (i) an aromatic solvent and/or (ii) an aliphatic solvent, (b) an ethoxylate of an aromatic or aliphatic hydrophobe; (c) a glycol ether or ethylene glycol; a primary amino alcohol; water; and other components for specific applications. These cleaners can be used for removing oil, grease, and baked-on carbon deposits from metal surfaces, and are particularly useful as engine shampoos and cleaners for air coolers.