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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:
Jun. 27, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher L Wiatr, McMurray, PA (US);
David Elliott, Imperial, PA (US);
Assignee:
Calgon Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134 26 ; 134 27 ; 134 29 ; 134 40 ; 510188 ; 510218 ; 510245 ; 510254 ; 510365 ; 510392 ;
Abstract
Compositions and methods for cleaning metal and non-metal surfaces utilizing a nonionic surfactant and an enzyme are disclosed. A composition comprised of at least one nonionic surfactant and at least one enzyme and having a pH of between 6 and 9.5 is specifically disclosed. A method for cleaning a surface using this composition, and a method for cleaning a surface using a first composition comprising at least one nonionic surfactant and a second composition comprising at least one enzyme are also disclosed.