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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:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jimmie R Baran, Jr, Woodbury, MN (US);
John C Newland, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06L / ; C11D / ; C11D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
510291 ; 510285 ; 510412 ; 510506 ; 8142 ;
Abstract
The invention provides dry cleaning compositions comprising hydrofluoroether, a cosolvent selected from the group consisting of glycol ethers, fluorocarbon surfactants, alkanols, and mixtures thereof, and water present in an amount of less than 1 percent by weight. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of cleaning fabric articles comprising the step of contacting an effective amount of the above dry cleaning composition with a fabric for a length of time sufficient to clean the article.