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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Black, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 1/72 ; C11D 3/30 ; C11D 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 1/72 ; C11D 3/30 ; C11D 1/700 ;
Abstract
A tablet or pellet for cleaning mineral deposits from the interior of a dishwasher machine is placed within the machine, and the machine is run through its normal dishwashing cycle. The pellet or tablet is formed of a mixture of a binder matrix and a chelating agent capable of carrying out chelation solubilization on the mineral deposits. The pellet or tablet withstands substantial dissolving during the initial rinse cycle or cycles, and then dissolves to provide a pH no greater than 6 during the wash cycle.