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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brandon Leon Herdt, Hastings, MN (US);
Gerald Kurt Wichmann, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David Arnold Halsrud, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michel Marie Lawrence, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Richard Eugene Steindorf, Big Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 1/94 ; C11D 3/30 ; C11D 3/36 ; C11D 3/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 1/94 ; C11D 3/30 ; C11D 3/36 ; C11D 3/06 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for mitigating corrosion of applied color designs on a bottle, or on another glass or ceramic item. More specifically the composition or method of the present invention can mitigate corrosion even in the presence of a known corrosive agent. The composition and methods of the invention employ one or more phosphates and one or more phosphonates at a ratio that reduces or minimizes corrosion of an applied color design.