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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:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Applicants:
Richard O. Ruhr, Buffalo, MN (US);
Nathan Daniel Peitersen, Richfield, MN (US);
Gerald Kurt Wichmann, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Joseph I. Kravitz, Champlin, MN (US);
Inventors:
Richard O. Ruhr, Buffalo, MN (US);
Nathan Daniel Peitersen, Richfield, MN (US);
Gerald Kurt Wichmann, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Joseph I. Kravitz, Champlin, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 17/00 (2006.01); C11D 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of removing soil an article including the steps of immersing said article in an alkaline composition having a concentration of at least one source of alkalinity about 0.25% or higher, dehydrating the soil and rehydrating the soil at a pH which is neutral. The method is particularly useful for removing proteinaceous soil from processing equipment for dairy products.