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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2003
Kim R. Smith, Woodbury, MN (US);
Mark D. Levitt, St. Paul, MN (US);
Stephen Engel, Mounds View, MN (US);
David J. Falbaum, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jerry D. Hoyt, Hastings, MN (US);
Kim R. Smith, Woodbury, MN (US);
Mark D. Levitt, St. Paul, MN (US);
Stephen Engel, Mounds View, MN (US);
David J. Falbaum, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jerry D. Hoyt, Hastings, MN (US);
Ecolab Inc., Eagan, MN (US);
Abstract
A cleaning composition is provided. The cleaning composition includes an anionic surfactant and a water hardness anti-precipitant mixture. The water hardness anti-precipitant mixture includes a dispersant and at least one of a sheeting agent and a humectant. The weight ratio of the dispersant to the total amount of the sheeting agent and the humectant can be at least about 1:75 and less than about 75:1. Methods for providing and using a ready to use cleaning composition are provided.