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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:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Teresa C. Podtburg, Waconia, MN (US);
Bruce Schmidt, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Bruce Cords, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Lawrence A. Grab, Dusseldorf, DE;
David A. Halsrud, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Teresa C. Podtburg, Waconia, MN (US);
Bruce Schmidt, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Bruce Cords, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Lawrence A. Grab, Dusseldorf, DE;
David A. Halsrud, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/34 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition including a microbial component and a foaming component, wherein the composition can be used to prevent the proliferation, or otherwise competitively exclude the continued growth of, undesirable microbes. The present invention also includes a method of using this composition.