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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 12, 2010
Arturo S. Valencia Sil, Naucalpan, MX;
Lawrence A. Grab, Woodbury, MN (US);
Bruce E. Schmidt, Apple Valley, MN (US);
David A. Halsrud, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Guang-jong Jason Wei, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Eric D. Morrison, West Saint Paul, MN (US);
Hector R. Dibenedetto, Pilar, AR;
Arturo S. Valencia Sil, Naucalpan, MX;
Lawrence A. Grab, Woodbury, MN (US);
Bruce E. Schmidt, Apple Valley, MN (US);
David A. Halsrud, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Guang-Jong Jason Wei, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Eric D. Morrison, West Saint Paul, MN (US);
Hector R. Dibenedetto, Pilar, AR;
Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The passage of a container along a conveyor is lubricated by applying to the container or conveyor a mixture of a water-miscible silicone material and a water-miscible lubricant. The mixture can be applied in relatively low amounts, to provide thin, substantially non-dripping lubricating films. In contrast to dilute aqueous lubricants, the lubricants of the invention provide drier lubrication of the conveyors and containers, a cleaner conveyor line and reduced lubricant usage, thereby reducing waste, cleanup and disposal problems.