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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:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2010
Applicants:
Eric D. Morrison, West Saint Paul, MN (US);
Megan W. Malvey, Roseville, MN (US);
Richard D. Johnson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jeffrey S. Hutchison, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Eric D. Morrison, West Saint Paul, MN (US);
Megan W. Malvey, Roseville, MN (US);
Richard D. Johnson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jeffrey S. Hutchison, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10M 159/20 (2006.01); C10M 169/04 (2006.01); C10M 171/00 (2006.01); C09K 5/00 (2006.01); B65G 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The passage of a container along a conveyor is facilitated by applying to the container or conveyor aqueous compositions containing hardness ions. The compatibility of the aqueous compositions with PET bottles is improved when the ratio of hardness as CaCOto alkalinity as CaCOis greater than about 1 to 1.