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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Proteus Solutions, Llc, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Wilker, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Scott D. McCormick, Cincinnati, OH (US);
James Michael Lyle, McEwen, TN (US);
Assignee:
Washing Systems, LLC (EAW), Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/02 (2006.01); B29D 11/00 (2006.01); C08F 2/46 (2006.01); C08G 61/04 (2006.01); C11D 3/04 (2006.01); C11D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 3/042 (2013.01); C11D 11/0017 (2013.01); C11D 11/0064 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for removing chlorhexidine and/or avobenzone from fabric materials utilizes an acidic detergent composition including phosphoric acid and a surfactant in a flush cycle of a washing machine adapted to perform separate flush, wash, and bleaching cycles. The acidic detergent composition is present in the flush solution in a sufficient quantity to provide a pH less than about 5 and, advantageously, above about 2. The acidic detergent composition is advantageously substantially free of a chlorine-based oxidant.