The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 26, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Ecolab Usa Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Altony J. Miralles, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab USA, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 7/26 (2006.01); C11D 3/20 (2006.01); C11D 3/22 (2006.01); C11D 3/37 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 7/265 (2013.01); C11D 3/2086 (2013.01); C11D 3/222 (2013.01); C11D 3/3757 (2013.01); C11D 7/268 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention includes methods and compositions control hard water in an alkaline environment. According to the invention, a unique combination of polymers has been developed which helps to completely control and eliminate hard water. The composition includes a maleic polymer, a hydroxypolycarboxylic acid, and a starch based polymer in a unique synergistic combination that can be used alone, or in combination with standard alkaline detergents in any cleaning regime (laundry, warewash, etc.) where hard water conditions exist.