Patents by Inventor Eddie Caruthers, Jr.

Eddie Caruthers, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Multiuse, solid cleaning device and composition
    Patent number: 7517366
    Abstract: A multiuse laundry cleaning device in a solid state containing a homogeneous quantity of cleaning agent configured to dissolve and release a substantially consistent quantity of cleaning agent over a plurality of laundry wash and rinse cycles. The cleaning agent includes a gas-releasing component, potassium silicate as a solubility control component to limit the solubility of the cleaning agent, an alkalinity agent as a pH regulator, and a water softener to solvate metal ions in a solution of water. Controlled dissolution of the cleaning agent composition releases a desired quantity of cleaning agent in each cleaning cycle over a plurality of cycles. A porous covering of bag may be disposed around the solid cleaning agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Eco-Safe Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: K. Donald Evans, Cory E. Cook, Eddie Caruthers, Jr.