Patents by Inventor Gerald Kurt Wichmann

Gerald Kurt Wichmann 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).

  • High temperature rapid soil removal method
    Patent number: 7041177
    Abstract: A method of removing soil an article including the steps of immersing said article in an alkaline composition having a concentration of at least one source of alkalinity about 0.25% or higher, dehydrating the soil and rehydrating the soil at a pH which is neutral. The method is particularly useful for removing proteinaceous soil from processing equipment for dairy products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Richard O. Ruhr, Nathan Daniel Peitersen, Gerald Kurt Wichmann, Joseph I. Kravitz
  • Compositions and methods for mitigating corrosion of applied color designs
    Patent number: 6835702
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for mitigating corrosion of applied color designs on a bottle, or on another glass or ceramic item. More specifically the composition or method of the present invention can mitigate corrosion even in the presence of a known corrosive agent. The composition and methods of the invention employ one or more phosphates and one or more phosphonates at a ratio that reduces or minimizes corrosion of an applied color design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Leon Herdt, Gerald Kurt Wichmann, David Arnold Halsrud, Michel Marie Lawrence, Richard Eugene Steindorf
  • High temperature rapid soil removal method
    Publication number: 20040033919
    Abstract: A method of removing soil an article including the steps of immersing said article in an alkaline composition having a concentration of at least one source of alkalinity about 0.25% or higher, dehydrating the soil and rehydrating the soil at a pH which is neutral. The method is particularly useful for removing proteinaceous soil from processing equipment for dairy products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: EcoLab Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Oliver Ruhr, Nathan Daniel Peitersen, Gerald Kurt Wichmann, Joseph Ira Kravitz
  • Compositions and methods for mitigating corrosion of applied color designs
    Publication number: 20030050203
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for mitigating corrosion of applied color designs on a bottle, or on another glass or ceramic item. More specifically the composition or method of the present invention can mitigate corrosion even in the presence of a known corrosive agent. The composition and methods of the invention employ one or more phosphates and one or more phosphonates at a ratio that reduces or minimizes corrosion of an applied color design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Brandon Leon Herdt, Gerald Kurt Wichmann, David Arnold Halsrud, Michel Marie Lawrence, Richard Eugene Steindorf