Patents by Inventor Gregory Griese

Gregory Griese 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).

  • Publication number: 20060234889
    Abstract: A method for stripping a floor using a concentrate prepared by mixing a substantially nonchlorinated concentrate containing a floor finish solvent and an at least partially unactivated water thickener. The concentrate is diluted merely with water at an intended use location to activate the water thickener and noticeably increase within ten minutes or less the viscosity of the resulting mixture, then applied to a hardened floor finish atop a floor and allowed to soften or dissolve the floor finish so that the finish may be removed from the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Griese, Mark Levitt, Brian Leafblad, Minyu Li, Robert Hei
  • Publication number: 20060234890
    Abstract: Floor finishes can be stripped using a substantially nonchlorinated concentrate comprising a floor finish dissolver and an at least partially water-unactivated water thickener. The concentrate is diluted with water at an intended use location to activate the water thickener and noticeably increase within sixty minutes or less the viscosity of the resulting mixture, then applied to a hardened floor finish atop a floor and allowed to soften or dissolve the floor finish so that the finish may be removed from the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Gregory Griese, Mark Levitt, Brian Leafblad, Minyu Li, Robert Hei, Steven Lange, Jan Shulman
  • Publication number: 20050150974
    Abstract: A product dispenser and carrier (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610) for attachment to a surface such as a dryer fin includes a plate member (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511) and a product carrier (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521). The plate member (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511) attaches to the surface and the product carrier (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521) releasably attaches to the plate member (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511). Product (31, 131, 431, 531) is operatively connected to the product carrier (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Gregory Griese, Steven Lentsch
  • Publication number: 20050137105
    Abstract: An acidic detergent composition can be used for removing soils on articles in a dish machine. The acidic detergent composition may be inserted into a dish machine dispenser and a use solution may be formed that contacts a soil on an article and removes the soil on the article. The composition comprises an acid and a surfactant. The composition may be a solid, liquid, gel, paste or pellet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Gregory Griese, Eddie Sowle, Karen Peterson, Christopher Morgan
  • Publication number: 20050137107
    Abstract: An acidic detergent composition can be used for removing soils on articles in a dish machine. The acidic detergent composition may be inserted into a dish machine dispenser and a use solution may be formed that contacts a soil on an article and removes the soil on the article. The composition comprises an acid and a surfactant. The composition may be a solid, liquid, gel, paste or pellet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Griese, Eddie Sowle, Karen Peterson, Christopher Morgan
  • Publication number: 20050045736
    Abstract: A product dispenser and carrier (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610) for attachment to a surface such as a dryer fin includes a plate member (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511) and a product carrier (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521). The plate member (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511) attaches to the surface and the product carrier (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521) releasably attaches to the plate member (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511). Product (31, 131, 431, 531) is operatively connected to the product carrier (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Gregory Griese, Steven Lentsch, Jamie Lerbs