Patents by Inventor Katherine Joan Molinaro

Katherine Joan Molinaro 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).

  • Shelf stable, reduced corrosion, ready to use peroxycarboxylic acid antimicrobial compositions
    Patent number: 9271494
    Abstract: The present invention relates to shelf stable and/or less corrosive peroxycarboxylic acid antimicrobial compositions, including ready-to-use compositions. Shelf stable compositions can include defined ratios of hydrogen peroxide to peroxycarboxylic acid and/or hydrogen peroxide to protonated carboxylic acid, but need not include strong acid. Reduced corrosion compositions can include carboxylic acid and corrosion inhibitor at acid pH. Compositions of the invention can have advantageous activity against spores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Ecolab USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel E. Pedersen, Katherine Joan Molinaro, Michael Besse
  • SHELF STABLE, REDUCED CORROSION, READY TO USE PEROXYCARBOXYLIC ACID ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20090061017
    Abstract: The present invention relates to shelf stable and/or less corrosive peroxycarboxylic acid antimicrobial compositions, including ready-to-use compositions. Shelf stable compositions can include defined ratios of hydrogen peroxide to peroxycarboxylic acid and/or hydrogen peroxide to protonated carboxylic acid, but need not include strong acid. Reduced corrosion compositions can include carboxylic acid and corrosion inhibitor at acid pH. Compositions of the invention can have advantageous activity against spores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Daniel E. Pedersen, Katherine Joan Molinaro, Michael Besse