Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm John I. Garbell
  • Methods for laundry using polycations and enzymes
    Patent number: 6287585
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of killing or inhibiting the growth of microbial cells present on laundry, comprising contacting the cells with a composition comprising a poly-cationic compound, preferably a polyamino acid, a polyvinylamine, a copolymer prepared from vinylamine and one or more carboxylic acid anhydrides, e.g. a polymer comprising 0.1-100 mol % vinyl amine or ethyleneimine units, 0-99.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Novozymes A/S
    Inventor: Charlotte Johansen