Patents Assigned to Ecolab Inc.
  • Publication number: 20070014673
    Abstract: With a method for controlling a diaphragm or piston pump that is actuated by a cam driven by an electric motor and via a ram or connecting rod, a solution is suggested for a simple system construction that enables quantities of metered media to be delivered at the most constantly rate possible. This is achieved in that in order to deliver an approximately constant volume flow of metered medium, the diaphragm or piston of the pump is moved at approximately constant speed during the compression stroke by the driving unit of the cam with consideration for the cam position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
    Inventors: Klaus Rutz, Albert Haberlander
  • Patent number: 7160846
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of cleaning and disinfection of hard surfaces. The cleaning and disinfection of the surfaces is achieved by means of a deaning textile and an aqueous preparation, comprising disinfection agents and additives selected from a group comprising a quatemary ammonium compound of formula (II), polydialkyldiallylammonium salts and derivatives thereof and the copolymers of dialkyldiallylammonium salts with acrylamide, and/or acrylic acid, and/or vinyl acetate, and derivatives thereof. The invention further relates to an aqueous concentrate, an aqueous preparation produced therefrom and a method for the reduction of active ingredient losses in disinfection solutions when using said concentrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Holger Biering, Faubel Heiko, Rudolf Glasmacher, Veronika Heide
  • Publication number: 20070004846
    Abstract: A coating system for floors, containing a) one or more agents in which, together or separately, a polymer or polymer/wax dispersion and aziridine and, where desired, a flatting component are present, for application on the floor in order to form a crosslinked base film that is not capable of being removed by wet chemical means, as well as b) an aziridine-free agent containing conventional floor-maintenance components, in particular a polymer or polymer/wax dispersion, for the purpose of generating a sacrificial film on said base film that is capable of being removed by wet chemical means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Rogmann, Ulrike Scheuvens, Heiko Faubel, Michael Decker
  • Publication number: 20060293212
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stable solid cleaning composition including a borate salt and spores (bacterial or fungal), vegetative bacteria, or fungi, and to methods of using the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Griese, Jaclyn Tilleskjor, Michael Bartelme, Victor Man
  • Publication number: 20060293206
    Abstract: Concentrated or ready-for-use disinfecting agent for medical or dental suction apparatus and related equipment, comprising a special active ingredient of amine compounds and having a viscosity between 100 and 2000 mPas, preferably between 350 and 1000 mPas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
    Inventors: Holger Biering, Friedrich Von Rheinbaben, Michael Decker
  • Patent number: 7153820
    Abstract: A solid detergent composition is provided including an effective amount of a cleaning agent to provide soil removal and a binding agent dispersed throughout the solid detergent composition. The binding agent comprises a result of mixing alkali metal carbonate, alkali metal bicarbonate, and water. The binding agent preferably includes alkali metal sesquicarbonate. A method for solidifying a detergent composition is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Keith E. Olson, Elizabeth A. Trinkle, James J. Tarara, Victor F. Man
  • Publication number: 20060283808
    Abstract: An automated system of the present invention adds electrolyte into a pool. The automated system includes a sanitizer generator, a circulation system, and an electrolytic solution delivery system. The circulation system, which includes the sanitizer generator, has a suction line and a discharge line that delivers water from the pool through a circulation path. The delivery system controls the introduction of electrolyte into the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Kadlec, Patrick Kilawee
  • Publication number: 20060283809
    Abstract: A sanitizer generation system supplies power to a first and a second sanitizer generator. Each of the sanitizer generators is connected to a body of water by a circulation system. The system includes a power supply and a control system connected to the power supply and the sanitizer generators. The control system selectively delivers electric current from the power supply to the first and second sanitizer generators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Kilawee, Clyde Bailey, Leonard Kadlec
  • Publication number: 20060283789
    Abstract: A sanitizer generation system provides sanitizer to a plurality of bodies of water. The system includes a sanitizer generator, a plurality of circulation systems, and a control system that selectively connects the circulation systems to the sanitizer generator as needed to sanitize the bodies of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Kadlec, Patrick Kilawee
  • Patent number: 7150884
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for preventing microbial growth in aqueous streams including the step of applying a composition of the invention to the stream. The compositions and methods can control microbial growth in aqueous streams used for transporting or processing food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: John Dennis Hilgren, Francis Lawrence Richter, Joy Ann Salverda, Heidi Margarete Hanson, Paul Frazer Schacht, Timothy A. Gutzmann
  • Patent number: 7148188
    Abstract: An alkaline bottlewashing concentrate effective for removal of mold and for protecting polyethylene terephthalate containers including at least one cleaning/protecting surfactant which is a C4 to C20 alkyl diphenylene oxide disulfonate, an ethoxylated alcohol sulfonate, an alkyl polyether phosphate ester, an aryl polyether phosphate ester, an alkylaryl polyether phosphate ester, a polycarboxylated ethylene oxide condensate of a fatty alcohol, or a mixture thereof. The cleaning composition is compatible with polyethylene terephthalate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Michel Lawrence, Gerald Wichmann
  • Publication number: 20060270580
    Abstract: A warewashing detergent composition is provided according to the invention. The warewashing detergent composition includes a cleaning agent, an alkaline source, and a corrosion inhibitor. The cleaning agent comprises a detersive amount of a surfactant. The alkaline source is provided in an amount effective to provide a use composition having a pH of at least about 8. The corrosion inhibitor includes a source of aluminum ion and a source of zinc ion. The relative amounts of the source of zinc ion and the source of aluminum ion can be controlled to reduce visible filming when the warewashing detergent composition is used in the presence of hard water. Methods for using and manufacturing a warewashing detergent composition are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Kim Smith, Keith Olson, Howie Kestell, Michael Bartelme, Steven Lentsch, Victor Man, Burton Baum, Terence Everson
  • Publication number: 20060257498
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a two-part antimicrobial system having an amine part and an oxygen part, where the two parts are mixed prior to use to form an improved antimicrobial composition. Also disclosed are antimicrobial compositions and methods of making, and using the antimicrobial compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
    Inventors: Carola Stingl, Bernhard Meyer
  • Patent number: 7135448
    Abstract: A warewashing detergent composition is provided according to the invention. The warewashing detergent composition includes a cleaning agent, an alkaline source, and a corrosion inhibitor. The cleaning agent comprises a detersive amount of a surfactant. The alkaline source is provided in an amount effective to provide a use solution having a pH of at least about 8. The corrosion inhibitor includes a source of aluminum ion and a source of zinc ion. Methods for using and manufacturing a warewashing detergent composition are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Lentsch, Michael J. Bartelme, Victor F. Man, Burton M. Baum, Terence P. Everson
  • Patent number: 7131468
    Abstract: A method for creating a ready-to-use product from a concentrated form comprises providing a source of locally supplied diluent to a dispenser having a fill station, providing a container of first concentrate at a remote site, providing a first product container, identifying the container by the dispenser, placing indicia with the fill date on the first product container and filling the container with the diluent and the concentrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Allan L. Schuman, Tina O. Outlaw, Keith E. Olson, James E. Skavnak
  • Publication number: 20060245820
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mopping device for mopping surfaces to be cleaned. Said device is provided with a longitudinally extended mop covering holder (1), which forms a mopping side and a top side, with a handle sleeve (3), which is placed on the top side of the mop covering holder (1), with a handle (4), which is inserted into the handle sleeve (3) or integrated with this handle sleeve (3), and with a mop covering (5). This mop covering is placed on the mopping side of the mop covering holder (1), can be attached in a manner that enables it to be replaced and is made of a textile or textile-like material. The mopping device is characterized in that the mop covering holder (1) has a reservoir (6) for holding a large quantity of cleaning liquid which can flow via at least one discharge opening (7) inside the mop covering holder (1) to the mop covering (5) attached to the mop covering holder (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Franz Kresse, Heiko Faubel
  • Patent number: 7125827
    Abstract: A method of lubricating conveyor tracks or belts is herein described wherein the lubricant composition contains a polyalkylene glycol polymer, a fatty acid, and an anionic surfactant; also described is a lubricant composition with reduced sensitivity to low pHs. The composition may also comprise additional functional ingredients and be composed of ingredients that can be safely administered to humans and mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Minyu Li, Kimberly L. P. Hei, Amy McBroom
  • Patent number: 7126343
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated process for constructing a conductivity probe are disclosed. The conductivity probe includes at least two magnetic circuits in toroidal shape. Each of these “toroids” includes a ferrite core around which is wrapped a conductive wire (i.e., coil winding). To construct the conductivity probe, a toroid keeper having an upper annulus and a lower annulus separated by a spacer is provided. One of the two toroids is set on the upper annulus and the other toroid is set on the lower annulus. Connection leads extending from the coil wrappings of the toroids are routed from the keeper through wiring channels build into an elongated neck coupled to the keeper. The connection leads terminate at the distal end of the elongated neck relative to the keeper for connection to a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Bruce Howes, Jr., John Ellwood Thomas, Paul Joseph Pankratz
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7118785
    Abstract: A coating system for floors, containing a) one or more agents in which, together or separately, a polymer/wax dispersion and aziridine and, where desired, a flatting component are present, for application on the floor in order to form a crosslinked base film that is not capable of being removed by wet chemical means, as well as b) an aziridine-free agent containing conventional floor-maintenance components, in particular a polymer/wax dispersion, for the purpose of generating a sacrificial film on said base film that is capable of being removed by wet chemical means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Rogmann, Ulrike Scheuvens, Heiko Faubel, Michael Decker