Patents Assigned to Ecolab Incorporated
  • Removal of blood stains
    Patent number: 6471728
    Abstract: A blood removing cleaning composition which may take the form of a detergent builder, detergent additive, or detergent pre-spotter, generally including an amount of amine compound effective to remove blood from fabric; and, optionally, an effective soil degrading amount of enzyme, wherein the composition is generally free of any neutral salt. In other preferred forms, the compositions disclosed herein may comprise surfactants, sources of alkalinity, and sequestrants, among other adjuvants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Ecolab Incorporated
    Inventors: Kim R. Smith, Lynne Ann Olson