Patents Assigned to Ecolab
  • Publication number: 20110287994
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an enzyme stabilization system, compositions with the enzyme stabilization system, and methods of using the enzyme composition. Preferred ratios of acid to amine are effective at stabilizing enzyme. Optional nonionic surfactants and solvents also positively contribute to enzyme stability. The compositions are useful in cleaning applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon L. Herdt, Werner Strothoff, Alice Siegmann
  • Publication number: 20110287187
    Abstract: The invention provides an aqueous floor coating composition, comprising water, at least one polymer film forming agent, and a plasticizing agent, wherein at least a portion of the plasticizing agent is a synergistic combination of tributoxyethyl phosphate and a benzoate ester blend. Such compositions have reduced phosphorus content, yet retain the leveling and gloss of tributoxyethyl phosphate plasticizers and also exhibit improved soil resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: TIMOTHY JOHN KOHNKE, DALE CURTIS LARSON, III, ROBERT D.P. HEI, MINYU LI, CATHERINE HANSON
  • Patent number: 8063010
    Abstract: A solid detergent composition is provided according to the invention. The solid detergent composition is a result of solidifying a detergent composition precursor. The detergent composition precursor includes at least about 20 wt. % hydratable alkaline component, at least about 5 wt. % surfactant component, and water in an amount sufficient to allow the composition to solidify. Methods for manufacturing and using the solid detergent composition are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Ryther
  • Patent number: 8062381
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid detergent concentrate composition comprising an emulsion having an aqueous phase and an oil phase, the composition comprises based on the whole concentrate 1 to 50 wt-% of one or more alkalinity source, 1 to 60 wt-% of a guerbet alcohol ethoxylate of the formula R1—(OC2H4)n—OH, wherein R1 is a branched C8 to C10 alkyl group and n is from 2 to 10, 1 to 30 wt-% of a linear alkoxylated fatty alcohol of the formula R2—(OC2H4)x—(OC3H6)y—OH, wherein R2 is a linear C10 to C16 group and x is from 3 to 7 and y is from 3 to 7. 0.01-10 wt-% of one or more crosslinked or partly crosslinked polyacrylic acid Q or polymethacrylic acid or mixtures thereof and the rest up to 100 wt-% is water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Khalil Shamayeli, Thomas Merz
  • Patent number: 8057812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid, methods for making these compositions, and methods for reducing the population of a microorganism. The compositions can include advantageously high levels of the medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid, can be readily made, and/or can exhibit reduced odor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Victor F. Man, Joshua P. Magnuson, Steven E. Lentsch
  • Patent number: 8058315
    Abstract: Foaming alcohol compositions with selected dimethicone surfactants are disclosed. The dimethicone surfactants are PEG-8 to PEG-12 linear dimethicone surfactants and in particular PEG-10 linear dimethicone surfactant. The compositions are useful as antimicrobial products and in particular handcare or skincare products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Wegner, Cheryl A. Littau
  • Patent number: 8056703
    Abstract: A process for lubricating a container, such as a beverage container, or a conveyor for containers, by applying to the container or conveyor, a thin continuous, substantially non-dripping layer of a liquid lubricant. The process provides many advantages compared to the use of a conventional dilute aqueous lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Minyu Li, Keith D. Lokkesmoe, Guang-Jong Jason Wei
  • Patent number: 8058215
    Abstract: The passage of a container along a conveyor is lubricated by applying to the container or conveyor a mixture of a water-miscible silicone material and a water-miscible lubricant. The mixture can be applied in relatively low amounts, to provide thin, substantially non-dripping lubricating films. In contrast to dilute aqueous lubricants, the lubricants of the invention provide drier lubrication of the conveyors and containers, a cleaner conveyor line and reduced lubricant usage, thereby reducing waste, cleanup and disposal problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Arturo S. Valencia Sil, Lawrence A. Grab, Bruce E. Schmidt, David A. Halsrud, Guang-Jong Jason Wei, Eric D. Morrison, Hector R. Dibenedetto
  • Publication number: 20110274800
    Abstract: The present invention relates to specially selected catalase enzymes and their use in reducing hydrogen peroxide in applications, and particularly in aseptic packaging applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: BRANDON L. HERDT, JOSHUA P. MAGNUSON, DAVID D. MCSHERRY, JUNZHONG LI, KRISTA L. OWENS
  • Publication number: 20110269660
    Abstract: A warewashing detergent composition is provided including an alkalinity source, a corrosion inhibitor and optionally, a cleaning agent. The glass corrosion inhibitor includes at least a soluble lithium salt and optionally includes a soluble aluminum salt and/or a soluble silicate salt. The warewashing detergent composition has a pH of at least about 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventor: Altony Miralles
  • Publication number: 20110269662
    Abstract: A system for cleaning ware includes a detergent composition and a rinse solution. The detergent composition includes an alkali metal hydroxide, a corrosion inhibitor and a surfactant. The detergent includes less than about 1% of an alkali metal carbonate by weight. The rinse solution includes water and a chelating acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventor: Altony Miralles
  • Publication number: 20110265945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to adhesive labels for use in food safety labeling systems and methods of using the adhesive labels to enhance food safety and food rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventor: J. Michael Milliorn
  • Patent number: 8048929
    Abstract: The invention relates to agents which combat the hepatitis A virus, containing only minimal amounts of chlorine-containing and/or chlorine cleaving active ingredients, or none of said substances. The inventions also relates to the use of these agents and to a method for their production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Friedrich Von Rheinbaben, Holger Biering, Klaus-Peter Bansemir, Sabine Glaeser
  • Publication number: 20110260079
    Abstract: An ultraviolet (UV) fluorometric sensor measures a chemical concentration in a sample based on the measured fluorescence of the sample. The sensor includes a controller, at least one UV light source, and at least one UV detector. The sensor emits UV light in a wavelength range of 245-265 nm from the light source through the sample in an analytical area. The UV detector measures the fluorescence emission from the sample. The controller transforms output signals from the UV detector into fluorescence values or optical densities for one or more wavelengths in the wavelength range of 265-340 nm. The controller calculates the chemical concentration of the chemical in the sample based on the measured fluorescence emissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene Tokhtuev, Christopher J. Owen, Viktor Slobodyan, Anatoly Skirda, Paul Schilling, Anna Pilipchenko, Paul R. Kraus, Katherine M. Sanville, Joseph Phillip Erickson
  • Patent number: 8043650
    Abstract: Described is a method of sanitizing animal carcasses using aqueous streams having an antimicrobial composition added to the stream. Preferably, the antimicrobial composition includes a mixture of one or more carboxylic acids having up to 18 carbon atoms and one or more peroxycarboxylic acids having up to 12 carbon atoms, preferably a mixture of a C2–C4 peroxycarboxylic acid and a C8–C12 peroxycarboxylic acid. Also described is a novel antimicrobial composition adapted for sanitizing animal carcasses containing a mixture of one or more C2–C4 peroxycarboxylic acids and one or more C8–C12 peroxycarboxylic acids and an alpha-hydroxy mono- or dicarboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Gutzmann, Brian J. Anderson, Pamela J. Reed, Bruce R. Cords, Lawrence A. Grab, Edward H. Richardson
  • Publication number: 20110257071
    Abstract: The use of ferric hydroxycarboxylate as a chelator and builder for cleaning compositions is disclosed. The cleaning composition may be formulated for warewashing, laundering, and for other means of removing soils and includes a ferric hydroxycarboxylate, an alkalinity source and a surfactant system. The cleaning composition has a pH of between about 9 and about 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventor: ALTONY MIRALLES
  • Patent number: 8038729
    Abstract: The invention includes a method of conditioning fabrics, comprising contacting fabric with a liquid composition comprising an amino-functional silicone and a quaternary ammonium, and drying said fabric at 200 degrees F. or greater. The invention includes a method of conditioning fabrics, comprising washing fabric in a detergent having a wash pH of greater than 10, contacting fabric with a liquid composition comprising an amino-functional silicone and a quaternary ammonium, and drying said fabric at less than 200 degrees F. The invention further provides a method of conditioning fabrics wherein softness, anti-static, and anti-wrinkle properties are imparted to the fabric wherein the conditioned fabric resists yellowing in industrial and institutional conditions wherein the wash pH is greater than 9 and/or the fabric temperature is 200 degrees Fahrenheit or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Charles A. Hodge, Julio R. Panama, Amanda Blattner, Nicholas Popp, David W. Gohl
  • Publication number: 20110250295
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous composition for inactivating sporulated and/or non-sporulated Coccidia parasites comprising 15 to 115 ppm chlorine dioxide and 0.01 to 1 wt-% of an anionic surfactant having one or more C6 to C18 alkyl groups and one or more aryl groups. The invention further relates to a method for preparing the composition and to a method for inactivating sporulated and/or non-sporulated Coccidia by applying the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: ECOLAB Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Verkaar, Ludger Grunwald, Stefan Kuepper
  • Patent number: 8034759
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to stabilized peracid compositions. Stabilizing compositions including a metal salt and a chelating agent are added to compositions including peracids. The results stabilized peracid compositions have increased shelf life and storage stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Victor F. Man, Keith G. LaScotte, Yvonne M. Killeen, Steven E. Lentsch
  • Patent number: D648911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Brown, Thomas P. Berg