Patents Assigned to Ecolab
  • Methods of using heterogeneous cleaning compositions
    Patent number: 7169192
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of using heterogeneous cleaning compositions, particularly for cleaning textiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Fine, Terry James Klos, Gretchen Louise King, Richard D. Stardig
  • ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS FOR USE ON FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20070020365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antimicrobial compositions, and specifically antimicrobial compositions that are useful at sanitizing food products. The compositions of the present invention include octanoic acid, an acidulant, a coupling agent, an optional buffer, and water. The compositions of the present invention are composed of GRAS or food additive raw materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
    Inventors: Joy Herdt, Jocelyn Chopskie, Scott Burnett, Teresa Podtburg, Timothy Gutzmann
  • ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20070020364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of using an antimicrobial composition on a food product where the antimicrobial composition is applied to a food product, the food product is packaged and sealed, and then activation energy is applied to the sealed food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicants: ECOLAB INC., HORMEL FOODS, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Burnett, Jocelyn Chopskie, Joy Herdt, Teresa Podtburg, Timothy Gutzmann, Daniel Brown, Richard Christianson, Harriet Ulland
  • Insect suppression station
    Patent number: 7165353
    Abstract: An insect station for luring insects, baiting insects, trapping insects, monitoring insects or any combination of these functions includes a cover that can be moved to provide access to selected insect suppression devices, such as glueboards or baited pads. The insect station may have two changeable pad areas situated facing each other to provide a compact design. In addition, a base portion of the station may have a wall access opening to facilitate applying insecticide behind a wall. The insect station of the present invention may be used with any combination of attractant pads, bait, and glueboards, as well as many other insect suppression devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Emory Hutchins Matts, S. John Barcay, Scott Alan Meyer, Thomas D. Nelson, Jeremy John Hansen
  • Method for controlling a pump means
    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
  • Light trap for insects
    Publication number: 20070011941
    Abstract: A flying insect trap is described including a source of insect attractant light, an insect immobilization device, and a housing partially surrounding the source of light. The housing includes a chassis configured to be attached to a mounting surface, an upper housing pivotally attached to the chassis, and a lower housing that is removably attached to the lower portion of the chassis. In an alternative embodiment, the housing of the trap includes a chassis and a lower housing, where the lower housing includes a lip that surrounds a support structure for an insect immobilization device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Nelson, Paul Pilosi, Martijn Loerakker
  • Surfactant peroxycarboxylic acid compositions
    Publication number: 20070010420
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including surfactant peroxycarboxylic acid, methods for making these compositions, and methods for reducing the population of a microorganism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: ECOLAB
    Inventors: Steven Lange, Junzhong Li
  • Aqueous concentrate for the disinfection of surfaces
    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
  • SYSTEM FOR COATING FLOORS
    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
  • DISINFECTION AGENT FOR SUCTION SYSTEMS USED IN THE FIELD OF MEDICINE OR DENTISTRY
    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
  • STABLE SOLID COMPOSITIONS OF SPORES, BACTERIA, FUNGI AND/OR ENZYME
    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
  • Solid detergent composition and method for solidifying a detergent composition
    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
  • Pool and spa dual body sanitization system
    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
  • Automated electrolyte addition for salt water pools, spas, and water features
    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
  • Dual generator single power source for tandem pool and spa
    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
  • Composition for inhibition of microbial growth
    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
  • Bottlewash additive comprising an alkyl diphenylene oxide disulfonate
    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
  • Warewashing composition for use in automatic dishwashing machines, and methods for manufacturing and using
    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
  • Antimicrobial combination of amine and oxygen compounds
    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
  • Warewashing composition for use in automatic dishwashing machines, comprising a mixture of aluminum and zinc ions
    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