Patents Assigned to Ecolab
  • High alkaline cleaners, cleaning systems and methods of use for cleaning zero trans fat soils
    Patent number: 11118137
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to high alkaline cleaners, cleaning systems and methods for removing polymerized zero trans fat soils. The high alkaline cleaner of the present invention generally includes one or more alkaline wetting and saponifying agent(s), a chelating/sequestering system and a surface modifying-threshold agent system. In various embodiments, the cleaners may include, at least one cleaning agent comprising a surfactant or surfactant system and/or a solvent or solvent system and/or a cleaning booster such as a peroxide or sulfite type additive. The cleaners may also include one or more components to modify the composition form and/or the application method in some embodiments. All components described above may also be optimized optionally, to provide emulsification of a composition (both as a usable product or a concentrate that can be diluted to form a usable product).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Ryther, Walter D. Cummings
  • Antimicrobial compositions with enhanced efficacy
    Patent number: 11116220
    Abstract: The invention relates to antimicrobial compositions and methods of making the same. In particular, to antimicrobial hand wash compositions comprising an antimicrobial active and a primary foaming agent comprising a glucosamide. Preferred compositions further comprise a secondary foaming agent and a foam structure enhancing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Jessica Albright, Daniel E. Pedersen, Cheryl A. Littau, Joseph R. Wegner
  • Enhanced injection of mercury oxidants
    Patent number: 11110393
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to reducing mercury emissions from a coal power plant. Specifically, a method for treating a gas stream containing mercury is provided that includes injecting a mercury oxidant or absorbent and a carrying agent into a gas stream that was produced by heating or burning a carbonaceous fuel comprising mercury. The carrying agent vaporizes after being injected into the gas stream. The mercury oxidant or absorbent and a carrying agent may be injected before passing the gas stream into a gas scrubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Ryan Denny, John V. Meier, Daniel Eugene Schwarz, Peter E. Reed
  • CORROSION CONTROL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MITIGATING CORROSION
    Publication number: 20210269924
    Abstract: Corrosion inhibitor compositions are provided that can include a mixture of one or more alkaline earth metals, one or more organic phosphates, one or more inorganic phosphates, optionally a dispersant, and hydroxyphosphono acetic acid and/or salts thereof and/or derivatives of hydroxyphosphono acetic acid and/or salts thereof. Methods of mitigating or inhibiting corrosion of metal surfaces are also disclosed. The methods can include the steps of adding a corrosion inhibitor composition as described in the present disclosure to a medium in contact with the metal surface and optionally to the metal surface before it is contacted by the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Ana FERRER CARRERA, Yolanda Maria DE-ABREU
  • Method of manual surface cleaning using cleaning textiles and of washing said cleaning textiles
    Patent number: 11103118
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a system and method of manual surface cleaning comprising: a) applying a first use solution of a first detergent composition to a cleaning textile; b) wet wiping a surface with cleaning textiles wetted with a first use solution of the first detergent composition; c) washing the cleaning textiles soiled in the previous step by washing in a second use solution of the first detergent composition; and d) wet wiping a surface with cleaning textiles obtained in the previous step. The present invention further refers to the use of the detergent composition for manual surface cleaning involving the use of cleaning textiles and for washing said cleaning textiles soiled by said manual surface cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Elke Leuchten, Thomas Hansen, Freek Schepers
  • Pressed, self-solidifying, solid cleaning compositions and methods of making them
    Patent number: 11104869
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making a solid cleaning composition. The method can include pressing and/or vibrating a flowable solid of a self-solidifying cleaning composition. For a self-solidifying cleaning composition, pressing and/or vibrating a flowable solid determines the shape and density of the solid but is not required for forming a solid. The method can employ a concrete block machine for pressing and/or vibrating. The present invention also relates to a solid cleaning composition made by the method and to solid cleaning compositions including particles bound together by a binding agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Roger L. Stolte, Michael P. Dziuk, Melissa C. Meinke, Matthew C. Porter
  • Hydroxylated quinone antipolymerants and methods of using
    Patent number: 11104626
    Abstract: Described are methods and compositions for inhibiting polymerization of a monomer (e.g., styrene) composition using a hydroxylated quinone antipolymerant. The hydroxylated quinone antipolymerant can be used with little or no nitroxyl group containing antipolymerant yet still provide excellent antipolymerant activity in a monomer-containing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Masere, Russell P. Watson, Ashish Dhawan
  • Process to Improve Protein Recovery in Stillage Processing Streams
    Publication number: 20210253984
    Abstract: Provided is a method of processing stillage from an ethanol production process. The method comprises treating stillage comprising oil, protein, and water upstream of a separation, concentration or evaporation step with at least one organic coagulant and at least one flocculant, thereby forming treated thin stillage comprising solids which include at least a portion of the oil and protein; and clarifying the treated stillage via a solid/liquid separation process thereby forming clarified stillage and a separated solids phase comprising at least a portion of the protein from the stillage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventor: Lan Xiao
  • Method for off-line cleaning of cooling towers
    Patent number: 11085010
    Abstract: A method of cleaning a cooling water system is disclosed. The method may include contacting a cooling tower fill with a composition that may include a surfactant and an additive selected from an oxidizing agent, an acid, and any combination thereof when the cooling water system is off-line. The method may include contacting a deposit in the cooling tower fill with the composition. The oxidizing agent may be hydrogen peroxide, sodium hypochlorite, chlorine dioxide, ozone, sodium hypobromite, sodium or potassium permanganate, or any combination thereof. The surfactant may include a C8-C10 alkyl polyglycoside and a C10-C18 alkyl polyglycoside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Lanhua Hu, Amit Gupta
  • SOLUTION COMPRISING AN ASSOCIATIVE POLYMER AND A CYCLODEXTRIN POLYMER
    Publication number: 20210230400
    Abstract: A solution including an associative polymer, a cyclodextrin polymer, and a solvent is provided. The associative polymer is a powder in the absence of the solvent. Additionally, a method of making down an associative polymer powder to form a solution is provided. The method includes blending a mixture of the powder, a cyclodextrin polymer, and a solvent to yield the solution, wherein the powder includes particles having been dry-cut to a median particle size of from about 200 microns to about 10,000 microns. Additionally, a powder product is provided. The powder product includes from about 80 wt. % to about 99.9 wt. % associative polymer; and from about 0.1 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of a cyclodextrin polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Heqing Huang, Mingli Wei, Xiaodong Huang, Jianwei Yuan, David Jordan, Weiguo Cheng
  • Brown stock wash control
    Patent number: 11072890
    Abstract: Methods of and systems for controlling dosing of drainage aid and optionally defoamer to brown stock of a brown stock washing process are provided. Certain embodiments of the invention provide independent control of drainage aid and/or defoamer to brown stock, which tends to provide improved efficiency in dosing each of the drainage aid and the defoamer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Karry Mackie, Jon Clegg, Joseph Konopa, John H. Thomas
  • Anti-microbial agent to control biomass accumulation in SO2 scrubbers
    Patent number: 11071301
    Abstract: A method for removing or preventing a microbial growth, biofilm, biomass and/or mineral deposit on a hard surface inside an SO2 scrubber is disclosed. In particular, biocide compositions may be dosed in pulse or continuously for the reduction and prevention of biofilms on the hard surfaces inside an SO2 scrubber. A biocide composition disclosed here uses one or more non-oxidizing biocides, especially a mixture of one or more quaternary ammonium compounds and one or more other biocides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Junzhong Li, Chris Nagel, Laura Rice
  • Battery condition detection in hand hygiene product dispensers
    Patent number: 11067632
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detection and analysis of battery condition information may be used with respect to, for example, battery powered hand hygiene product dispensers. The battery condition information may be used to identify potential low battery conditions, the type of dispenser, the type or form of product dispensed, and/or to detect occurrence of a battery replacement event in a hand hygiene product dispenser. The battery condition information may further be used to determine a number of dispenses remaining for a hand hygiene product dispenser. The battery condition information may further be used to provide battery condition information for battery operated hand hygiene product dispensers in hand hygiene compliance systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Erickson, Viktor Slobodyan
  • Diaphragm pump for dosing a fluid and an according method
    Patent number: 11067072
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump (10), in particular for use as a detergent dosage pump, comprises a pump housing (12) with at least a first check valve (14) and a second check valve (16), a fluid chamber (18), a diaphragm (20) defining a wall of the fluid chamber (18) and reciprocatingly movable, a stepping motor (28) as driving means for reciprocating said diaphragm (20), wherein the stepping motor (28) comprises a controller (34) for actuating the stepping motor (28), and an external control unit (36) for operating the controller (34) of the stepping motor (28), wherein the external control unit (36) is connected to the controller (34) by a power supply line (38) for transmitting an operating signal (42, 46) to the controller (34), wherein the operating signal (42, 46) is a start signal for operating the diaphragm pump (10), in particular the stepping motor (28), at preset parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Ruppert, Wolfgang Sauer
  • Solidification process using low levels of coupler/hydrotrope
    Patent number: 11060048
    Abstract: The invention includes a solid rinse aid that is particularly designed for extrusion solid formation and which is effective for creating spotless surfaces after rinsing. According to the invention, application has identified the critical combination of solid surfactants, coupling agents, hydrotrope, and hardening agents that is acceptable in the extrusion process to create a solid. The hydrotrope includes one or more short-chain alkylbenzene and/or alkyl naphthalene sulfonates. The composition hardens quickly but not so quick as to negatively impact the extrusion process. The compositions may also be used to form pressed or cast solids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Janel Marie Kieffer, Katherine Molinaro, Gary Becker, Tobias Foster, Karina Labusga
  • Use of multiple charged cationic compounds derived from primary amines or polyamines for microbial fouling control in a water system
    Patent number: 11058111
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are the methods of using specific di-cationic or multiple charged cationic compounds, which are derived from primary amine or polyamines through an aza-Michael addition with an ?,?-unsaturated carbonyl compound or from polyamines through both an aza-Michael addition with an ?,?-unsaturated carbonyl compound and a ring-opening reaction with an epoxide, in a fouling control composition to reduce microbial and/biofilm growth in a water system. The disclosed methods or compositions are found to be more effective than those methods or compositions including commonly used single quaternary compounds for reducing microbial or biofilm growth in water systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish Dhawan, Kun Xiong, Carter M. Silvernail, Zhengang Zong
  • One-pot homogeneous process for the large scale manufacture of 2-substituted benzimidazoles
    Patent number: 11053203
    Abstract: 2-substituted benzimidazoles and methods of preparing the same are disclosed. The compositions may include a compound or salt thereof, an acid, and a polar aprotic solvent. The compositions may be used to inhibit corrosion of a metal surface in contact with an aqueous system, and provide enhanced protection against corrosion of metals in the aqueous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Pradeep Cheruku, Suresh R. Sriram, James Joseph Michels
  • Triamine solidification using diacids
    Patent number: 11051512
    Abstract: Stable, solid triamine compositions are disclosed. The pressed, cast, extruded or other solid compositions are suitable for antimicrobial, sanitizing and disinfectant applications. Ready-to-use solutions are obtained by dissolving the solid triamine compositions with water and the methods of use thereof are particularly suitable for cleaning, disinfecting, sanitizing, rinsing and/or lubricating. Beneficially, the solid triamine compositions are at least partially neutralized, allowing activity of 90% and greater of the biocidal triamine, and provide at least substantially similar or superior performance and micro efficacy to liquid formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Erik C. Olson, Carter M. Silvernail, Gregory G. Griese
  • Enhanced peroxygen stability in multi-dispense TAED-containing peroxygen solid
    Patent number: 11053459
    Abstract: Stabilized compositions employing a sequestrant system and a binding system for improving shelf stability and dispensing stability of a solid activated bleach composition are disclosed. The compositions contain a peroxygen source and a catalyst activator which require generation of a peroxycarboxylic acid or other active oxygen sanitizing agent at a point of use. Stabilized compositions employ a sequestrant system including a phosphonic acid and/or dipicolinic acid sequestrant and a binding system comprising an anionic surfactant for a solid formulation of a catalyst activator and peroxygen source to provide shelf stability and dispensing stability for a activated bleach composition. Methods of formulating and use are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: David Dotzauer, Krista Kutz Otting
  • Methods and systems for identifying product
    Patent number: 11053046
    Abstract: A method and system for identifying product is disclosed. A product identifier having product identifying information for one of a plurality of consumable products is provided. The product identifier is selected for a consumable product. The product identifier is displayed at or near a location on a dispensing system, or where access to the consumable product is provided. The system uses a product identifier having product and/or brand information for one or more consumable products. A window is provided in a body of a dispenser or other member of a dispensing system for viewing the product identifier associated with the consumable product therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Philip Carlson, Ryan A. Chernik, John Thomas Pelkey, Matthew Darold Lausted, Anthony Lee Kramer