Patents Examined by Gregory R. Delcotto
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Patent number: 12168759Abstract: A detergent composition is a detergent composition for removing temporary adhesive containing a silicone compound that is present on a substrate. The detergent composition contains: (A) an organic solvent: 75 to 99 parts by mass; (B) water: 0 to 5 parts by mass; and (C) an ammonium salt: 1 to 20 parts by mass (where (A)+(B)+(C)=100 parts by mass). The organic solvent does not contain an organic solvent having a hydroxy group and contains, in 100 parts by mass of the organic solvent, 50 parts by mass or more of an organic solvent having a heteroatom. The ammonium salt contains at least one kind of a hydroxide ion, a fluoride ion, and a chloride ion.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahito Tanabe, Michihiro Sugo
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Patent number: 12163109Abstract: The invention relates to compositions, methods of manufacture, and methods for reducing metal corrosion during alkaline cleaning. In particular, the method employs an alkylamino hydroxy acid, secondary amine, or combination thereof in alkaline cleaning of hard surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Jennifer Stokes, Carter M. Silvernail, Paul Frazer Schacht, Anthony W. Erickson
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Patent number: 12157833Abstract: A composition includes a first solvent selected from methyl acetate, dimethyl carbonate, acetone, or a combination thereof, a second solvent selected from thiophene, 1,3-dioxolane, thioacetic acid, or a combination thereof, and, optionally, a third solvent selected from dimethyl sulfoxide, methyl glyoxal, propylene carbonate, gamma butyrolactone, ethylene carbonate, 2-chloro-1-propanol, methanol, ethanol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, or a combination thereof. The respective amounts of each solvent are further described herein, and the total amounts of the first solvent, the second solvent, and the third solvent sum to at least 90 volume percent of the total volume of the composition. The composition can be particularly useful for removal of a coating from a surface. Accordingly, a method of removing a coating from a surface is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSInventor: Gregory Morose
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Patent number: 12152193Abstract: Compositions comprising a neutral surfactant or a reaction product thereof and a reaction product of a saccharide polymer and a fatty acid may be obtained in the presence of water and a hydroxide base (optionally in the presence of the neutral surfactant), the saccharide polymer comprising a dextran, a dextrin compound, or any combination thereof. The reaction product of the saccharide polymer and the fatty acid may be present at a concentration effective to lower surface tension of the neutral surfactant. Depending on the fatty acid identity, among other factors, the compositions may promote emulsification or de-emulsification. In addition, the compositions may promote foam formation under appropriate conditions. Treatment fluids comprising the compositions, including foamed treatment fluids, may be introduced into a subterranean formation to perform a treatment operation in which fluid emulsification or de-emulsification may occur.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Integrity Bio-Chemicals, LLCInventors: Christopher P. Gardner, Stephen William Almond
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Patent number: 12146125Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a composition comprising a C1 to C6 alkanol and a carboxylic acid ester of formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from a C1 to C6 alkyl, which may be unsubstituted or substituted by OH or F, and —X21—[O—X22]n—H; R2 is selected from a C1 to C6 alkyl, which may be unsubstituted or substituted by OH or F, and —X21—[O—X22]n—H; X21, X22 are independently selected from C1 to C6 alkandiyl, which may be unsubstituted or substituted by OH or F; n is an integer from 1 to 5. wherein, the C1 to C6 alkanol and the carboxylic acid ester are selected so as to form an azeotropic mixture and are present in an amount from 20% by weight below to 20% by weight above such azeotropic mixture.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Marcel Brill, Daniel Loeffler, Yeni Burk, Frank Pirrung, Lothar Engelbrecht, Szilard Csihony, Maike Bergeler, Volodymyr Boyko, Patrick Wilke
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Patent number: 12139562Abstract: A polymer may have a molecular mass of less than 8,000 g/mol and a polymolecularity index PI of less than 3, produced by free radical polymerization, in water, and at a temperature higher than 50° C., of at least one anionic monomer comprising at least one polymerizable olefinic unsaturation and at least one carboxylic acid function, in the presence of phosphorus with a degree of oxidation I, phosphorus with a degree of oxidation III and a radical-generating compound. Such polymers may be produced and use for grinding mineral matter, as a detergent agent, or as an anti-scaling agent.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: COATEXInventors: Clementine Champagne, Christian Jacquemet, Laurie Parrenin, Jean-Marc Suau
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Patent number: 12134114Abstract: Methods and compositions for cleaning industrial equipment (e.g. biofuel or corn ethanol plant equipment) in place at high temperatures using acidic methane sulfonic acid compositions having a low pH.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Sukhwan Soontravanich, Chris Nagel, Jennifer Stokes, Claire Notermann, James S. Dailey, Thomas B. Gessner, Joseph P. Borst
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Patent number: 12129455Abstract: A cleaning solution for temporary adhesive for substrates contains: tetrabutylammonium fluoride; dimethyl sulfoxide; and a liquid compound having a solubility parameter of 8.0 or more and 10.0 or less and having a heteroatom. The tetrabutylammonium fluoride is preferably contained at a content of 1 mass % or more and 15 mass % or less in 100 mass % of a total of the tetrabutylammonium fluoride, the dimethyl sulfoxide, and the liquid compound. The dimethyl sulfoxide is preferably contained at a content of 5 mass % or more and 30 mass % or less in 100 mass % of a total of the tetrabutylammonium fluoride, the dimethyl sulfoxide, and the liquid compound.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Michihiro Sugo, Masahito Tanabe, Shohei Tagami
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Patent number: 12129449Abstract: Color changing alkaline warewash detergents containing a pH sensitive indicator are disclosed. In particular, the warewash detergents can change color in alkaline environments. As the soil level increases or detergent decreases, a color change indicates that the warewash machine needs to be drained and refilled. Methods of employing the color changing alkaline detergent compositions are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Carter M. Silvernail, Kerrie E. Walters
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Patent number: 12122981Abstract: A cleaning composition is disclosed. The cleaning composition includes a hydroxy acid, a hydrogen bond acceptor, and a surfactant. The hydroxy acid and hydrogen bond acceptor are present at a molar ratio of from about 5:1 to about 1.5:1.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Freddy Arthur Barnabas, Gregory Thomas Waning, Lori Ann Bacca
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Patent number: 12122978Abstract: The need for a liquid detergent composition comprising alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant which comprises little or no alkoxylation which provides a Newtonian viscosity profile over a larger shear rate range, and where the composition viscosity is less affected by changes in temperature, is met by formulating the liquid hand dishwashing detergent composition that comprises branched alkyl sulphate anionic surfactant with an average degree of alkoxylation of less than 0.5 and with the specific alkyl branching distribution as described herein, in combination with a co-surfactant selected from the group consisting of an amphoteric surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, and mixtures thereof, in the weight ratio of the anionic surfactant to the co-surfactant of from 2.0:1 to 8.0:1.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jan Julien Marie-Louise Billiauw, Bjorn Vanoverstraete
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Patent number: 12084628Abstract: Described is a composition comprising as primary surfactant an ionic compound comprising one or more fluoroalkyl groups and as secondary surfactant at least one non-ionic compound comprising one or more polyalkyloxy and/or polyalkylenoxy groups, for cleaning or rinsing a product, preferably a product used in the semiconductor industry, and a respective use of said composition. Further described is a method of making a cleaned or rinsed product, preferably a product used in the semiconductor industry, comprising a substrate and supported thereon a patterned material layer having line-space structures with a line width of 50 nm or below, comprising the step of cleaning or rinsing said product with the composition of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: BASF SEInventors: I Chen Chou, Andreas Klipp, Berthold Ferstl
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Patent number: 12077732Abstract: A bleach catalyst suitable for use in automatic dishwashing comprising a mixed metal oxide.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V.Inventors: Alias Younis Al-Bayati, Torsten Roth, Claudia Schmaelzle, Dora Zamuner, John Mark Douthwaite, Graham John Hutchings, Naomi Markham, Stuart Hamilton Taylor
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Patent number: 12077730Abstract: The present disclosure provides a quaternary ammonium hydroxide solution comprising a reaction product of a polyamine and an organic oxirane. The quaternary ammonium hydroxide solution may be used in various applications, such as in removing chemical residue from a metal or dielectric surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL LLCInventors: Donald H. Champion, David C. Lewis, Juventino Uriarte, Hui Zhou, Ke Zhang, Chai Zheng
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Patent number: 12065628Abstract: A modified aqueous acid composition comprising: nitric acid; sulfuric acid; a compound comprising an amine moiety and a sulfonic acid moiety; and a peroxide. Also disclosed are methods of using such composition.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: DORF KETAL CHEMICALS FZEInventors: Clay Purdy, Markus Weissenberger, Kyle G. Wynnyk
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Patent number: 12065626Abstract: A system and method for a metal sequestration composition comprising combining a galactaric salt or galactaric acid with a metalloid oxyanion, and an alkali compound. The system and method enable the production of a metal sequestration composition that either alone or in combination with other functional components (e.g., surfactants, solvents, pH modifiers) provide water treatment or cleaning compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Inventors: Ryan Protzko, Luke Latimer
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Patent number: 12060540Abstract: A detergent composition for metal product, which contains an amine (component A) represented by a general formula (I), a salt (component B?) of a dicarboxylic acid (component B) represented by a general formula (II): HOOC—R4—COOH (II) and the amine (component A), a salt (component C?) of a monocarboxylic acid (component C) represented by a general formula (III): R5—COOH (III) and the amine (component A), a nonionic surfactant (component D) represented by a general formula (IV): R6—O-{(EO)n/(PO)m}-H (IV), and water (component E) and has a pH of more than 7 and 10 or less. The detergent composition for metal product exhibits excellent detergency and metal corrosion suppressing performance.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignees: KAO CORPORATION, AISIN CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Naganuma, Takayuki Hisano, Takao Kobayashi
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Patent number: 12049604Abstract: The present invention relates to a hand dishwashing cleaning composition including a desirable foam rheology profile. In particular, the composition includes a surfactant system comprising an alkyl polyglucoside surfactant having a mixture of: (a) 60% or more of a first alkyl polyglucoside surfactant material having an average carbon chain length between 10 and 12; and (b) 40% or less of a second alkyl polyglucoside surfactant material having an average alkyl carbon chain length between 12 and 16. Such compositions exhibit surprising and unexpected good sudsing profile, preferably suitable suds rheology and aesthetics, especially when applied onto a cleaning implement upon dilution with wash water during the dishwashing process.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2022Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Karl Ghislain Braeckman, Patrick Firmin August Delplancke, Nuray Yaldizkaya
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Patent number: 12044489Abstract: A foaming cleaner includes a composition that includes water about 50 wt. % to about 60 wt. %, a solvent about 20 wt. % to about 50 wt. %, a surfactant about 0.5 wt. % to about 2.5 wt. %, and a pH and corrosion control agent comprising 30% ammonia solution about 1.25 wt. % to about 1.75 wt. %. The composition is configured to form a foam for cleaning an evaporator coil.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: VGP IPCO LLCInventor: Jacob Bonta
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Patent number: 12043820Abstract: A composition for use as a hard surface cleaner, sanitizer and/or disinfectant is disclosed. The composition according to one embodiment comprises an arylsulfonic acid, a source of peroxide, an effective amount of a stabilizer and water. A method is provided of cleaning, disinfecting and/or sanitizing a hard surface, the method comprising providing the composition, providing a surface which requires cleaning and applying the composition onto the surface for a duration of time sufficiently long enough to destroy micro-organisms present on the surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: FLUID ENERGY GROUP LTD.Inventors: Clay Purdy, Markus Weissenberger, Kyle G. Wynnyk, Karl W. Dawson