Patents by Inventor Elizabeth A. Trinkle

Elizabeth A. Trinkle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • 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
  • Solid detergent composition and method for solidifying a detergent composition
    Publication number: 20030040458
    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: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Keith E. Olson, Elizabeth A. Trinkle, James J. Tarara, Victor F. Man