Patents by Inventor Melissa Collazo-Martinez

Melissa Collazo-Martinez 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).

  • Patent number: 8895491
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a concentrated acidic floor cleaner and methods of using it to clean floors. The concentrated acidic floor cleaner can be diluted to form a use solution that is effective at removing polymerized grease, including animal and vegetable fats and non-trans fats, and other soils from floors. The use solution is especially useful for cleaning floors in commercial kitchens of full service and quick service restaurants and is effective on a variety of floors, including quarry tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas John Vinson, Melissa Collazo-Martinez
  • Patent number: 8206511
    Abstract: A method of cleaning an uncoated surface includes providing a composition having a pH of between about 7 and about 11 and applying the composition to the uncoated surface. The composition includes a fatty acid salt constituting between about 5% and about 40% by weight of the composition, a gloss-enhancing agent constituting between about 0.1% and 20% by weight of the composition, an anti-slip agent constituting between about 0.5% and about 10% by weight of the composition, and water constituting between about 20% and about 94.6% by weight of the composition. The composition can be applied at least three times a week.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa Collazo-Martinez, Minyu Li, Robert D. Hei
  • Publication number: 20110079246
    Abstract: A method of cleaning an uncoated surface includes providing a composition having a pH of between about 7 and about 11 and applying the composition to the uncoated surface. The composition includes a fatty acid salt constituting between about 5% and about 40% by weight of the composition, a gloss-enhancing agent constituting between about 0.1% and 20% by weight of the composition, an anti-slip agent constituting between about 0.5% and about 10% by weight of the composition, and water constituting between about 20% and about 94.6% by weight of the composition. The composition can be applied at least three times a week.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa Collazo-Martinez, Minyu Li, Robert D. Hei