Patents by Inventor Ralf-Erbo Knop

Ralf-Erbo Knop 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).

  • Liquid membrane-compatible detergent composition
    Patent number: 8278259
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid detergent concentrate composition comprising an emulsion having a water phase and an oil phase, the composition comprising 5-30 wt-% of one or more alkalinity source 1-70 wt-% of at least one nonionic surfactant 0.01-10 wt-% of at least one crosslinked or partly crosslinked polyacrylic acid or polymethacrylic acid. Furthermore the invention relates to a stable aqueous use solution, comprising a liquid detergent concentrate according to the invention and to a method for washing textiles with the aqueous use solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Khalil Shamayeli, Thomas Merz, Ralf-Erbo Knop
  • LIQUID MEMBRANE-COMPATIBLE DETERGENT COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20090320214
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid detergent concentrate composition comprising an emulsion having a water phase and an oil phase, the composition comprising 5-30 wt-% of one or more alkalinity source 1-70 wt-% of at least one nonionic surfactant 0.01-10 wt-% of at least one crosslinked or partly crosslinked polyacrylic acid or polymethacrylic acid. Furthermore the invention relates to a stable aqueous use solution, comprising a liquid detergent concentrate according to the invention and to a method for washing textiles with the aqueous use solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: ECOLAB INC.
    Inventors: Khalil Shamayeli, Thomas Merz, Ralf-Erbo Knop