Patents by Inventor Tobias Neil Foster

Tobias Neil Foster 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).

  • Compositions and methods for removing soil from surfaces
    Patent number: 12221594
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous composition for removing soils from a surface to be cleaned, formed from water, a detergent mixture and a rinse aid, wherein the detergent mixture comprises a peroxidation catalyst and wherein the rinse aid comprises an oxygen source. Such a composition may provide a more effective cleaning behaviour. The present invention further relates to a method for removing soil from a surface to be cleaned comprising applying to the surface to be cleaned a composition according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Tobias Neil Foster, Dirk Kullwitz, Beana Pathicheril
  • STAIN REMOVAL THROUGH NOVEL OXIDIZER AND CHELANT COMBINATION
    Publication number: 20240336878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a detergent composition comprising alkali metal carbonate, a chelant selected from the group consisting of MGDA, alkali metal tripolyphosphate, GLDA, and mixtures thereof, alkali metal percarbonate, and a peroxidation catalyst, wherein the molar ratio of chelant to alkali metal percarbonate is in the range of 1.8 to 3.4. The detergent composition is particularly suited for the removal of tea and coffee stains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: David Dotzauer, John Mansergh, Krista Otting, Tobias Neil Foster
  • Stain removal through novel oxidizer and chelant combination
    Patent number: 12054694
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a detergent composition comprising alkali metal carbonate, a chelant selected from the group consisting of MGDA, alkali metal tripolyphosphate, GLDA, and mixtures thereof, alkali metal percarbonate, and a peroxidation catalyst, wherein the molar ratio of chelant to alkali metal percarbonate is in the range of 1.8 to 3.4. The detergent composition is particularly suited for the removal of tea and coffee stains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: David Dotzauer, John Mansergh, Krista Kutz Otting, Tobias Neil Foster
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING SOIL FROM SURFACES
    Publication number: 20230124683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous composition for removing soils from a surface to be cleaned, formed from water, a detergent mixture and a rinse aid, wherein the detergent mixture comprises a peroxidation catalyst and wherein the rinse aid comprises an oxygen source. Such a composition may provide a more effective cleaning behaviour. The present invention further relates to a method for removing soil from a surface to be cleaned comprising applying to the surface to be cleaned a composition according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Tobias Neil Foster, Dirk Kullwitz, Beana Pathicheril
  • Compositions and methods for removing soil from surfaces
    Patent number: 11566207
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a an aqueous composition for removing soils from a surface to be cleaned, formed from water, a detergent mixture and a rinse aid, wherein the detergent mixture comprises a peroxidation catalyst and wherein the rinse aid comprises an oxygen source. Such a composition may provide a more effective cleaning behaviour. The present invention further relates to a method for removing soil from a surface to be cleaned comprising applying to the surface to be cleaned a composition according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Neil Foster, Dirk Kullwitz, Beana Pathicheril
  • Synergistic protein soil removal through novel chelator combination
    Patent number: 10767139
    Abstract: The invention relates to a concentrated detergent composition comprising surfactant, alkali metal carbonate, methylglycinediacetic acid, glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid, and alkali metal tripolyphosphate. The composition is particularly suited to remove protein soil in warewashing applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Meier, David Dotzauer, Tobias Neil Foster, John Mansergh
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING SOIL FROM SURFACES
    Publication number: 20160340618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a an aqueous composition for removing soils from a surface to be cleaned, formed from water, a detergent mixture and a rinse aid, wherein the detergent mixture comprises a peroxidation catalyst and wherein the rinse aid comprises an oxygen source. Such a composition may provide a more effective cleaning behaviour. The present invention further relates to a method for removing soil from a surface to be cleaned comprising applying to the surface to be cleaned a composition according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Tobias Neil Foster, Dirk Kullwitz, Beana Pathicheril