Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130053297 | POLY QUATERNARY FUNCTIONALIZED ALKYL POLYGLUCOSIDES FOR ENHANCED FOOD SOIL REMOVAL - A cleaning composition including a poly quaternary functionalized alkyl polyglucoside, a water conditioning agent, an acid source, a solvent, and water. In one embodiment, the cleaning composition is substantially free of alkyl phenol ethoxylates. The cleaning composition is capable of removing soils including up to 20% proteins. The cleaning compositions include a biorenewable, environmentally friendly alternative to nonyl phenol ethoxylates and exhibit superior cleaning of food soils. | 02-28-2013 |
20130062568 | ACID CLEANING AND CORROSION INHIBITING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING GLUCONIC ACID - A biodegradable acid cleaning composition for cleaning stainless steel, and other surfaces is disclosed. The composition comprises urea sulfate in combination with gluconic acid which serves as a corrosion inhibitor. The composition retains the cleaning and corrosion prevention properties of similar phosphoric acid solutions but is safe for the environment and is less expensive to produce. Applicants have surprisingly found that the traditionally alkaline corrosion inhibitor, gluconic acid, can work effectively in an acidic cleaning composition. | 03-14-2013 |
20130072419 | CLEANING COMPOSITION WITH SURFACE MODIFICATION POLYMER - A cleaning composition includes water, glycerine, at least one alkyl polyglycoside and a surface modification polymer. The surface modification polymer acts to provides for initial cleaning or pretreatment of the hard surface and provides a hydrophilic coating or barrier layer on the surface which provides residual cleaning to the hard surface for an extended number of cleanings. The composition has an alkaline pH of from about 8 to 10. | 03-21-2013 |
20130084626 | LOW AND HIGH TEMPERATURE ENZYMATIC SYSTEM - An enzymatic system includes a first pH neutral composition and a second pH neutral composition. The first pH neutral composition includes a low temperature enzyme effective at removing blood and hemoglobin. The second pH neutral composition includes a high temperature enzyme effective at removing mucous, fibrin and fat. In one embodiment, the low temperature enzyme has an activation temperature of about 50 degrees to about 120 degrees Fahrenheit and the high temperature enzyme has an activation temperature of about 140 to about 180 degrees Fahrenheit. | 04-04-2013 |
20130098368 | AIRWAY DEVICES, TUBE SECURING DEVICES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Airway devices and tube securing devices are disclosed. Methods of making and using airway devices and tube securing devices are also disclosed. | 04-25-2013 |
20130123164 | SOLID TABLET UNIT DOSE OVEN CLEANER - A solidification matrix includes sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, a water charge, an anhydrous metasilicate, a polycarboxylic acid polymer or salt or derivative thereof, and additional functional ingredients. The sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, a water charge, an anhydrous metasilicate, a polycarboxylic acid polymer, and additional functional ingredients interact to form a hydrate solid. The solidification matrix may be used, for example, in a solid detergent composition. Methods of making solid detergent compositions are disclosed. | 05-16-2013 |
20130130964 | SOLIDIFICATION MATRIX USING A CARBOXYMETHYL CARBOHYDRATE POLYMER BINDING AGENT - A cleaning composition includes a carboxymethyl carbohydrate polymer, sodium carbonate, and water. The carboxymethyl carbohydrate polymer, sodium carbonate, and water interact to form a hydrate solid. The solid cleaning composition exhibits little or no swelling even when heated to temperatures up to 120° C. | 05-23-2013 |
20130137777 | FOAMING ALCOHOL COMPOSITIONS WITH SELECTED DIMETHICONE SURFACTANTS - Foaming alcohol compositions with selected dimethicone surfactants are disclosed. The dimethicone surfactants are PEG-8 to PEG-12 linear dimethicone surfactants and in particular PEG-10 linear dimethicone surfactant. The compositions are useful as antimicrobial products and in particular handcare or skincare products. | 05-30-2013 |
20130139856 | LOW FOAMING SOLID SINK DETERGENT - The present disclosure relates to compositions for use in open washing devices and methods of cleaning articles in open washing devices using the disclosed compositions. The disclosed compositions are effective at cleaning articles using the relatively less intense mechanical action of an open washing device (versus the more intense mechanical action of a closed automatic dishwasher). The disclosed compositions also generate some foam to provide visual confirmation that there is a composition in the sink, but not so much foam that the foam becomes excessive when the agitator is turned on or that the generated foam overflows the sink. Finally, the disclosed compositions are less irritating to an operator's skin, which is at least partly attributed to the lower levels of free alkalinity in the composition as measured as percent sodium oxide. | 06-06-2013 |
20130146086 | ACID REGENERATION OF ION EXCHANGE RESINS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS - Methods and systems for acid regeneration of ion exchange resins are disclosed. Acid resins designed for use in a variety of cleaning application using a water source use a treated, softened, acidic water source according to the invention. Various methods of using the softened acidic water generated by acid regenerate-able ion exchange resins are disclosed to beneficially reduce spotting, filming and scale buildup on treated surfaces, reduce and/or eliminate the need for polymers, threshold reagents and/or rinse aids, and using protons generated in the acidic water effluent for triggering events useful in various cleaning applications. | 06-13-2013 |
20130146087 | INTEGRATED ACID REGENERATION OF ION EXCHANGE RESINS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS - Methods and systems for an integrated acid regeneration of ion exchange resins are disclosed for use in cleaning applications. Acid resins designed for use in a variety of cleaning application using a treated, softened, acidic water source are disclosed. Various methods of using the softened acidic water generated by acid regenerate-able ion exchange resins within a cleaning application, e.g. ware wash machine, are disclosed to beneficially reduce spotting, filming and scale buildup on treated surfaces, reduce and/or eliminate the need for polymers, threshold reagents and/or rinse aids, and using protons generated in the acidic water effluent for triggering events useful in various cleaning applications. | 06-13-2013 |
20130146099 | METHOD OF SEPARATING CHEMISTRIES IN A DOOR-TYPE DISHMACHINE - The present disclosure relates to a dishmachine that includes at least two tanks and methods of using the tanks to isolate, substantially isolate, or incrementally isolate different chemistries from each other during a cycle. The disclosed dishmachine design and method allows for the use of two different, and potentially incompatible, reactive, or offsetting chemistries to be used in the same dishmachine cycle. | 06-13-2013 |
20130146425 | CONVEYOR CHAIN TENSION MONITOR - At least one single link of a conveyor chain is configured to support a tension load cell. A main body portion of the link includes a central cavity sized to contain the load cell, which has been inserted therein through an opening of the main body portion, and at least one auxiliary cavity to contain at least one battery cell and circuitry. A cap portion of the link closes off the opening into the cavity to enclose the load cell therein. One or both of the main body and cap portions may include a bore to receive a fastener for attaching to an end of the inserted load cell, and both portions include a bore oriented to receive a pin of a mating dual link of the conveyor chain. The cap portion may also include anti-rotation surfaces to mate with one or both of: the load cell and the opening. | 06-13-2013 |
20130172228 | FAST DISSOLVING SOLID DETERGENT - A solid block or unit dosed detergent composition as described which can be utilized in a variety of applications for cleaning surfaces and objects, removing suspending soils, and rinsing easily. The detergent composition, when exposed to an aqueous solution such as water, dissolves quickly and completely to create the use solution. | 07-04-2013 |
20130172417 | MEDIUM CHAIN PEROXYCARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to compositions including medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid, methods for making these compositions, and methods for reducing the population of a microorganism. The compositions can include advantageously high levels of the medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid, can be readily made, and/or can exhibit reduced odor. | 07-04-2013 |
20130184192 | CONCENTRATED CLEANING COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE - 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. | 07-18-2013 |
20130192637 | UREA SULFATE AND SODIUM CHLORIDE BLEND FOR REGENERATION OF CATION EXCHANGE RESINS - Methods and systems for acid regeneration of ion exchange resins are disclosed. Acid resins designed for use in a variety of cleaning application using a water source use a treated, softened, acidic water source according to the invention. Various methods of using the softened acidic water generated by acid regenerate-able ion exchange resins are disclosed to beneficially reduce spotting, filming and scale buildup on treated surfaces, reduce and/or eliminate the need for polymers, threshold reagents and/or rinse aids, and using protons generated in the acidic water effluent for triggering events useful in various cleaning applications. | 08-01-2013 |
20130192638 | UREA SULFATE AND SODIUM CHLORIDE BLEND FOR REGENERATION OF CATION EXCHANGE RESINS - Methods and systems for an integrated acid regeneration of ion exchange resins are disclosed for use in cleaning applications. Acid resins designed for use in a variety of cleaning application using a treated, softened, acidic water source are disclosed. Various methods of using the softened acidic water generated by acid regenerate-able ion exchange resins within a cleaning application, e.g. ware wash machine, are disclosed to beneficially reduce spotting, filming and scale buildup on treated surfaces, reduce and/or eliminate the need for polymers, threshold reagents and/or rinse aids, and using protons generated in the acidic water effluent for triggering events useful in various cleaning applications. | 08-01-2013 |
20130192639 | ACID REGENERATION OF ION EXCHANGE RESINS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS - Methods and systems for employing softened acidified water sources from an acid regenerated ion exchange resins are disclosed. Various methods of dispensing and/or using the softened acidic water generated by an acid regenerate-able ion exchange resin are disclosed to beneficially reduce spotting, filming and scale buildup on treated surfaces, reduce and/or eliminate the need for polymers, including water conditioning agents, threshold reagents and/or rinse aids, and using protons generated in the acidic water effluent for triggering events useful in various cleaning applications. | 08-01-2013 |