IP Library Granted Patent US 7,776,811
Granted Patent B2
US 7,776,811 · App. 11/492,192 · Granted Aug 17, 2010

Cleaner composition, article and method

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Patent No.
US 7,776,811
App. No.
11/492,192
Granted
Aug 17, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cleaner composition comprises a surfactant, a sodium source, an odor neutralizer, a fragrance, and a biocide, wherein the odor neutralizer comprises a betaine compound, aminoalcohol, a polyol, and an ionone, and wherein the cleaner composition is stable at a pH of about 9.5 to about 11.5 when stored for 24 months at a temperature of about 25° C. A spray dispenser comprises the cleaner composition and a propellant. Also described is a method of cleaning, deodorizing, or a combination thereof, automobile interiors by applying the disclosed cleaner composition to an automobile interior.

Claims (46)

1. A cleaner composition comprising:

a surfactant,

a sodium source,

an odor neutralizer,

a fragrance,

and a biocide,

wherein the odor neutralizer comprises a betaine compound, an aminoalcohol, a polyol, and an ionone,

wherein the betaine compound comprises (ethanaminium N-(carboxymethyl)-2-hydroxy-N,N,bis(2-hydroxyethyl)chloride), and

wherein the cleaner composition is stable at a pH of about 9.5 to about 11.5 when stored for 24 months at a temperature of about 25° C.

2. The cleaner composition of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant comprises an alkyl adduct of an ethylene-oxide-propylene oxide copolymer, an alkyl polyglycoside, an alkyl sulfate, and an ethoxylated alcohol.

3. The cleaner composition of claim 2 , wherein the alkyl polyglycoside comprises an alkyl carbon chain of at least 8 carbons and no more than 16 carbons.

4. The cleaner composition of claim 2 , wherein the alkyl polyglycoside comprises an alkyl carbon chain of at least 8 carbons and no more than 10 carbons.

5. The cleaner composition of claim 1 , wherein the fragrance is camphor, camphene, amyl salicylate, a terpineol, or a combination comprising one or more of the foregoing fragrances.

6. The cleaner composition of claim 1 , wherein the sodium source is sodium citrate.

7. The cleaner composition of claim 1 , wherein the polyol comprises triethylene glycol.

8. The cleaner composition of claim 1 , wherein the aminoalcohol comprises diethanolamine.

9. The cleaner composition of claim 1 , further comprising a corrosion inhibitor.

10. The cleaner composition of claim 1 , further comprising a water soluble alkali sodium carbonate.

11. The cleaner composition of claim 1 , further comprising a hydrotrope.

12. The cleaner composition of claim 1 , further comprising a builder.

13. A spray dispenser comprising a cleaner composition and optionally a propellant, wherein the cleaner composition comprises:

a surfactant,

a sodium source,

an odor neutralizer,

a fragrance,

and a biocide,

wherein the odor neutralizer comprises a betaine compound, aminoalcohol, a polyol, and an ionone,

wherein the betaine compound comprises (ethanaminium N-(carboxymethyl)-2-hydroxy-N,N,bis(2-hydroxyethyl)chloride), and

wherein the cleaner composition is stable at a pH of about 9.5 to about 11.5 when stored for 24 months at a temperature of about 25° C.

14. The spray dispenser of claim 13 , wherein the surfactant comprises an alkyl adduct of an ethylene-oxide-propylene oxide copolymer, an alkyl polyglycoside, an alkyl sulfate, and an ethoxylated alcohol.

15. The spray dispenser of claim 13 , wherein the surfactant is an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, an alkyl sulfate, an ethoxylated alcohol, an alkyl polyglycoside, or a combination comprising one or more of the foregoing surfactants.

16. The spray dispenser of claim 13 , wherein the fragrance is camphor, camphene, amyl salicylate, a terpineol, or a combination comprising one or more of the foregoing fragrances.

17. The spray dispenser of claim 13 , further comprising a corrosion inhibitor.

18. The spray dispenser of claim 13 , further comprising a water soluble alkali sodium carbonate.

19. The spray dispenser of claim 13 , further comprising a hydrotrope.

20. A method of cleaning, deodorizing, or a combination thereof, automobile interiors comprising applying a cleaner composition to a soiled automobile interior, wherein the cleaner composition comprises

a surfactant,

a sodium source,

an odor neutralizer,

a fragrance,

and a biocide,

wherein the odor neutralizer comprises a betaine compound, aminoalcohol, a polyol, and an ionone,

wherein the betaine compound comprises (ethanaminium N-(carboxymethyl)-2-hydroxy-N,N,bis(2-hydroxyethyl)chloride), and

wherein the cleaner composition is stable at a pH of about 9.5 to about 11.5 when stored for 24 months at a temperature of about 25° C.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the surfactant comprises an alkyl adduct of an ethylene-oxide-propylene oxide copolymer, an alkyl polyglycoside, sodium lauryl sulfate, and an ethoxylated alcohol.

22. The method of claim 20 , wherein the fragrance is camphor, camphene, amyl salicylate, a terpineol, or a combination comprising one or more of the foregoing fragrances.

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