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US 8,097,576 · App. 13/012,362 · Granted Jan 17, 2012

Composition for the protection of glassware in a dishwashing process

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Patent No.
US 8,097,576
App. No.
13/012,362
Granted
Jan 17, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a composition. The composition comprises zinc and bismuth. The composition is for use in the protection of glassware in an automatic dishwashing process.

Claims (9)

1. A method for protecting glassware in an automatic dishwashing process comprising providing a composition comprising zinc and bismuth into a dishwasher and washing the glassware in the presence of said composition, wherein the mass ratio of zinc to bismuth in the composition is 1:100 to 100:1, wherein the amount of zinc and bismuth provided to a dishwasher cycle is from 1 to 1000 mg.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the ratio of zinc to bismuth in the composition (by mass) is from 1:10 to 10:1.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the amount of zinc and bismuth provided to a dishwasher cycle is from 5 to 500 mg.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises a soluble ceramic/glass formulation.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises a detergent formulation.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the zinc or bismuth are in metallic form.

7. The method according to claim 6 wherein the metallic form is an alloy of zinc and bismuth.

8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the zinc and/or bismuth are present as a salt or compound.

9. The method according to claim 8 salt or compound is a nitrate, oxide, sulphate, phosphate, halide, carbonate or carboxylate salt.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2015
From: RECKITT BENCKISER N.V.
To: RECKITT BENCKISER FINISH B.V.
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