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US 12,281,280 · App. 18/459,660 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Lubrication of transfer plates using an oil or oil in water emulsions

Inventors: Eric D. Morrison (West St. Paul, MN); Chad A. Thompson (Farmington, MN)
Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
C10M173/025C10M173/00B65B65/06C10M2207/28C10M2207/282C10M2207/283C10M2207/289C10M2209/108C10N2040/38C10N2050/01C10N2050/011Y10T137/0318
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Patent No.
US 12,281,280
App. No.
18/459,660
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure relates to transfer plate lubricant compositions and methods of transporting open containers across stationary transfer plates.

Claims (31)

1. A method of lubricating a stationary transfer plate comprising applying a lubricant composition to the stationary transfer plate, the lubricant composition comprising an oil.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lubricant composition further comprises an emulsifier.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lubricant composition further comprises water.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the oil is selected from the group consisting of:

(a) a water insoluble organic compound including two or more ester linkages;

(b) a water insoluble organic compound including three or more oxygen atoms;

(c) a water insoluble organic compound including three or more oxygen atoms, one ester group, and one or more remaining or free hydroxyl groups;

(d) an ester of a long chain carboxylic acid with a short chain alcohol;

(e) an ester having an alcohol with 2 or more hydroxyl groups each being coupled to a carboxylic acid as an ester group;

(f) synthetic ester oil;

(g) free fatty acid;

(h) synthetic or natural hydrocarbon;

(i) an ester of a monocarboxylic fatty acid and a di- or poly-carboxylic acid;

(j) a natural oil; and

(k) mixtures thereof.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the oil comprises a silicone oil, a mineral oil, or combinations thereof.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the silicone oil comprises polydimethylsiloxane.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lubricant composition comprises from about 0.0005 wt. % to about 0.001 wt. % of the oil.

8. The method of claim 2 , wherein the emulsifier is a surfactant.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lubricant composition is applied by pumping the lubricant composition upward from holes in the stationary transfer plate.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lubricant composition is applied from at least one nozzle or bubbler.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lubricant composition is applied from up to 6 nozzles or bubblers.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the lubricant composition is applied at a rate of about 6 to about 8 gallons per hour per nozzle or bubbler.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lubricant composition is applied continuously.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lubricant composition is applied discontinuously.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transporting containers over the stationary transfer plate in a single file at a rate of up to 2200 cans per minute.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transporting filled, unclosed containers across the stationary transfer plate with a forward translational velocity of greater than 40 feet per minute.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lubricant composition is applied to the stationary transfer plate in an amount between about 1 mg/hour and about 100 mg/hour.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the unclosed containers move across the transfer plate at a forward translational velocity greater than that of a moving conveyer belt.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lubricant composition comprises one or more components selected from the group consisting of hydrophilic diluent, antimicrobial agents, stabilizing agents, coupling agents, detergents, dispersing agents, corrosion inhibitors, chelants, water soluble lubricants, and combinations thereof.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein applying the lubricant composition to the stationary transfer plates floods a plate surface with about 0.05 mL/cm 2 to about 0.2 mL/cm 2 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2023
From: MORRISON, ERIC D.; THOMPSON, CHAD A.
To: ECOLAB USA INC.
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Continuity (7)
Continuation 17700232 · Mar 21, 2022
Continuation In Part 17076067 · Oct 21, 2020
Continuation 16436017 · Jun 10, 2019
Continuation 15845617 · Dec 18, 2017
Continuation 14202399 · Mar 10, 2014
Provisional Application 61776049 · Mar 11, 2013
Related Publication 20240076574A1 · Mar 7, 2024
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