IP Library Granted Patent US 7,863,237
Granted Patent B2
US 7,863,237 · App. 11/074,952 · Granted Jan 4, 2011

Solid cleaning products

Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,863,237
App. No.
11/074,952
Granted
Jan 4, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Solid cleaning products suitable for use as a floor cleaner are disclosed. Methods of making and using solid cleaning products are also disclosed.

Claims (15)

1. A solid cleaning composition consisting of:

about 15 wt-% sodium citrate dihydrate;

about 20 wt-% anhydrous citric acid granules;

about 45 wt-% sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate;

about 10 wt-% C 10 to C 12 ethoxylated alcohol;

about 10 wt-% urea;

0 wt. % to 1 wt-% water; and

a surface for receiving water from a spray nozzle for a desired contact time;

wherein the solid cleaning composition:

is water-dissolvable; and

effectively removes airborne grease and polymerized soil from quarry tile.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is in the form of a solid block.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is in the form of pellet, bead, powder, or mixture thereof.

4. The composition of 1 , wherein the composition is in the form of a solid mass of conglomerated particles, an extruded solid composition, or a cast molded solid.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein contacting the solid cleaning composition with water dissolves the composition and produces a liquid use composition.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2012
From: ECOLAB INC.
To: ECOLAB USA INC.
Reel/Frame 029359/0070 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2005
From: RIGLEY, KAREN O.; TADROWSKI, TAMI JO; BARNETT, PETER J.
To: ECOLAB INC.
Reel/Frame 016268/0069 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 6055161900 · Mar 8, 2004
Related Publication 20050197276A1 · Sep 8, 2005