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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172953 | Alkyl polyglucosides and a propoxylated-ethoxylated extended chain surfactant A cleaning composition includes an alkyl polyglucoside, an ethoxylated, propoxylated extended chain surfactant having between 6 and 10 carbon atoms and a cloud point of about 42° C. or less, a water conditioning agent and water. In one embodiment, the cleaning comp... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8153573 | Development of an aluminum hydroxycarboxylate builder A cleaning composition for removing soils includes an aluminum salt, a hydroxycarboxylate, an alkalinity source and optionally, a surfactant system. The cleaning composition has a pH of between about 9 and about 14. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8143204 | Mg++ chemistry and method for fouling inhibition in heat processing of liquid foods and industrial processes The present invention relates to methods for removing or preventing scale formation in a liquid food processing operation. Aqueous antiscalant solutions comprising soluble magnesium salts are used to prevent the precipitation of insoluble calcium salts and/or to inc... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138454 | Liquid warming device with basin detection A liquid warming device for heating sterile fluids in a removable basin is described with emphasis on the properties of the basin interaction with the liquid warming device and with a drape that works with the basin to maintain a sterile field above the drape and th... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128998 | Polyurethane coating cure enhancement using ultrafine zinc oxide Ultrafine zinc oxide can initiate hardening of polyurethane coatings and decrease the coating tack-free time. The decreased tack-free times facilitate earlier application of additional polyurethane layers and earlier return of a coated article to service, and can pr... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128976 | Methods for washing poultry during processing with medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid compositions The present invention relates to methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry, or on surfaces used in processing poultry, employing compositions including medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid, and to the compositions. The methods include applying a medium c... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124132 | Method and composition for inhibition of microbial growth in aqueous food transport and process streams The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for preventing microbial growth in aqueous streams including the step of applying a composition of the invention to the stream. The compositions and methods... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114222 | Method for cleaning industrial equipment with pre-treatment A method of cleaning equipment such as heat exchangers, evaporators, tanks and other industrial equipment using clean-in-place procedures and a pre-treatment solution prior to the conventional CIP cleaning process. The pre-treatment step improves the degree of softe... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8075857 | Apparatus and method for making a peroxycarboxylic acid The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for making a peroxycarboxylic acid. The apparatus includes a reaction catalyst and a guard column for pretreating one or more reagents, which can increase the life, activity, and/or safety of the reaction cataly... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071528 | Cleaning compositions with water insoluble conversion agents and methods of making and using them The present invention relates to cleaning compositions comprising conversion agents and methods of using them. The conversion agents of the present invention comprise water insoluble compounds such as metal oxides, metal hydroxides, and combinations thereof. The com... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071520 | Sulfonated alkyl polyglucoside use for enhanced food soil removal A cleaning composition including a sulfonated functionalized alkyl polyglucoside, a co-surfactant, a water conditioning agent and water. The sulfonated functionalized alkyl polyglucoside is one of a C12 sulfonated functionalized alkyl polyglucoside, a C | 12/06/2011 |
| 8056703 | Container, such as a food or beverage container, lubrication method A process for lubricating a container, such as a beverage container, or a conveyor for containers, by applying to the container or conveyor, a thin continuous, substantially non-dripping layer of a liquid lubricant. The process provides many advantages compared to t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8034759 | Enhanced stability peracid compositions The present invention is directed to stabilized peracid compositions. Stabilizing compositions including a metal salt and a chelating agent are added to compositions including peracids. The results stabilized peracid compositions have increased shelf life and storag... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8021694 | Acidified chlorite disinfectant compositions with olefin stabilizers A two-part disinfecting systems, as well as disinfecting compositions and methods for making and using the same. The two-part disinfecting system contains a first part and a second part adapted to be mixed to yield an aqueous disinfecting composition, wherein the fi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021493 | Method of reducing corrosion using a warewashing composition A warewashing composition includes a cleaning agent having a detersive amount of a surfactant, an alkaline source in an amount effective to provide a use composition having a pH of at least about 8 when the use composition is measured at a solids concentration of ab... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020578 | Solid product dispenser A dispenser (10) uses first and second flow controls (70, 73). The flow controls maintain first and second flow ranges independent of diluent pressure within a pressure range, wherein the use solution's concentration is maintained over the pressure ran... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020561 | Surgical drape having a fluid collection pouch with an inflatable rim According to one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus used for collecting fluids during a medical procedure includes a fluid collection pouch having an open end, an inflatable bladder substantially surrounding a perimeter of the open end, and a pump coupled to ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020552 | Helmets and methods of making and using the same The present invention is directed to a helmet suitable for use in an operating room setting, an emergency room setting, a hospital setting, or a lab. The helmet of the present invention provides one or more of the following features: (i) superior barrier protection ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020520 | Method and composition for washing poultry during processing The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017082 | Apparatus and method for making a peroxycarboxylic acid The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for making a peroxycarboxylic acid. The apparatus includes a reaction catalyst and a guard column for pretreating one or more reagents, which can increase the life, activity, and/or safety of the reaction cataly... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7998406 | Multiple enzyme cleaner for surgical instruments and endoscopes The liquid composition is based on surfactants and enzymes, and is particularly useful for manual cleaning of instruments. In manual and ultrasonic application the composition in use concentration shows low foaming and gives a cleaning solution which is not cloudy a... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992568 | Integrated operating room sheet system and method for using the same Disposable operating room surgical draping systems are disclosed. Methods of using disposable operating room surgical draping systems are also disclosed. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7977299 | Treated oxidizing agent, detergent composition containing a treated oxidizing agent, and methods for producing A treated oxidizing agent is provided according to the invention. The treated oxidizing agent includes an oxidizing agent that is solid at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, and a chemical barrier composition provided on the oxidizing agent. The chemical bar... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7967958 | Electrode for water electrolysis In an apparatus for producing acidic electrolyzed water, the use of a protection membrane having slits or other discontinuities allows the protection of a permeable membrane, such as an anion-permeable or anion-selective membrane, from chlorine generated by the elec... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7964547 | Cleaner concentrate comprising ethanoldiglycine and a tertiary surfactant mixture Cleaner concentrates, associated cleaners, and associated methods are disclosed. The cleaner concentrates are capable for use in making cleaners that are capable of removing from surfaces fresh, greasy soils and polymerized soils more recently encountered in the foo... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7964544 | Cleaning composition and method for preparing a cleaning composition A cleaning composition concentrate includes about 0.05 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of a surfactant component, about 0.01 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of a dispersant component, and about 0.001 wt. % to about 15 wt. % of a sheeting agent component, wherein the composition com... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7960333 | Fast drying and fast draining rinse aid consisting essentially of a quaternary combination of non-ionic surfactants The present invention is directed to rinse aid compositions and methods for making and using the rinse aid compositions. The compositions of the invention include a sheeting agent, a defoaming agent, and an association disruption agent. The rinse aid compositions of... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7960329 | Compositions including magnesium ion, calcium ion, and silicate and methods employing them to reduce corrosion and etch The present invention relates to compositions including a water soluble magnesium salt, water soluble calcium salt, and silicate or carbonate, which have a beneficial effect on corrosion during cleaning. The present compositions can reduce corrosion of glass or alum... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7951767 | Stable antimicrobial compositions including spore, bacteria, fungi and/or enzyme The present invention relates to a stable antimicrobial and cleaning compositions including an amine antimicrobial agent; a borate salt; and spores (bacterial or fungal), vegetative bacteria, fungi, or enzyme, and to methods of using the composition. The composition... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7951245 | Composition and method for road-film removal A concentrate and a ready-to-use or diluted formulation for an aqueous vehicle cleaner can remove a wide range of different types of traffic film using either low pressure application, hand pressure application, water jet spray apparatus, clean-in-place systems or o... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942980 | Starch removal process Starch is removed from the surface of an article using a multi-step method that includes presoaking the article in an acidic solution to remove the starch from the surface of the article and washing the article in an alkaline solution to clean the article. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7937775 | Surgical protective head gear assembly including high volume air delivery system A surgical protective assembly having an air movement device and a head gear assembly carrying the air movement device. The head gear assembly includes an outer wall, an inner wall, a front end, a back end and a middle portion between the front end and the back end.... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7923427 | Binding agent for solidification matrix Material, composition, and manufacturing method alternatives for a solidification matrix that may be used, for example, in solid cleaning compositions, or other technologies. In at least some embodiments, the solidification matrix includes a binding agent that is fo... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922828 | Cleaning compositions containing water soluble magnesium compounds and methods of using them The present invention relates to cleaning compositions and methods employing a water soluble magnesium compound. Such compositions can be used for reducing scale, rinsing, hard surface cleaning, ware washing, and corrosion inhibition. ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922827 | Cleaning compositions containing water soluble magnesium compounds and methods of using them The present invention relates to cleaning compositions and methods employing a water soluble magnesium compound. Such compositions can be used for reducing scale, rinsing, hard surface cleaning, ware washing, and corrosion inhibition. ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7919448 | Compositions including hardness ions and gluconate and methods employing them to reduce corrosion and etch The present invention relates to compositions including a water soluble magnesium salt, water soluble calcium salt, and gluconate, which have a beneficial effect on corrosion during cleaning. The present compositions can reduce corrosion of glass, aluminum, or steel... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7903957 | Methods using a draped liquid warming device A liquid warming device for heating sterile fluids in a removable basin is described with emphasis on the properties of the basin interaction with the liquid warming device and with a drape that works with the basin to maintain a sterile field above the drape and th... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896195 | Tablet dispenser with isolated product hopper A preferred embodiment dispenser for dispensing product tablets includes a first disk member, a second disk member, and a third disk member. The first disk member is rotatable and includes a first aperture extending longitudinally through the first disk member. The ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887641 | Neutral or alkaline medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid compositions and methods employing them The present invention relates to medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid compositions of neutral or alkaline pH, to methods of making these compositions, and to methods employing these compositions. The methods include methods of cleaning. The compositions include cleani... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883584 | Dimensionally stable solid rinse aid The present invention is a solid rinse aid composition and methods of making and using the same. The solid rinse aid composition generally includes sodium sulfate and urea as solidification agents and an effective amount of an alcohol ethoxylate compound sheeting ag... | 02/08/2011 |
