US Patent Issued to 3M Innovative Properties on Nov. 11 for "Cleaning and polishing fluid and method of using" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,018, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Cleaning and polishing fluid and method of using" was invented by Feng Bai (Woodbury, Minn.), Sarah L. Hagen (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) and Matthew P. Guay (Minneapolis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cleaning and polishing fluids are described. In particular, cleaning and polishing fluids that include water, polymer, and a silicate are described. These cleaning and polishing fluids exhibit good performance, particularly when used with an abrasive pad in a cleaning process."

The patent was filed on July 8, 2020, under Application No. 17/624,632...