US Patent Issued to Battelle Memorial Institute on May 27 for "Glycerol aminocarboxylate-based detergent builders and additives" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,559, issued on May 27, was assigned to Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, Ohio).

"Glycerol aminocarboxylate-based detergent builders and additives" was invented by Daniel B. Garbark (Blacklick, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Laundry detergent builder additives are described. Laundry detergent builder additives are water softeners that work to maintain detergent stability and improve the cleaning efficiency of the detergent formulation. These detergent additives also maintain alkalinity that assists cleaning, provides anti-corrosion properties, and helps keep soil from redepositing during washing. The laundry detergent builde...