ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,922, issued on April 15, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"Compositions and method for floor cleaning or restoration" was invented by Brian Robert Leafblad (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.), Grant Daniel Lindh (South St. Paul, Minn.), Avila M. Hoffman (Minneapolis), Traci Lynn Gioino (Maplewood, Minn.) and Dale Curtis Larson (Eagan, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of using the compositions for treating a floor surface. The disclosed compositions clean the floor surface, repair damage, or maintain the original look of the floor. The disclosed compositions al...