US Patent Issued to ECOLAB USA on April 22 for "Reduced mist alkaline cleaner via the use of alkali soluble emulsion polymers" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,286, issued on April 22, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"Reduced mist alkaline cleaner via the use of alkali soluble emulsion polymers" was invented by Hilina Emiru (Saint Paul, Minn.) and Victor Fuk-Pong Man (Saint Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Alkaline sprayable aqueous compositions for cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting are disclosed. In particular, the sprayable compositions include an alkali soluble emulsion polymer, an alkalinity source, a foaming agent, and water. Beneficially, the sprayable cleaning compoistions have reduced misting and are environmentally safe for users to apply. Further ...