US Patent Issued to ECOLAB USA on Dec. 2 for "PPE-free tablet degreaser and multipurpose cleaner" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,474, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"PPE-free tablet degreaser and multipurpose cleaner" was invented by Kelly Anne Rightmire (Saint Paul, Minn.), Eileen McIntire (Saint Paul, Minn.), Erik C. Olson (Saint Paul, Minn.), Kerrie E. Walters (Saint Paul, Minn.), Stephan Hubig (Saint Paul, Minn.) and Victor Fuk-Pong Man (Saint Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Solid cleaning compositions that are safe for contact without the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and have optimal dissolution rate and degreasing performance. In particular, the solid cleaning compositions include a non-hydr...