US Patent Issued to ECOLAB USA on July 1 for "Highly acidic laundry sour softener with extra stability, laundry fire mitigation, and oily soil removal properties" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,818, issued on July 1, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"Highly acidic laundry sour softener with extra stability, laundry fire mitigation, and oily soil removal properties" was invented by Peter J. McGrane (Saint Paul, Minn.) and Victor Fuk-Pong Man (Saint Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to laundry finishing compositions providing textile souring and softening efficacy, along with methods of making and use thereof, wherein the compositions comprise a chelating agent or a stabilizing agent, an acidulant, and an amine or ammonium softening agent. The compositions and methods of use ...