US Patent Issued to ECOLAB USA on July 29 for "Low alkaline low temperature ware wash detergent for protein removal and reducing scale build-up" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,589, issued on July 29, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"Low alkaline low temperature ware wash detergent for protein removal and reducing scale build-up" was invented by Erin Jane Dahlquist Howlett (Saint Paul, Minn.), Steven E. Lentsch (Saint Paul, Minn.), Terrence P. Everson (Saint Paul, Minn.) and Carter M. Silvernail (Saint Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Caustic-free detergent compositions are provided. Detergent compositions including an aminocarboxylate, water conditioning agent, non-caustic source of alkalinity and water beneficially do not require the use of additional surfactants and/or poly...