US Patent Issued to ECOLAB USA on July 8 for "Foaming mixed alcohol/water compositions comprising a combination of alkyl siloxane and a hydrotrope/solubilizer" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,362, issued on July 8, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"Foaming mixed alcohol/water compositions comprising a combination of alkyl siloxane and a hydrotrope/solubilizer" was invented by Victor Fuk-Pong Man (Saint Paul, Minn.), Gang Pu (Saint Paul, Minn.) and Derrick Anderson (Saint Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure includes synergistic combinations of pendent alkyl siloxanes and PEG-modified castor oils which can form microemulsions and foam in low surface tension solutions. The foaming compositions may form foam in water, alcohol/water, and hydrocarbon condensates. The foaming compositions...