US Patent Issued to ECOLAB USA on Nov. 18 for "Foaming mixed alcohol/water compositions comprising a structured alkoxylated siloxane" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,129, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"Foaming mixed alcohol/water compositions comprising a structured alkoxylated siloxane" was invented by Gang Pu (Saint Paul, Minn.), Victor Fuk-Pong Man (Saint Paul, Minn.), Derrick Richard Anderson (Saint Paul, Minn.), Hilina Emiru (Saint Paul, Minn.), Timothy McGinnis (St. Paul, Minn.) and Frederick J. Swiecinski (St. Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure includes structured siloxanes which can foam in low surface tension solutions. The foaming compositions may form foam in alcohol/water and hydrocarbon condensates. The foaming composit...