US Patent Issued to ECOLAB USA on April 14 for "Phosphorus free low temperature ware wash detergent for reducing scale build-up" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,927, issued on April 14, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"Phosphorus free low temperature ware wash detergent for reducing scale build-up" was invented by Erin Dahlquist Howlett (Saint Paul, Minn.), Carter Martin Silvernail (Saint Paul, Minn.), Steven E. Lentsch (Saint Paul, Minn.) and Terrence P. Everson (Saint Paul, Minn.).

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