ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,835, issued on July 14, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (St. Paul, Minn.).
"Stable chlorinated alkaline products" was invented by Virginie Aristide Maas (Leichlingen, Germany), Matthias Schmitz (Langenfeld, Germany), Anja Patten (Monheim, Germany), Michael Schneider (Grevenbroich, Germany) and Ralf Krack (Hilden, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to concentrated, alkaline, hypochlorite compositions with a magnesium salt. The disclosed compositions have improved stability and can be used for cleaning, bleaching, or as an antimicrobial composition."
The patent was filed on March 15, 2024, under Appl...