US Patent Issued to ECOLAB USA on July 28 for "Two-in-one dishwash detergent" (German, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,462, issued on July 28, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"Two-in-one dishwash detergent" was invented by Sascha Locher (Monheim, Germany), Jonathan Scott Killeen (Mannheim, Germany), Carmen Cardenal Pac (Dusseldorf, Germany), Nathan D. Peitersen (Saint Paul, Minn.), Allison Prideaux (Saint Paul, Minn.) and David D. McSherry (Saint Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a concentrate composition and its use solution for disinfecting and cleaning hard surfaces. The concentrate composition and the use solution comprise an alkylamidopropyl betaine, amphoteric surfactants and biocid...