US Patent Issued to ECOLAB USA on May 19 for "Formula design for a solid laundry fabric softener" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,784, issued on May 19, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"Formula design for a solid laundry fabric softener" was invented by Kaustav Ghosh (Saint Paul, Minn.), Emily Chen (Saint Paul, Minn.) and Jessica Bull (Saint Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Solid laundry fabric softening compositions for laundry applications of use are disclosed. In particular, solid laundry fabric softening compositions combining quaternary dialkyl actives with low iodine values and silicone provide softness without causing any significant yellowing or loss of water absorption or wicking to the treated linen. The solid laundry fab...