US Patent Issued to ECOLAB USA on Sept. 22 for "Solid controlled release caustic detergent compositions" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,136, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"Solid controlled release caustic detergent compositions" was invented by Max Gelderman (Saint Paul, Minn.), John Mansergh (Saint Paul, Minn.), Monique Roerdink Lander (Saint Paul, Minn.) and Caitlyn Peltier (Saint Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Solid detergent compositions for dishwashing or warewashing compositions and applications of use are disclosed. In particular, solid caustic-based compositions that do not require a traditional dispenser for controlled rate of release over multiple cycles are disclosed. Compositions, methods of employ a...