US Patent Issued to ECOLAB USA on Sept. 29 for "Efficient surfactant system on plastic and all types of ware" (American, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,412, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"Efficient surfactant system on plastic and all types of ware" was invented by Janel Marie Van Vleet (Saint Paul, Minn.), Terrence P. Everson (Saint Paul, Minn.), James S. Dailey (Grosse Ile, Mich.), Thomas Gessner (Ypsilanti, Mich.) and Juergen Tropsch (Ludwigshafen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Surfactant systems and compositions incorporating the same are disclosed for use as rinse aids on plastics and other wares. The surfactant systems and compositions include both liquid and solid formulations, along with methods of use for treating plastic...