US Patent Issued to Harris Research on Oct. 6 for "Cleaning compositions containing gum and methods of use therewith" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,368, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Harris Research Inc. (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Cleaning compositions containing gum and methods of use therewith" was invented by Adnan Rashid Manassra (Logan, Utah) and Christopher Wayne Smith (Logan, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides cleaning compositions including at least one acid, at least one carbonate salt, at least one gum, at least one acid salt, and, optionally, at least one chelating agent. When exposed to an aqueous medium, the cleaning compositions may produce carbon dioxide. These cleaning compositions find use, for example, in cleaning textile fibers, such as c...