DAILY CLEANER WITH SLIP-RESISTANT AND GLOSS-ENHANCING PROPERTIES

• US 20110079246A1
• Filed: 10/06/2009
• Published: 04/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ecolab USA Incorporated (Ecolab, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Ecolab, Inc.
• Inventors: Li, Minyu, Collazo-Martinez, Melissa, Hei, Robert D.
• Granted Patent: US 8,206,511 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 134/6
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 7/00 Cleaning by methods not provided for in a single other subclass or a single group in this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: C04B 41/5315 Cleaning compositions, e.g. for removing hardened cement from ceramic tiles
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/662 Carbohydrates or derivatives
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 10/04 based on mixtures of surface-active non-soap compounds and soap
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 11/0052 Mineral surfaces, e.g. stones, frescoes, plaster, walls or concrete
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 2111/24 Mineral surfaces, e.g. stones, frescoes, plasters, walls or concretes
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3765 in liquid compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 9/002 Non alkali-metal soaps

Abstract

A method of cleaning an uncoated surface includes providing a composition having a pH of between about 7 and about 11 and applying the composition to the uncoated surface. The composition includes a fatty acid salt constituting between about 5% and about 40% by weight of the composition, a gloss-enhancing agent constituting between about 0.1% and 20% by weight of the composition, an anti-slip agent constituting between about 0.5% and about 10% by weight of the composition, and water constituting between about 20% and about 94.6% by weight of the composition. The composition can be applied at least three times a week.

Claims

1. A method of cleaning an uncoated surface comprising:

(a) providing a composition having a pH of between about 7 and about 11, the composition comprising;

(i) a fatty acid amine salt constituting between about 5% and about 40% by weight of the composition;

(ii) a gloss-enhancing agent constituting between about 0.1% and 20% by weight of the composition;

(iii) an anti-slip agent constituting between about 0.5% and about 10% by weight of the composition; and

(iv) water constituting between about 20% and about 94.6% by weight of the composition; and

(b) applying the composition to the uncoated surface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the uncoated surface is a stone surface and wherein the stone surface is one of marble, concrete and terrazzo

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the gloss-enhancing agent comprises acrylic polymers, waxes, alkali soluble resins, or a mixture thereof.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the acrylic polymers comprise metal cross-linked acrylic polymers, styrene acrylic polymers, or metal cross-linked styrene acrylic polymers.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the gloss-enhancing agent comprises a film forming polymer.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the film forming polymer comprises polyurethanes, epoxy polymers, non-metal crosslinked acrylic polymers or a mixture thereof.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the anti-slip agent comprises alkyl glycoside.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the uncoated surface has a coefficient of friction of at least about 0.5 after the composition is applied to the uncoated surface.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the surface has an increase in 60°

gloss of at least about 20% after the composition is applied to the uncoated surface.

10. A method of cleaning a surface to enhance gloss and anti-slip properties of the surface, the method comprising:

(a) providing a composition having a pH of between about 7 and about 11, the composition comprising;

(i) a cleaning agent comprising a fatty acid amine salt;

(ii) a gloss enhancement agent comprising film-forming polymeric materials;

(iii) an anti-slip agent; and

(iv) water; and

(b) applying the composition onto the surface at least three times a week.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the surface has a coefficient of friction of at least about 0.5 after the composition is applied to the surface.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the surface has an increase in 60°

gloss of at least about 20% after the composition is applied to the uncoated surface.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein applying the composition to the surface comprises using at least one of a scrubber, a mop, a roller and a spray.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein applying the composition onto the surface comprises applying the composition onto an uncoated surface.

15. An anti-slip and gloss enhancing detergent composition comprising:

(a) a fatty acid amine-based detergent constituting between about 5% and about 40% by weight of the composition;

(b) a gloss-enhancing agent constituting between about 0.1% and about 20% by weight of the composition;

(c) an anti-slip agent constituting between about 0.5% and about 10% by weight of the composition; and

(d) water constituting between about 20% and about 94.6% by weight of the composition.

16. The composition of claim 15, wherein the composition has a pH of between about 7 and about 11.

17. The composition of claim 15, further comprising a surfactant to emulsify and/or stabilize the composition.

18. The composition of claim 15, further comprising an alkalinity source.

19. The composition of claim 15, wherein the anti-slip agent comprises alkyl glycoside.

20. The composition of claim 15, wherein the gloss-enhancing agent comprises a film-forming polymer