Soil resistant floor cleaner

• US 8,585,829 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2011
• Issued: 11/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ecolab USA Incorporated (Ecolab, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Ecolab USA Incorporated (Ecolab, Inc.)
• Inventors: Li, Minyu, Hanson, Catherine, Smith, Kim R., Hei, Robert D., Crowley, Robert, Gioino, Traci, Wold, Andrew Steven, Levitt, Mark D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mruk, Brian P
• Application Number:
  US13/304,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20120149623A1
• Time in Patent Office: 722 Days
• Field of Search: 510/199, 510/214, 510/238, 510/239, 510/240, 510/434, 510/437, 510/474, 510/475, 510/477, 134/25.1, 134/25.2, 134/39, 134/40, 134/42
• US Class Current: 134/25.1
• CPC Class Codes: C09G 1/16 on natural or synthetic resins
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 2111/14 Hard surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/3765 in liquid compositions
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 15/08 only of stone or stone-like material, e.g. ceramics, concrete; of glass or with a top layer of stone or stone-like material, e.g. ceramics, concrete or glass E04F15/02005 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 1/16 the pattern of rectangular co-ordinates extending over the whole area of the screen, i.e. television type raster
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/249991 Synthetic resin or natural rubbers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31855 Of addition polymer from unsaturated monomers

Abstract

A cleaning composition includes a fatty acid salt constituting up to about 50% by weight of the composition, an anti-slip agent constituting up to about 20% by weight of the composition, a soil resistant agent constituting up to about 20% by weight of the composition and water. Methods of cleaning coated and uncoated surfaces, and particularly stone surfaces, are also provided.

Claims

1. A cleaning composition comprising:

at least one fatty acid salt constituting up to about 50% by weight of the composition;

at least one anti-slip agent constituting up to about 20% by weight of the composition;

at least one copolymer of maleic and olefin constituting from about 4.17% by weight up to about 20% by weight of the composition; and

water; and

wherein the at least one copolymer of maleic and olefin has a molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 20,000 g/mol and further including at least one amphoteric acrylic polymer, wherein the active ratio of the amphoteric acrylic copolymer to the maleic/olefin copolymer is from about 0.02;

1 to 5;

1.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the at least one fatty acid salt comprises a fatty acid neutralized with one or more alkalinity sources selected from the group consisting of:

alkali metal or earth metal carbonates, alkali metal or earth metal hydroxides, and amines.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the at least one fatty acid salt comprises a fatty acid fully neutralized with one or more alkalinity sources.

4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the at least one anti-slip agent comprises an alkyl polyglucoside.

5. The composition of claim 1, further comprising at least one surfactant.

6. The composition of claim 1, further comprising at least one gloss-enhancing agent.

7. A cleaning composition comprising:

at least one copolymer of maleic and olefin constituting from about 4.17% by weight up to about 20% by weight of the composition having a molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 20,000 g/mol;

at least one amphoteric acrylic polymer from about 0.1% by weight up to about 20% by weight of the composition;

at least one fatty acid salt constituting up to about 50% by weight of the composition; and

water.

8. The composition of claim 7 wherein the copolymer of maleic and olefin has a maleic/olefin molar ratio of from 1:

2 to 2;

1.

9. The composition of claim 7 wherein the active ratio of the amphoteric acrylic copolymer to the maleic/olefin copolymer is from about 0.02:

1 to 5;

1.

10. The composition of claim 7, and further comprising a gloss enhancing agent.

11. A method for cleaning a floor surface comprising:

applying a cleaning composition to the floor surface, the cleaning composition comprising;

at least one fatty acid salt constituting up to about 50% by weight of the composition;

at least one anti-slip agent constituting up to about 20% by weight of the composition;

at least one copolymer of maleic and olefin constituting from about 4.17% by weight up to about 20% by weight of the composition;

at least one amphoteric acrylic polymer from about 0.1% by weight up to about 20% by weight of the composition; and

water.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising a step of diluting the composition prior to the applying step.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the floor surface is a stone surface.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the stone surface is one of marble, concrete or terrazzo.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the floor surface is a porous surface.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the porous surface is one of concrete, terrazzo, dry shake or ceramic.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the floor surface is a non-porous surface.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the non-porous surface is one of vinyl, VCT, or linoleum.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the flooring surface comprises a factory applied coating.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the flooring surface comprises a job-site applied coating.

21. The method of claim 11, wherein the floor surface has a coefficient of friction that is at least as high after the composition is applied as prior to application of the composition.

22. The method of claim 11, wherein the floor surface has an increase in 60°

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

23. The method of claim 11, and further comprising the steps of:

combining the at least one fatty acid salt provided in a first container with the at least one copolymer of maleic and olefin provided in a second container; and

diluting the contents of the first container, the second container or the combination of the first and second containers with water prior to the applying step.

24. The method of claim 11, wherein the cleaning composition further comprises a gloss enhancing agent.

25. A kit comprising:

an applicator;

a removal agent for removing a plurality of soils from a surface;

instructions for use of the kit;

at least one fatty acid salt detergent;

at least one copolymer of maleic and olefin having a molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 20,000 g/mol and constituting from about 4.17% by weight up to about 20% by weight of the composition; and

at least one amphoteric acrylic polymer from about 0.1% by weight up to about 20% by weight of the composition.

26. The kit of claim 25, further comprising:

a first container for containing the at least one fatty acid salt detergent; and

a second container for containing the at least one copolymer of maleic and olefin.

27. The kit of claim 25, further comprising an anti-slip agent.

28. The kit of claim 25, further comprising a gloss enhancing agent.