US 11,685,875 B2
Conveyor lubricants including emulsion of a lipophilic compound and an emulsifier and/or an anionic surfactant and methods employing them
Stefan Seemeyer, Hilden (DE); Eric D. Morrison, St. Paul, MN (US); Stephan Scharrenbach, Dusseldorf (DE); Claudia Caussin de Schneck, Dusseldorf (DE); Stefan Kupper, Langenfeld (DE); Peter Rich, Rosehill (AU); and Colin Court, Quakers Hill (AU)
Assigned to ECOLAB USA INC., St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed by Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/647,973.
Application 17/647,973 is a continuation of application No. 17/076,048, filed on Oct. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,254,894.
Application 17/076,048 is a continuation of application No. 16/281,733, filed on Feb. 21, 2019, granted, now 10,844,310, issued on Nov. 24, 2020.
Application 16/281,733 is a continuation of application No. 15/492,459, filed on Apr. 20, 2017, granted, now 10,273,430, issued on Apr. 30, 2019.
Application 15/492,459 is a continuation of application No. 14/216,418, filed on Mar. 17, 2014, granted, now 9,783,760, issued on Oct. 10, 2017.
Application 14/216,418 is a continuation of application No. 11/854,237, filed on Sep. 12, 2007, granted, now 8,716,200, issued on May 6, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/825,546, filed on Sep. 13, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2022/0204885 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C10M 169/04 (2006.01); C10M 173/02 (2006.01); C10M 105/38 (2006.01); C10M 129/44 (2006.01); B65G 45/02 (2006.01); B65G 45/10 (2006.01); C10M 129/40 (2006.01); C10M 129/68 (2006.01); C10M 133/06 (2006.01); C10M 137/04 (2006.01); C10N 30/06 (2006.01); C10N 30/10 (2006.01); C10N 30/00 (2006.01); C10N 40/00 (2006.01)
CPC C10M 169/04 (2013.01) [B65G 45/02 (2013.01); B65G 45/10 (2013.01); C10M 105/38 (2013.01); C10M 129/40 (2013.01); C10M 129/44 (2013.01); C10M 129/68 (2013.01); C10M 133/06 (2013.01); C10M 137/04 (2013.01); C10M 173/025 (2013.01); C10M 2201/02 (2013.01); C10M 2203/1006 (2013.01); C10M 2207/022 (2013.01); C10M 2207/024 (2013.01); C10M 2207/125 (2013.01); C10M 2207/126 (2013.01); C10M 2207/128 (2013.01); C10M 2207/283 (2013.01); C10M 2207/289 (2013.01); C10M 2207/2835 (2013.01); C10M 2207/402 (2013.01); C10M 2209/103 (2013.01); C10M 2209/104 (2013.01); C10M 2215/04 (2013.01); C10M 2223/04 (2013.01); C10N 2030/06 (2013.01); C10N 2030/10 (2013.01); C10N 2030/62 (2020.05); C10N 2040/38 (2020.05)] 22 Claims
 
1. A method for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor comprising:
applying a lubricant composition to at least a portion of a container-contacting surface of the conveyor or to at least a portion of a conveyor-contacting surface of the container, the lubricant composition comprising mineral oil wherein the lubricant composition is free of silicone and free of water.