US 11,746,304 B2
Pressed manual dish detergent
Wendy Lo, Saint Paul, MN (US); Erik C. Olson, Saint Paul, MN (US); Thomas Muller, Saint Paul, MN (US); Jeffrey John Biggs, Saint Paul, MN (US); Angela Sivanich, Saint Paul, MN (US); Katherine Molinaro, Saint Paul, MN (US); Kelsey West, Saint Paul, MN (US); and Matthew Paul Molinaro, Saint Paul, MN (US)
Assigned to Ecolab USA Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US)
Filed by ECOLAB USA INC., Saint Paul, MN (US)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/649,619.
Application 17/649,619 is a continuation of application No. 16/823,177, filed on Mar. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,268,045.
Application 16/823,177 is a continuation of application No. 14/962,064, filed on Dec. 8, 2015, granted, now 10,626,350, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0154102 A1, May 19, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C11D 1/02 (2006.01); C11D 1/26 (2006.01); C11D 1/90 (2006.01); C11D 3/02 (2006.01); C11D 3/04 (2006.01); C11D 3/10 (2006.01); C11D 3/32 (2006.01); C11D 3/37 (2006.01); C11D 11/00 (2006.01); B08B 3/04 (2006.01); C11D 1/24 (2006.01); C11D 1/94 (2006.01); C11D 1/22 (2006.01); C11D 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC C11D 1/24 (2013.01) [C11D 1/22 (2013.01); C11D 1/94 (2013.01); C11D 3/046 (2013.01); C11D 3/10 (2013.01); C11D 11/0023 (2013.01); C11D 17/006 (2013.01); C11D 17/0047 (2013.01); C11D 17/0073 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solid detergent composition comprising:
(a) an effective detersive amount of a neutralized anionic sulfonated surfactant;
(b) a processing aid including one or more of: an inorganic salt, a source of alkalinity, and/or an acrylic polymer; and
(c) from about 15 wt. % to about 40 wt-% of a fatty acid amide surfactant, wherein said composition is pressed to form a solid and further wherein said composition is essentially free of polyethylene glycol and urea thickeners.