US 12,227,717 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 Jul. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/355,173.
Application 18/355,173 is a continuation of application No. 17/649,619, filed on Feb. 1, 2022, granted, now 11,746,304.
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.
Prior Publication US 2024/0026247 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C11D 1/02 (2006.01); B08B 3/04 (2006.01); C11D 1/22 (2006.01); C11D 1/24 (2006.01); C11D 1/26 (2006.01); C11D 1/90 (2006.01); C11D 1/94 (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); 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 17/0047 (2013.01); C11D 17/006 (2013.01); C11D 17/0073 (2013.01); C11D 2111/14 (2024.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solid detergent composition comprising:
(a) from about 40 wt. % to about 95 wt. % of a neutralized anionic sulfonated surfactant,
(b) a fatty acid amide surfactant comprising at least one of lauric monoethanol amide, cocomonoethanol amide, or a mixture thereof; and
(c) a processing aid including one or more of: an inorganic salt, a source of alkalinity, and/or an acrylic polymer, wherein said composition is pressed to form a solid,
wherein said composition is free of polyethylene glycol and a bleaching agent.