US 12,391,902 B2
Method of washing textile articles
Russell Shawn Berman, Lithia, FL (US); Max Donald Harper, Knoxville, TN (US); Joel Monroe Madenwald, Columbus, OH (US); and Carl Henry Mattson, Florence, NJ (US)
Assigned to ECOLAB USA INC., St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed by Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed on Aug. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/449,114.
Application 18/449,114 is a continuation of application No. 17/220,193, filed on Apr. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,773,350.
Application 17/220,193 is a continuation of application No. 16/280,249, filed on Feb. 20, 2019, granted, now 10,995,305, issued on May 4, 2021.
Application 16/280,249 is a continuation of application No. 13/589,633, filed on Aug. 20, 2012, granted, now 10,253,281, issued on Apr. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0010956 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C11D 3/395 (2006.01); C11D 3/39 (2006.01)
CPC C11D 3/3951 (2013.01) [C11D 3/3945 (2013.01); C11D 3/3953 (2013.01); C11D 3/3955 (2013.01); C11D 2111/44 (2024.01)] 19 Claims
 
1. A method of cleaning textile articles, comprising:
placing a plurality of textile articles into a washer having a plurality of sectors including at least a first sector and a second sector;
treating the plurality of textile articles in the first sector with an aqueous composition comprising a bleaching agent and free from peroxycarboxylic acids; and
treating the plurality of textile articles in the second sector with an aqueous composition comprising a peroxycarboxylic acid agent.