US4304610A
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Carpet cleaning method
Assignee: SC Johnson Commercial Markets Inc
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Filing: 1979-06-22
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Granted: 1981-12-08
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Expires: 1999-06-22
Abstract
Abstract A carpet which contains residues of high foaming anionic surfactants is cleaned, and foam formation simultaneously inhibited, by contacting the carpet with an aqueous cleaning composition containing a cationic surfactant and then vacuuming the composition from the carpet; the cationic surfactant being one which is incompatible with the high foaming anionic surfactants.
Inventors
- 👤 Hubert C. Weisensel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:16
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/0026; C11D1/00; C11D1/66; C11D1/835; C11D3/0031; C11D1/38; C11D1/62; C11D1/72; C11D1/722
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
In a process for simultaneously cleaning a carpet which contains residues of high foaming anionic surfactants using a water extraction system and providing foam control which comprises: (a) spraying the carpet with a cleaning dispersion of a concentrate cleaning composition mixed with water in a ratio of one part concentrate to 4 parts water to one part concentrate to 256 parts water, the water having a temperature within the range of from 50° to 200° F.; (b) Substantially simultaneously removing the cleaning dispersion from the carpet using a vacuum with a water lift rating of 100 inches to 250 inches, the improvement which comprises controlling foam formation caused by said residue of high foaming anionic detergents by using as the cleaning dispersion a composition which includes from 0.01 to 3.75% by weight of a low-foaming cationic surface active agent which is incompatible with anionic detergents.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
In a process for simultaneously cleaning a carpet which contains residues of high foaming anionic surfactants using a water extraction system and providing foam control which comprises: (a) spraying the carpet with a cleaning dispersion of a concentrate cleaning composition mixed with water in a ratio of one part concentrate to 4 parts water to one part concentrate to 256 parts water, the water having a temperature within the range of from 50° to 200° F.; (b) Substantially simultaneously removing the cleaning dispersion from the carpet using a vacuum with a water lift rating of 100 inches to 250 inches, the improvement which comprises controlling foam formation caused by said residue of high foaming anionic detergents by using as the cleaning dispersion a composition which includes from 0.01 to 3.75% by weight of a low-foaming cationic surface active agent which is incompatible with anionic detergents.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the cationic surface active agent is a quaternary ammonium compound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the quaternary ammonium compound is selected from the group consisting of dioctyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, mixed higher alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, mixed higher alkyl dimethyl ethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, methyl bis-2-hydroxyethyl coco ammonium chloride, dihigher alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, methyl tallow amidoethyl imidazolinium methyl sulfate, tallow dimethyl ammonium methyl sulfate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the cationic surface active agent is present in the dispersion in an amount of from 0.01 to 1.2% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the cationic surface active agent is present in the dispersion in an amount of from 0.03 to 0.2% by weight.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-12-07 | 1985-06-08 | 1985-12-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-12-07 | 1989-06-08 | 1989-12-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-12-07 | 1993-06-08 | 1993-12-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |