A floor treatment machine (100) is provided with a low profile housing (101); the floor treatment machine (100) has at least one transport wheel (103), a power supply (102), a brushless direct drive motor (115), a treatment tool (105) wherein the treatment tool (105) is adapted to receive a treatment pad; the direct drive motor (115) is positioned above the treatment tool upper side and presents a radial size greater than its axial size; the motor (115) is adjustable and turns the treatment tool under 500 revolutions per minute. The floor treatment machine reduces power consumption by up to about 30%. Also provided is a method of treating a surface with a low profile treatment machine.
A47L 11/40 - Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups , or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers or levers
A47L 11/162 - Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven with rotating tools the tools being disc brushes having only a single disc brush
A47L 11/293 - Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid having rotary tools the tools being disc brushes
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LUBRICANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF DRY LUBRICATING SURFACE USING THE SAME
A lubricant composition comprises vegetable oil; nonionic surfactant; water in an amount of from about 0% to about 15% by weight based on total weight of the composition; optionally biocide; and optionally chelating agent, wherein the weight ratio of vegetable oil to nonionic surfactant is in a range of from about 1 :1 to about 9:1. Also disclosed is a lubricant composition that comprises about 40% to about 90% by weight of vegetable oil; from about 10% to about 40% by weight of nonionic surfactant; from about 0% to about 15% by weight of based on total weight of the composition; optionally biocide; and optionally chelating agent. The disclosed lubricant compositions may further comprise the ester of fatty alcohol. Furthermore, a method of dry lubricating surface using the lubricant composition is disclosed.
C10N 30/06 - Oiliness; Film-strength; Anti-wear; Resistance to extreme pressure
C10N 30/00 - Specified physical or chemical property which is improved by the additive characterising the lubricating composition, e.g. multifunctional additives
C10N 40/00 - Specified use or application for which the lubricating composition is intended
3.
SYNERGISTIC RUST STAIN REMOVAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF REMOVING RUST STAIN FROM FABRIC
A synergistic rust stain removal composition for fabric comprises an oxalic acid in an amount of more than about 1% by weight but less than about 13% by weight; an ascorbic acid in an amount of more than about 0.5% but less than 7% by weight, all based on total weight of the composition; and water. A method of removing rust stain from fabric comprises contacting the fabric with such synergistic rust stain removal composition. Furthermore, a method of removing rust stain from fabric is disclosed that comprises contacting the fabric with a first aqueous solution comprising from about 0.5% to about 6% by weight of ascorbic acid based on total weight of the first aqueous solution; and contacting the fabric with a second aqueous solution comprising from about 1% to about 12% by weight of oxalic acid based on total weight of the second aqueous solution.
It is described a floor cleaning apparatus (1) having an air suction unit (10) and an outlet channeling unit (30), which connects an outlet side of the suction unit (10) to an exhaust aperture (40). The air outlet channeling unit (30) includes various expansion chambers (31, 32, 34, 39) and respective air compression channels interposed among the expansion chambers. At the first expansion chamber (31) an intercepting wall (100) with through holes (101) may be present. According to further aspects, the cleaning unit associated to the apparatus (1) may use a suspension device (139), for example a pneumatic suspension device, suitable for transferring to the cleaning unit (50) a force directed upwards. According to further aspects, the cleaning unit includes side by side and offset cleaning discs (51, 52) with a presser device (54) active on the upper surface of each disc. In other aspects the cleaning unit provides for cleaner rollers mounted on the support framework (63) of the cleaning unit (50) thanks to a male component (113) and a female component (114) removably coupled to each other.
It is described a floor cleaning apparatus (1) having an air suction unit (10) and an outlet channeling unit (30), which connects an outlet side of the suction unit (10) to an exhaust aperture (40). The air outlet channeling unit (30) includes various expansion chambers (31, 32, 34, 39) and respective air compression channels interposed among the expansion chambers. At the first expansion chamber (31) an intercepting wall (100) with through holes (101) may be present. According to further aspects, the cleaning unit associated to the apparatus (1) may use a suspension device (139), for example a pneumatic suspension device, suitable for transferring to the cleaning unit (50) a force directed upwards. According to further aspects, the cleaning unit includes side by side and offset cleaning discs (51, 52) with a presser device (54) active on the upper surface of each disc. In other aspects the cleaning unit provides for cleaner rollers mounted on the support framework (63) of the cleaning unit (50) thanks to a male component (113) and a female component (114) removably coupled to each other.
A47L 9/00 - DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL - Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
It is described a floor cleaning apparatus (1) having an air suction unit (10) and an outlet channeling unit (30), which connects an outlet side of the suction unit (10) to an exhaust aperture (40). The air outlet channeling unit (30) includes various expansion chambers (31, 32, 34, 39) and respective air compression channels interposed among the expansion chambers. At the first expansion chamber (31) an intercepting wall (100) with through holes (101) may be present. According to further aspects, the cleaning unit associated to the apparatus (1) may use a suspension device (139), for example a pneumatic suspension device, suitable for transferring to the cleaning unit (50) a force directed upwards. According to further aspects, the cleaning unit includes side by side and offset cleaning discs (51, 52) with a presser device (54) active on the upper surface of each disc. In other aspects the cleaning unit provides for cleaner rollers mounted on the support framework (63) of the cleaning unit (50) thanks to a male component (113) and a female component (114) removably coupled to each other.
A47L 9/00 - DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL - Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
It is described a floor cleaning apparatus (1) having an air suction unit (10) and an outlet channeling unit (30), which connects an outlet side of the suction unit (10) to an exhaust aperture (40). The air outlet channeling unit (30) includes various expansion chambers (31, 32, 34, 39) and respective air compression channels interposed among the expansion chambers. At the first expansion chamber (31) an intercepting wall (100) with through holes (101) may be present. According to further aspects, the cleaning unit associated to the apparatus (1) may use a suspension device (139), for example a pneumatic suspension device, suitable for transferring to the cleaning unit (50) a force directed upwards. According to further aspects, the cleaning unit includes side by side and offset cleaning discs (51, 52) with a presser device (54) active on the upper surface of each disc. In other aspects the cleaning unit provides for cleaner rollers mounted on the support framework (63) of the cleaning unit (50) thanks to a male component (113) and a female component (114) removably coupled to each other.
A47L 11/40 - Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups , or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers or levers
A47L 9/04 - Nozzles with driven brushes or agitators
It is described a floor cleaning apparatus (1) having an air suction unit (10) and an outlet channeling unit (30), which connects an outlet side of the suction unit (10) to an exhaust aperture (40). The air outlet channeling unit (30) includes various expansion chambers (31, 32, 34, 39) and respective air compression channels interposed among the expansion chambers. At the first expansion chamber (31) an intercepting wall (100) with through holes (101) may be present. According to further aspects, the cleaning unit associated to the apparatus (1) may use a suspension device (139), for example a pneumatic suspension device, suitable for transferring to the cleaning unit (50) a force directed upwards. According to further aspects, the cleaning unit includes side by side and offset cleaning discs (51, 52) with a presser device (54) active on the upper surface of each disc. In other aspects the cleaning unit provides for cleaner rollers mounted on the support framework (63) of the cleaning unit (50) thanks to a male component (113) and a female component (114) removably coupled to each other.
A47L 11/282 - Floor-scrubbing machines, motor-driven having rotary tools
A47L 11/40 - Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups , or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers or levers
9.
SYNERGISTIC DISINFECTANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
A synergistic disinfectant composition comprises about 0.1 to 40.0% by weight of acid component, and about 0.1 to 40.0% by weight of anionic surfactant based on total weight of the disinfectant composition. The acid component comprises a first acid having pKa of less than 4, and a second acid having logP of greater than 2. In some embodiments, such first acid fulfills at least one of the following: (a) the first acid has pKa of less than 4, (b) the first acid has pKa of greater than 2.5 but less than 4, (c) the first acid has pKa of greater than 2.5 but less than 4, and logP of less than 2; and/or such second acid fulfills at least one of the following: (i) a second acid has logP of greater than 2, (ii) the second acid has pKa of greater than 2.5 and logP of greater than 2.
A01N 25/30 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests characterised by the surfactants
A01N 25/02 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
A variable reciprocating pump assembly including a driven crank wheel, a crank arm coupled to and driven by the crank wheel, the crank arm terminating at a wrist pin, a pump housing, and a piston is disclosed. The assembly may be adjustable to provide varied stroke length and pump capacity without affecting performance or drive properties.
F04B 5/02 - Machines or pumps with differential-surface pistons with double-acting pistons
F04B 49/12 - Control of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups by varying the length of stroke of the working members
F04B 19/02 - Machines or pumps having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups having movable cylinders
A method of reducing microbial contaminant comprises contacting the poultry, the surfaces used in processing poultry, or both with a synergistic antimicrobial composition during poultry processing. The method may provide an antimicrobial intervention that passes the FSIS antimicrobial reduction performance standards with nBPW as neutralizer, without any carry over after neutralization. In the first aspect, the synergistic antimicrobial composition comprises a peroxycarboxylic acid, a carboxylic acid, an anionic surfactant, and water. In the second aspect, a synergistic antimicrobial composition comprises a quaternary ammonium salt, a carboxylic acid, and water. In the third aspect, the synergistic antimicrobial comprises a quaternary ammonium salt, a peroxycarboxylic acid, and water.
A01N 37/16 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing the group ; Thio-analogues thereof
A01P 1/00 - Disinfectants; Antimicrobial compounds or mixtures thereof
A01N 25/02 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
Valve interconnector (1), suitable for use in combination with a receiver interconnector to couple a first hollow body associated to the valve interconnector to a second hollow body associated to the receiver interconnector, wherein the valve interconnector comprises a neck (7) to be secured to the first hollow body, a passageway (77) through the neck to allow fluid communication between the first hollow body and the second hollow body. The valve interconnector further comprises a base cap (8) secured to the neck, a valve assembly (5) secured to the base cap, the valve assembly being configured to assume at least a closed position and at least an open position. The valve interconnector further comprises a sealing ring (3) configured to provide a leakproof connection between the valve interconnector and the receiver interconnector. The valve interconnector further comprises a code ring cap (9), wherein the code ring cap (9) further comprises a head portion (99) covering at least a portion of the external surface of the head portion (89) of the base cap (8), the head portion (99) of the code ring cap (9) comprising a sealing ring enclosing portion (91) configured to cooperate in retaining the sealing ring (3) within the sealing ring seat (2).
F16L 37/35 - Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in each of two pipe-end fittings at least one of two lift valves being opened automatically when the coupling is applied at least one of the valves having an axial bore communicating with lateral apertures
B67D 1/08 - Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught - Details
B67D 7/34 - Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid
F16L 35/00 - Special arrangements used in connection with end fittings of hoses, e.g. safety or protecting devices
A valve interconnector, suitable for use in combination with a receiver interconnector to couple a first hollow body to a second hollow body, is disclosed. The valve interconnector comprises a neck (7) to be secured to the first hollow body and further comprises a base cap (8) comprising an exterior tube portion (85) covering at least a portion of the external surface (7s) of the neck (7). The exterior tube portion and the neck are secured to each other with ability of relative rotation about a central axis. The valve interconnector is provided with a selector (44, 48) operative between the neck (7) and the exterior tube portion of the base cap (8) and configured for assuming at least a first position and a second position, in the first position the base cap being prevented from being axially released from the neck, in the second position the base cap being enabled to be axially released from the neck.
F16L 37/113 - Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection between abutting or axially-overlapping ends is maintained by locking members using a rotary external sleeve or ring on one part the male part having lugs on its periphery penetrating into the corresponding slots provided in the female part
B67D 1/08 - Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught - Details
B67D 7/02 - Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants
B67D 7/34 - Means for preventing unauthorised delivery of liquid
F16L 37/252 - Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection is made by inserting one member axially into the other and rotating it to a limited extent, e.g. with bayonet-action the coupling being co-axial with the pipe the male part having lugs on its periphery penetrating into the corresponding slots provided in the female part
F16L 37/35 - Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in each of two pipe-end fittings at least one of two lift valves being opened automatically when the coupling is applied at least one of the valves having an axial bore communicating with lateral apertures
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FLOOR FINISHING COMPOSITIONS WITH ENHANCED DURABILITY, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF
A floor finishing composition comprises water, polymer of ethylenic unsaturated monomers having a glass transition temperature of at least 90⁰C as measured using differential scanning calorimetry according to the ASTM Method D3418-15, coalescing solvent, and polyvalent metal crosslinking agent. The ethylenic unsaturated monomers comprise methyl (meth)acrylate, α,ß-unsaturated carboxylic acid, aromatic vinyl monomer, and no more than 25% by weight of α,ß-unsaturated carboxylic ester of C2-10 alcohol based on total weight of the monomers. The ethylenic unsaturated monomers may comprise from about 14% to about 18% by weight of the α,ß-unsaturated carboxylic acid based on total weight of the monomers. The amount of coalescing solvent in the floor finishing composition may be more than 6% by weight based on total weight of the floor finishing composition.
C09D 133/10 - Homopolymers or copolymers of methacrylic acid esters
C09D 133/06 - Homopolymers or copolymers of esters of esters containing only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, the oxygen atom being present only as part of the carboxyl radical
C09D 125/14 - Copolymers of styrene with unsaturated esters
15.
PEROXYGEN-BASED SKIN DISINFECTANTS EFFECTIVE AGAINST MYCOBACTERIA AND YEASTS
An aqueous skin-compatible antimicrobial solution effective against yeasts and mycobacteria, comprises 2–3.8 wt% of at least one peroxygen; from 1.5 up to 7 wt% of at least one aromatic monohydroxy alcohol selected from phenoxyethanol, phenethyl alcohol, cyclopentylmethanol, cyclohexylmethanol, benzyl alcohol, or any mixture thereof; from 0.5 up to 5 wt% of at least one high foaming amine oxide amphoteric surfactant; from 2 up to 10 wt% of at least one polyol-based skin conditioning agent; an effective amount of at least one pH adjusting agent for adjusting the solution pH to 2–3. The solution has a redox potential value from 220 to 280 mV, is readily biodegradable, and is free of aromatic carboxylic acids, inorganic salts, quaternary ammonium compounds, volatile aliphatic monohydroxy alcohols, other volatile organic compounds, halogen containing compounds, and other antimicrobial agents.
A01N 37/16 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing the group ; Thio-analogues thereof
A01N 59/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing elements or inorganic compounds
A01N 25/02 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
A01N 31/04 - Oxygen or sulfur attached to an aliphatic side chain of a carbocyclic ring system
A01N 31/06 - Oxygen or sulfur directly attached to a cycloaliphatic ring system
A dosing system includes a dispensing apparatus that receives first and second fluids from respective input sources. The first fluid is modified by an electrolytic cell assembly to produce an output fluid, and the second fluid flows through the electrolytic cell assembly or bypasses the electrolytic cell assembly. The dispensing apparatus includes a cartridge system supporting chemical cartridges having a concentrated solution and a mechanism to dispense the solution. At least two chemical cartridges with different concentrated solutions, and each chemical cartridge selectively fluidly communicates with the output fluid and the second fluid. The dispensing apparatus also includes an interface and a controller programmed to perform instructions including receiving a request from the interface, mixing the concentrated solutions and the first or second fluid input sources, and dispensing a product defining a dilution including the first and second fluid input sources and the chemical solutions.
A closing engine including a framework, fluid drivers, and a flow control device. The framework has an inlet that receives a fluid and an outlet that dispenses the fluid. The fluid drivers are supported by the framework and pump fluid toward the outlet. The flow control device is coupled to the framework and is in fluid communication with the inlet, the outlet, and the fluid drivers. The fluid drivers are cooperatively driven by a motive force from fluid flow through the inlet to dispense fluid via the outlet, and to drive the flow control device to distribute diluent to the diluent drivers in a coordinated manner.
F04B 1/04 - Multi-cylinder machines or pumps characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders having cylinders in star- or fan-arrangement
G01F 11/42 - Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement with supply or discharge valves of the rotary or oscillatory type
G01N 1/38 - Diluting, dispersing or mixing samples
A method of controlling a biofilm comprises contacting the biofilm with probiotic species and contacting the biofilm with chemical disinfectant. The biofilm may be contacted with the probiotic species and the chemical disinfectant simultaneously or sequentially. The method provides a higher reduction in the amount of at least one microbial species in the biofilm, compared to a similar method applying only the chemical disinfectant. Furthermore, the method may provide an unexpected synergy between the probiotic species and the chemical disinfectant in controlling the biolfilm.
A method of cleaning and disinfecting a surface comprises producing a diluted cleaning disinfectant solution from a concentrated cleaning disinfectant solution, and contacting the surface with the diluted solution. A concentrated cleaning disinfectant solution is stable at freezing temperatures and comprises antimicrobial acid, surface cleaning acid, solubilizing agent, hydrotrope, and surfactant. The antimicrobial acid comprises a synergistic combination of (i) salicylic acid, derivative of salicylic acid, or a combination thereof, and (ii) gluconic acid, derivative of salicylic acid, or a combination thereof. The surface cleaning acid comprises at least one acid selected from mineral acid, methane sulfonic acid, formic acid, or sulfonic acid having an alkyl group with no greater than three carbon atoms. The surfactant selected from anionic surfactant, non-ionic surfactant, or a mixture thereof.
A01N 25/02 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
A01N 37/36 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio-analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a singly bound oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same carbon skeleton, this oxygen or sulfur atom not being a member of a carboxylic group or of a thio-anal
A01N 37/40 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio-analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a singly bound oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same carbon skeleton, this oxygen or sulfur atom not being a member of a carboxylic group or of a thio-anal having at least one oxygen or sulfur atom attached to an aromatic ring system having at least one carboxylic group or a thio-analogue, or a derivative thereof, and one oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same aromatic ring system
A01N 43/16 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one or more oxygen or sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atom with one hetero atom six-membered rings with oxygen as the ring hetero atom
"Quantitative Methods for Evaluating the Activity of Microbicides used on Hard, Non-Porous Surface""Quantitative Methods for Evaluating the Activity of Microbicides used on Hard, Non-Porous Surface" issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In addition, the disinfectant composition may be stable during storage and retain their antimicrobial activity after at least one month at 40 °C. When desired, the synergistic disinfectant composition may further comprise an oxidizing agent.
A01N 25/30 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests characterised by the surfactants
A robotic device includes a user interface, one or more sensors, a processor, and a non¬ transitory computer readable medium. The robotic device is configured to receive, via the user interface, a selection of a mode corresponding to a viitual boundary. The virtual boundary may delineate an avoid area to be avoided by the robotic device during navigation in the environment. The robotic device is also configured to identify at least one detectable boundary in the environment for defining the virtual boundary, and define the virtual boundary relative to the at least one detectable boundary based on the mode. The robotic device may move in the environment without crossing the virtual boundary to enter the avoid area.
The use of a C3-C6 N-alkyl-gamma-butyrolactam, e.g. N-butyl-gamma-butyrolactam, to enhance the antimicrobial activity and/or stability of a peroxygen compound (e.g. hydrogen peroxide) in solution, and related compositions and methods. An example antimicrobial composition includes (a) at least one peroxygen compound; (b) at least one C3-C6 N-alkyl-gamma-butyrolactam; and (c) optionally, water, q.s. to 100.
A01N 59/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing elements or inorganic compounds
A01N 25/22 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing ingredients stabilising the active ingredients
A01N 43/36 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom five-membered rings
A01P 1/00 - Disinfectants; Antimicrobial compounds or mixtures thereof
23.
METHODS OF CLEANING AUTOMATED RECIRCULATION SYSTEMS AND USING WASTE EFFLUENT GENERATED THEREFROM
Disclosed therein are the methods of cleaning an automated recirculation system or equipment and using the waste effluent produced therefrom for use without the need to reduce the conductivity of such waste effluent prior to use. The method comprises cleaning the automated recirculation system or equipment with a cleaning solution having a conductivity of up to 8 mS/cm at 25°C, and generating a waste effluent. The waste effluent may be used as irrigation water without reducing conductivity of the waste effluent prior to irrigation use. Suitable automated recirculation systems or equipment may be those used in the processing operation of a processed food, dairy, brewing, or beverage. The automated recirculation system may be a clean-in-place (CIP) system.
Analyzers, methods and systems for providing a digital fingerprint or signature for assessing process information and improving process operations using such information. In particular, such analyzers, methods and systems use a unique analysis procedure for identifying, for example, one or more constituents of an intermediate and/or a product-based process stream and providing process operating parameters specific to such one or more constituents. The analyzers, methods and systems may additionally provide dilutions or concentrations of such constituents to improve the understanding of the process operation and how such process operation should be adjusted in response.
G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
Formulations, methods using such a formulation, and systems encompassing such formulations and methods for reducing energy and/or water usage in an institutional laundry is provided. Such formulations, methods and systems allow for textiles and fabrics to be effectively washed even at temperatures as low as 20°C. A prewash formulation includes a surfactant enzyme booster with the surfactant enzyme booster having one but preferably more enzymes and one or more surfactants. The enzyme of the prewash formulation may include any one or more of a protease, a lipase, an amylase, a cellulase, a mannanase, a pectinase, a peroxidase, and a gluconase. A main wash formulation is used in a wash phase cycle of an institutional laundry where such a main wash formulation includes a bleach, bleach enhancer, a chelating agent, an anti-redeposition agent and/or a soil suspension agent, a surfactant, preferably a nonionic surfactant and an anionic surfactant, a solvent including an aqueous solvent and perhaps an organic solvent, and a builder. An institutional washing process using the formulations provided here are distinguished by the need to only include one rinse cycle — i.e., a rinse cycle between the prewash cycle and the main wash cycle is generally not needed or, at least, a full rinse cycle between the prewash cycle and the main wash cycle is not needed. The formulations, methods and systems provided reduce energy and water usage in an institutional laundry.
A vessel includes a memory and a processor operatively coupled to the memory. The memory is configured to store a vessel identifier. The processor is configured to initiate a timer for a shelf life of a solution placed into the vessel. The processor is also configured to conduct a measurement of the solution using one or more sensors in the vessel. The processor is also configured to compare the measurement to a threshold for the solution. The processor is further configured to activate a solution indicator to indicate that the solution should be discarded responsive to a determination that the shelf life has expired or a determination that the measurement exceeds the threshold.
Methods for neutralizing an output stream of an electrochemical activation system are provided. In an embodiment, such a method comprises passing a current through an anolyte within an anode chamber of an electrochemical activation system to generate an output stream comprising active chlorine, the anolyte comprising a chlorine source and an alkaline source, wherein the alkaline source is present in the anolyte in an amount to provide the output stream with a pH value sufficient to suppress the formation of chlorine gas in the output stream. Related compositions are also provided.
C25B 15/08 - Supplying or removing reactants or electrolytes; Regeneration of electrolytes
C25B 1/46 - Simultaneous production of alkali metal hydroxides and chlorine, oxyacids or salts of chlorine, e.g. by chlor-alkali electrolysis in diaphragm cells
C02F 1/467 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods by electrolysis by electrochemical disinfection
C11D 17/00 - Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties
A cleaner disinfectant is provided which consists only of one or more materials that is/are found in food or a product allowed by regulation to be ingested. The cleaner disinfectant includes any one of an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, and any combination thereof, preferably having a combination of at least two of a lactic acid and salt thereof, a lactylated fatty acid salt, an anionic phospholipid, a short chain ester of a fatty acid, a fatty acid and any salt thereof, an alkali metal salt, an alkaline earth metal salt, a carboxylate salt, a sulfate, a sulfonate, a phosphonate, a phosphate, and a sarcosinate. A single step process for cleaning disinfecting uses this cleaner disinfectant where the food contact surface does not have to be rinsed. In certain formulations, the cleaner disinfectant is at least a 10 wt% dilution of a concentrate.
A non-oxidizing, buffered disinfectant concentrate is provided to be included in a solution used to disinfect a membrane. The solution applied to the membrane is configured to have a pH that is compatible with the membrane. The disinfectant concentrate includes an aqueous solvent; a hydrotrope; a strong acid surface cleanser; a biocidal active, preferably, at least two biocidal actives; a buffer agent; and, optionally, an anionic surfactant. The biodical active may be selected to function both as a biocide and as a weak acid/buffer combination. A disinfectant solution applied to the membrane includes from about 0.1 wt% to about 3.5 wt% of this disinfectant concentrate.
A formulation having disinfect, descaling and detergent properties comprising at least a short chain organic acid, an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant. The anionic surfactant may include an alkane sulfonic acid and an alkyl ether carboxylic acid in one type of formulation, while the anionic surfactant a methane sulfonic acid and a longer chain alkane sulfonic acid in another type of formulation. The formulation typically includes a solvent, water, for example, to dilute a concentrated form of the formulation. The formulation may additionally include a deodorant providing the formulation with the ability to perform four functions simultaneously upon application to an inanimate object— i.e., disinfecting, descaling, cleaning (e.g., with a detergent) and deodorizing. A color agent may also be included in the formulation. Preferably, the formulation is configured to leave substantially no residue on the inanimate object following treatment of the inanimate object. The concentrated formulations are intended to be used in a certain concentration of a diluted solution that forms a ready-to-use solution. The ready-to use solution may range from a minimum of 0.1 wt% of the concentrated formulation up to even 100 wt% of the concentrated formulation depending upon the required kill rate and cleaning performance needed.
A sensor measurement is filtered by receiving the sensor measurement from a process, measuring a process parameter from the process, evaluating if at least one of the sensor measurement possesses a sensor noise element and the process parameter possesses a process noise element, analyzing whether any identified sensor noise element and process noise element is the result of at least one of a sensor noise, a process noise and a change in process condition; and determining a process condition by filtering any identified sensor noise and any identified process noise. Accuracy and prediction of a process outcome as well as controlling and correction the process will be improved by identifying and correcting for such noise. The sensor measurement may be a sensor from at least one of a supply line of the process and an outlet line of the process where such outlet line may actually be a return line of the process. An automated recirculation system is an example of a process having a return line. The automated recirculation system includes a clean-in-place (CIP) process. The sensor measurement from a CIP process may include absorbance data used to provide the analyzer measurement.
A method of making a controlled growth multispecies biofilm is disclosed. The method may have at least two microbial species and have a primary growing step as a batch phase and a secondary growing phase as a continuously stirred tank reactor phase. Also disclosed is a method of treating a biofilm to inhibit the growth of microorganisms by adding a reactive species to inhibit the growth of at least one species within the biofilm.
C12N 9/36 - Hydrolases (3.) acting on glycosyl compounds (3.2) acting on beta-1, 4 bonds between N-acetylmuramic acid and 2-acetylamino 2-deoxy-D-glucose, e.g. lysozyme
A concentration of a substance in a sample can be detected by a system that includes an emitter and a detector. The emitter emits, through the sample, electromagnetic energy in a first range of wavelengths that includes a first wavelength and electromagnetic energy in a second range of wavelengths that includes a second wavelength. The substance is at least partially absorptive of electromagnetic energy at the first wavelength and substantially nonabsorptive of electromagnetic energy at the second wavelength. The detector is arranged to detect electromagnetic energy in the first and second ranges of wavelengths. The concentration of the substance in the sample is determined based at least on the intensity of electromagnetic energy received by the detector in the first range of wavelengths and the intensity of electromagnetic energy received by the detector in the second range of wavelengths. The system can be submerged in the sample during operation.
G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
G01N 21/33 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry using ultraviolet light
G01N 27/02 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance
34.
CREATION AND LOADING OF MAPPING DATA ON AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC DEVICES
Systems and methods for generating mapping data for an autonomous vehicle (e.g., robotic devices). The methods include obtaining three-dimensional environmental data of an environment from a distance sensor. The three-dimensional environmental data includes information relating to one or more objects in the environment. The method further includes identifying at least one planar layer of two-dimensional data from the three-dimensional environmental data to be included in mapping data based on one or more characteristics of an autonomous vehicle, generating mapping data comprising the at least one planar layer of two-dimensional data from the three-dimensional environmental data, and transmitting the mapping data to the autonomous vehicle for use during operation within the environment.
G01C 22/00 - Measuring distance traversed on the ground by vehicles, persons, animals or other moving solid bodies, e.g. using odometers or using pedometers
G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
G01S 11/02 - Systems for determining distance or velocity not using reflection or reradiation using radio waves
G08B 1/08 - Systems for signalling characterised solely by the form of transmission of the signal using electric transmission
35.
MEMBRANE CLEANING SOLUTION AND METHOD OF ACCELERATED MEMBRANE CLEANING USING THE SAME
A cleaning solution for accelerated cleaning of a membrane having an enzyme and an agent having a pH that is compatible with the enzyme. The cleaning solution may additionally include one or both of a binding agent and a surfactant. Once the cleaning solution has been included in a solution that is used to contact the membrane for a defined period of time, one or both of a binding agent and a reducing agent may be added to the solution that has contacted the membrane. Optionally, one or both of increasing a pH of the solution and increasing a temperature of the solution may be used to reduce an activity of the enzyme.
Provided is a decontamination apparatus for rendering an object pathogen reduced. The decontamination apparatus includes a frame to be positioned in suitable proximity to the object to enable the decontamination apparatus to perform a decontamination process that achieves at least a predetermined minimum level of pathogen reduction on the computer peripheral. A light source coupled to the frame to be transported along a decontamination path emits ultraviolet light suitable to deactivate at least a portion of a pathogen population on the computer peripheral. A shield interferes with transmission of the ultraviolet light in directions generally away from the computer peripheral, and a controller operates the light source and transports the light source along the decontamination path during the decontamination process.
A cleaning unit for cleaning floors comprising a drivetrain, a main controller, a safety module, and one or more cleaning aggregates for cleaning a floor upon which the cleaning unit moves. The main controller may operate the cleaning unit in one of an autonomous mode in which cleaning unit autonomously navigates while cleaning the floor or a manual mode in which the cleaning unit is maneuverable under an applied external force while cleaning the floor. The safety module may be responsive to a plurality of safety inputs such that if a safety input indicates an unsafe condition, the safety module initiates a lockout to stop movement by the cleaning unit. In the autonomous mode, the safety module may be responsive to a first set of safety inputs and in the manual operating mode, the safety module may be responsive to a second set of safety inputs.
G05D 1/00 - Control of position, course, altitude, or attitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
A47L 9/00 - DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL - Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
38.
VARIABLE-HEIGHT PROXIMITY SENSORS ON AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
An autonomous vehicle is configured to move across a floor surface in an environment. The autonomous vehicle includes a proximity sensor that is positionable at different heights on the autonomous vehicle. A location of the autonomous vehicle within the environment is determined. A proximity sensor height is determined based on the location of the autonomous vehicle within the environment. The proximity sensor is positioned at a height on the autonomous vehicle based on the proximity sensor height. A signal is received from the proximity sensor where the signal is indicative of a distance to an object within the environment at the height of the proximity sensor on the autonomous vehicle. An operation of the autonomous vehicle can be controlled based on the signal indicative of the distance to the object.
A neutralization cell is provided which may be used to increase a pH level of a chlorine solution. The neutralization cell includes a neutralization anode, a neutralization cathode, an inlet, and an outlet. The neutralization anode and the neutralization cathode are positioned to divide the neutralization cell into a middle area between the neutralization anode and the neutralization cathode, an anode area on a side of the neutralization anode furthest from the neutralization cathode, and a cathode area on a side of the neutralization cathode furthest from the neutralization anode. The inlet directs the chlorine solution into the neutralization cell by directing an incoming flow of the chlorine solution into the anode area. The outlet directs the chlorine solution out of the neutralization cell by directing an outgoing flow of the chlorine solution from the cathode area.
A formulation having at least one of a product stabilization solvent, a sequestrant or chelating agent, and an alkalinity agent capable of use in a cleaning operation at a reduced temperature. Optionally, the formulation may additionally comprise any one or more of a degreaser emulsifier solvent, a surfactant, a hydrotrope, a stabilizer, a biocide, and a buffer. An additive formulation of the invention, as defined herein, comprises these stated types of compounds and is combined with an alkalinity agent at the time of the formulations use in a reduced temperature dairy equipment cleaning operation. A full formulation of the invention, as defined herein, additionally comprises an alkalinity agent in addition to the other named compounds. In many cases, the full formulations are used in a reduced temperature dairy equipment cleaning operation without being combined with an additional alkalinity agent. The reduced temperature of the dairy equipment cleaning operation using the formulation of the invention may be less than about 50°C or, alternatively, less than about 40°C.
A system is capable of three-dimensional scanning in an environment containing a protrusion that extends substantially parallel to a floor. The system includes an autonomous vehicle, a planar distance sensor, and a computing device. The autonomous vehicle is configured to be located on the floor and to move across the floor. The planar distance sensor is fixedly mounted to the autonomous vehicle. A field of the planar distance sensor is at a non-parallel angle with respect to the floor when the autonomous vehicle is on the floor. The field of the planar distance sensor impinges on a surface of the protrusion when the autonomous vehicle is on the floor. The computing device is located on the autonomous vehicle and configured to develop a three-dimensional scan of the protrusion as the autonomous vehicle moves across the floor.
G01S 17/93 - Lidar systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
G01S 15/93 - Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
G01S 7/02 - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group
G01S 13/93 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
42.
ROBOTIC CLEANING DEVICE WITH OPERATING SPEED VARIATION BASED ON ENVIRONMENT
A system and method of causing a robotic device to navigate an area, including accessing a map of an area of travel, causing a transport assembly of the robotic device to move the robotic device in the area at a first speed, collecting information about the area as the robotic device moves in the area by at least one sensor, and processing the information collected. The system and method also include comparing the information collected with the information regarding the area from the map, and determining a degree of confidence that the information collected matches the information regarding the area of travel from the map. When the determined degree of confidence is at or below a first threshold degree of confidence, a first reduced speed mode of operation causes the transport assembly of the robotic device to move at a second, lower speed.
Provided is a decontamination apparatus that includes a motorized base with a transport system that is operable to autonomously move the decontamination apparatus. A plurality of UVC bulbs, each of which emits UVC light, are supported at a vertical elevation above the motorized base. A controller controls operation of the transport system to move the decontamination apparatus along a desired route while the UVC bulbs are energized during a decontamination process.
A composition for use in recycled food and beverage containers is disclosed. A mixture of a strong sequestrant, a weak sequestrant, a polymer, an antiscalant and a surfactant is disclosed. Methods directed to using the composition are also disclosed. A composition that cleans and also reduces the defects present on the external surface of containers during a wash cycle is disclosed. The composition may or may not have metallic salts.
A coating composition for use in recycled beverage containers is disclosed. An emulsification of oil, fatty acids, a sorbitan ester and an alkoxylated alcohol is disclosed. Methods directed to using the coating composition are also disclosed.
Provided are a method and apparatus for rendering a surface of an object pathogen reduced. A disinfectant compartment stores a disinfectant that exhibits an antimicrobial effect and, when applied to a surface, deactivates a portion of contagions on the surface. A neutralizer compartment stores a neutralizer that is reactive with the disinfectant to discontinue the antimicrobial effect of the disinfectant. The neutralizer is encapsulated in a shell formed of a material that interferes with a chemical reaction between the disinfectant and the neutralizer after the disinfectant and the neutralizer have been applied to the surface. A nozzle concurrently applies the disinfectant and the neutralizer onto the surface.
A01N 25/02 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
A01N 25/26 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests in coated particulate form
A61L 2/16 - Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor using chemical substances
B05B 11/06 - Gas or vapour producing the flow, e.g. from a compressible bulb or air pump
B05B 12/14 - Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area for supplying a selected one of a plurality of liquids or other fluent materials to a single spray outlet
B05B 7/14 - Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas designed for spraying particulate materials
47.
ALKALINE AND CHLORINE SOLUTIONS PRODUCED USING ELECTRO-CHEMICAL ACTIVATION
An electro-chemical activation (ECA) system includes an anode chamber, a cathode chamber, and a neutralization chamber. The anode chamber includes an anode configured to convert water having an alkaline-metal chloride into an anodic electrolyte that includes hypochlorous acid. The cathode chamber includes a cathode configured to convert water into a cathodic electrolyte. The neutralization chamber includes a neutralization cathode configured to remove protons from the anodic electrolyte after it leaves the anode chamber. The ECA system is configured to recirculate the anodic electrolyte back through the anode chamber and the neutralization chamber at least one more time to produce a concentrated chlorine solution. The ECA system is further configured to recirculate the cathodic electrolyte back through the cathode chamber at least one additional time to produce a concentrated alkaline solution.
C25B 15/08 - Supplying or removing reactants or electrolytes; Regeneration of electrolytes
C25B 1/46 - Simultaneous production of alkali metal hydroxides and chlorine, oxyacids or salts of chlorine, e.g. by chlor-alkali electrolysis in diaphragm cells
C02F 1/467 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by electrochemical methods by electrolysis by electrochemical disinfection
D06F 35/00 - Washing machines, apparatus, or methods not otherwise provided for
C25B 9/00 - Cells or assemblies of cells; Constructional parts of cells; Assemblies of constructional parts, e.g. electrode-diaphragm assemblies; Process-related cell features
C25B 9/08 - Cells comprising dimensionally-stable non-movable electrodes; Assemblies of constructional parts thereof with diaphragms
D06L 4/24 - Bleaching fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up fibrous goods; Bleaching leather or furs using agents which contain halogen using inorganic agents using chlorites or chlorine dioxide
A vacuum cleaner (1) comprising a container (2), a suction unit (60), an air channeling unit (25), operative between the container (2) and the suction unit (60), wherein the air channeling unit (25) comprises: a collector (26) having a suction mouth (27) at an intake side of the air channeling unit (25), a deflector (28) positioned at the intake side and radially extending at least over a central portion of the suction mouth (27), the collector (26) and the deflector (28) delimiting a suction channel (29) connecting the suction mouth (27) to an inlet port (22) of the suction unit (60).
A47L 9/00 - DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL - Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
A service station and a service process for servicing cleaning machines are provided, the service station comprising a first inlet line including an electric conduit and configured to connect to a power source, a second inlet line including a fluid conduit and configured to connect to a cleaning liquid source, a control unit, a charging unit electrically connected to the first inlet line and to the control unit, the charging unit being configured to provide a charging current, a first flow controller fluidly connected to the second inlet line, a first supply line electrically connected to the charging unit and configured to receive the charging current and to deliver the charging current to a first connector plug for providing the charging current to the machine to be serviced, a second supply line fluidly connected to the first flow controller and to a second connector plug for providing cleaning liquid to the machine to be serviced. The control unit is configured to control the first flow controller to cause delivery of cleaning liquid from the second inlet line to the second supply line and to control the charging unit to supply the charging current to the first supply line. A cleaning machine and a system comprising a service station and one or more cleaning machines is also provided.
A47L 11/29 - Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid
A47L 11/40 - Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups , or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers or levers
A47L 11/30 - Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid by suction
B60S 5/00 - Servicing, maintaining, repairing, or refitting of vehicles
A cleaning device 10 comprises an upper cleaning solution tank 40 comprising an outlet 5, a motorized chassis 30 located beneath the solution tank 40 and an electronics compartment 28 defined at least partly by splash shields 58 and a drip shield 60. The splash shields 58 define a top and sides of the electronics compartment 28, and the drip shield 60 defines a bottom side of the electronics compartment 28 and includes at least one drip hole 62 smaller than 2mm in diameter. A wire opening 42 in the splash shields 58 includes a protective cover 46 overlying the opening, the protective covering 46 containing at least one passage facing in a direction opposite to the solution tank 40 allowing a wire to pass through the passage, through the wire opening, and into the electronics compartment. Fluid lines extend from the outlet towards a bottom of the cleaning device 10 and exterior to the electronics compartment 28. An enclosed electronics unit may also include wire openings 42 and protective covers.
A47L 11/30 - Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid by suction
A47L 11/29 - Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid
A47L 11/40 - Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups , or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers or levers
Methods, computer program products, and systems are provided herein for providing predictive maintenance for an industrial cleaning device. An example method includes receiving operational data indicating operational parameters associated with the industrial cleaning device during operation thereof. The method further includes identifying a trend in the operational data. The method further includes determining that a particular fault event associated with the industrial cleaning device is likely to occur within a particular time frame. The method further includes providing an alert indicating that the particular fault event is likely to occur within the particular time frame.
A temperature-releasable coating is removed from a substrate by heating or cooling the non-SCC coating on the substrate until the temperature-releasable coating is at a release temperature, and disintegrating and loosening the coating while the coating is at the release temperature, to produce disintegrated coating particles that are loose on the substrate. A machine for removing a non-SCC temperature-releasable floor coating from a substrate comprises: means for heating or cooling the temperature-releasable floor coating to a release temperature, a solid contact agitator for disintegrating the floor coating and loosening the temperature-releasable floor coating while the floor coating is at the release temperature.
The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a stable liquid tetraacetylethylenediamine composition that can be used in hot and cold temperature washes. The disclosed liquid tetraacetylethylenediamine composition comprises tetraacetylethylenediamine, water, polymeric sulfonic acid, a buffer system and at least one additive. Also disclosed is a method for preparing a peroxide solution using a stable liquid tetraacetylethylenediamine composition and a peroxide and a method of using the peroxide solution.
A chemically-strippable, alcohol-resistant floor coating contains a crosslinked polymer, an alkali soluble resin, and an amine functional compound. The coating exhibits a Strippability Level of at least 40% after 300 cycles in a solvent on an abrasion machine, and an Ethanol Resistance of at least 60 percent, as measured by a 60° Gloss Retention Test. A floor coating composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of a crosslinkable polymer, an alkali soluble resin, an amine functional compound, and a crosslinker can be applied to a floor to make the coating.
A temperature-releasable coating on a flooring substrate comprises a temperature-release non-SCC polymer and a film-forming non-SCC polymer which can comprise acrylic polymer, poiyurethane, etc. The temperature-release polymer provides the coating system with heat-release or cool-release property, avoiding chemical stripping. Also disclosed are non-SCC coating formulations for making the coatings, and processes for applying and removing the coating.
A multi-functional package has a first reactive liquid component in a primary pouch and a second reactive liquid component in a secondary burstable pouch which is inside the primary pouch. The primary pouch has first and second compartments defined by an interior seal. The secondary pouch is in the second compartment. The interior seal extends only a portion of the way across the primary pouch, leaving a liquid flow passageway so that upon bursting the secondary pouch, the first and second liquid components can be mixed with one another. The internal seal is sized and located so that the multi-functional package is resistant to bursting when subjected to drop testing.
C09D 175/00 - Coating compositions based on polyureas or polyurethanes; Coating compositions based on derivatives of such polymers
B65D 81/32 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
57.
COATED SUBSTRATES AND COMPOSITIONS FOR COATING SUBSTRATES
A coated floor comprising (1 ) a flooring substrate, and (2) a solid SCC polymer coating which is adjacent to the substrate and which comprises a sidechain crystalline polymer (SCC polymer) which has an onset of melting temperature, (T0) of at least 10°C and a peak melting temperature (Tp) of at most 120°C. The SCC polymer coating can be an exterior coating or can be covered by one or more exterior coatings, for example of a commercial flooring finish. When the coated floor is subjected to (i) heat which softens the SCC polymer coating and (ii) physical disturbance, the SCC polymer coating and/or exterior coating(s) can be removed. After that removal, one or more new coatings can be applied to the substrate.
An aqueous composition includes an activator, a chlorite ion source, and water. The aqueous composition is alkaline. The aqueous composition produces chlorine dioxide upon contact with an acid. A method of producing chlorine dioxide includes contacting the aqueous composition with an acid.
The presently disclosed subject matter Is directed to formulations for lubricating a conveyor belt used in beverage packaging. One of the disclosed lubricant compositions comprises water, at least one amphoteric surfactant, at least one anionic surfactant and at least one non-ionic surfactant. Also disclosed is a system for applying a lubricant to a conveyor belt and a method for lubricating a conveyor belt.
Air gap eductor (10) with a backflow deflector (48) between the water jet nozzle (42) and the venturi structure (72) of a discharge tube (66), located after the air gap (18), deflects backflowing liquid, and prevents backflowing liquid from contaminating water supply by contacting water jet nozzle above air gap. The backflow deflector plate blocks 40-80% of rim area at opening at the upper end of eductor discharge tube, leaving 60-20% of rim area unblocked. With the blocked part of the rim and the unblocked part of the rim providing a bifurcated asymmetry from 40% to 100%.
An interconnector system (10) for coupling a first hollow body to a second hollow body allows fluid communication between the hollow bodies. The interconnector system (10) includes a valve interconnector (14) and a receiver interconnector (12). The receiver interconnector (12) has a sliding seal sleeve (20) that slides relative to a hollow post (18). The design of the receiver interconnector (12) ensures that the valve interconnector (14) cannot be decoupled from the receiver interconnector (12) without the seal sleeve (12) sealing closed the liquid passageway (46) through the hollow post (18). Also included is a hollow body having a coupling device thereon.
B67D 1/08 - Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught - Details
F16L 37/34 - Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in each of two pipe-end fittings at least one of two lift valves being opened automatically when the coupling is applied at least one of the lift valves being of the sleeve type, i.e. a sleeve being telescoped over an inner cylindrical wall
Provided are drying aid compositions, which comprise an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide-ethylene oxide (EO/PO/EO) triblock copolymer and an aminosilicone. The compositions can be added to the aqueous bath during the laundry process to reduce the drying time of a textile. Also provided is a process for laundering a textile, which comprises contacting the textile with an aqueous bath containing a drying aid composition comprising an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide-ethylene oxide (EO/PO/EO) triblock copolymer and an aminosilicone.
A dispenser system including a source of chemical concentrate, a source of diluent, and a mix chamber in fluid communication with the source of chemical concentrate via a first line and with the source of diluent via a second line to mix chemical concentrate and diluent to form a dilution. The dispenser system also includes one or more metering devices disposed in one or both of the first line and the second line, a discharge fluidly coupled to the mix chamber to deliver the dilution to a downstream receptacle, and a control system in communication with the one or more metering devices. The control system is programmed to adjust a concentration of chemical concentrate in the dilution via control of the one or more metering devices based on an environmental factor affecting a physical environment to be cleaned using the dilution.
A peelable surface coating system comprises a multilayer peelable surface coating adhered to multi-section substrate with joints between sections. The multilayer peelable surface coating has strength and flexibility layers and a wear layer. Each strength and flexibility layer has a thickness of <0.6 mil and a Konig hardness of < 40 seconds. The wear layer has a Konig value of >60 seconds and a thickness of from 0.2 to 3 mils. The strength and flexibility layers have a combined total thickness of 3.3 to 6 mils. The peelable coating system spans joints between sections and is peelable from both the substrate and the joints, and has an elongation (E%) of > 350%, a break force maximum load (BF gm-Force) of > 3000 gm-Force, a total thickness (T mils) of from 3.5 to 10 mils, and wherein: (E %) x (BF gm-Force) x (T mils) > 4 x 106.
The present invention provides methods, systems, computer program products, and apparatuses for providing technical and/or customer support for one or more industrial cleaning devices. Various embodiments provide technical and/or customer support options for training users about one or more industrial cleaning devices and/or how to perform basic and/or regular maintenance tasks, assisting a user in troubleshooting an industrial cleaning device, accessing live customer support, and/or the like. In another example, various embodiments may capture image and/or video data associated with one or more steps a user has performed and provide at least a portion of the captured image and/or video data to customer support personnel for additional troubleshooting and/or instructional assistance. In yet another example, a live video chat with a help person may be displayed concurrently with instructions for completing at least one step of a maintenance task for an industrial cleaning device presented via augmented reality technology.
An apparatus for cleaning a floor includes a housing having a forward component and a rearward component, a plurality of wheels by which the floor cleaning apparatus is adapted to move across the floor in a direction of travel, the direction of travel at least partially defining a front end, a back end, and first and second lateral sides of the floor cleaning apparatus. The apparatus includes a motive device for moving the apparatus across the floor, a steering mechanism, an operator seat, situated between the forward component and a rearward component, and adapted to accommodate a human operator, and a mechanism for cleaning the floor. When the floor cleaning apparatus is in a navigational mode, the human operator is in a partially seated and partially standing position. A method is also disclosed.
An apparatus for cleaning a floor includes a housing, wheels by which the apparatus is adapted to move; a motive device for moving the apparatus, a steering mechanism, and a cleaning assembly including a cleaning unit and an offset mechanism adapted to move the cleaning unit to or from an offset position projecting beyond one lateral side of the apparatus. In another embodiment, an apparatus for cleaning a floor includes a housing, wheels by which the apparatus is adapted to move, a motive device for moving the apparatus, a steering mechanism, and a cleaning assembly including a cleaning unit and a swing mechanism indirectly linking the cleaning unit to the steering mechanism such that when the apparatus is in an operative mode, the cleaning unit reorients its position in synchronization with the path of travel of the apparatus. Optionally, a lifting device may raise and lower the cleaning assembly.
A47L 11/30 - Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid by suction
A47L 11/40 - Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups , or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers or levers
68.
SCALE-INHIBITION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
Provided are scale-inhibition compositions comprising (a) a first acrylic acid polymer having an average molecular weight of about 3000 to about 6000; (b) a second acrylic acid polymer having an average molecular weight of about 6000 to about 10000; (c) an aminocarboxylic acid selected from methylglycine diacetic acid (MGDA), glutamic acid diacetic acid (GLDA), diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA), hydroxyethyl ethylene diamine triacetic acid (HEDTA), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), and a combination thereof; and (d) a phosphonic acid selected from from 1 -hydroxy ethane 1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP), amino tris(methylenephosphonic acid) (ATMP), ethylenediamine tetra(methylene phosphonic acid) (EDTMP), tetramethylenediamine tetra(methylene phosphonic acid) (TDTMP), hexamethylenediamine tetra(methylene phosphonic acid) (HDTMP), diethylenetriamine penta(methylene phosphonic acid) (DTPMP), and a combination thereof. The scale-inhibition compositions may be useful in machine ware washing detergents and formulations.
C02F 5/10 - Treatment of water with complexing chemicals or other solubilising agents for softening, scale prevention or scale removal, e.g. adding sequestering agents using organic substances
C02F 5/12 - Treatment of water with complexing chemicals or other solubilising agents for softening, scale prevention or scale removal, e.g. adding sequestering agents using organic substances containing nitrogen
C02F 5/14 - Treatment of water with complexing chemicals or other solubilising agents for softening, scale prevention or scale removal, e.g. adding sequestering agents using organic substances containing phosphorus
C23F 11/10 - Inhibiting corrosion of metallic material by applying inhibitors to the surface in danger of corrosion or adding them to the corrosive agent in other liquids using organic inhibitors
69.
TABLET DISHWASHING DETERGENT AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME
A tablet including a dishwashing detergent composition and a crosslinked acrylic acid polymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 500,000.
Provided is a dishwashing detergent composition, which includes a quaternary ammonium salt and a ware cleaning formulation, and method of making and using thereof. In particular, the quaternary ammonium salts may have a structure of [NR1R2R3R4]+ • X-, wherein each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1 -C10 alkyl, H-(OCH2CH2)m-, RTCOO(CH2)n-, RTCONH(CH2)n-, and RT; at least one of R1 R2, R3, and R4 is RTCOO(CH2)n-, RTCONH(CH2)n-, or RT; n is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; m is at least 1; RT is a C10-C30 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon chain; and X is a counterion.
A machine adapted to polish a surface, the machine including a driven implement including a tool configured to engage and polish the surface, and a module coupled to the implement and including a processing system and a sensor, the sensor positioned to detect data associated with operation of the implement and in communication with the processing system, the data detected by the sensor is transmitted to the processing system, and the processing system is programmed to determine an approximate level of surface polish based on the data detected by the sensor.
A mobile cleaning system, method, and machine is provided, wherein a chassis, a communications module configured to communicate with a device remote from the chassis, a sensor operable to sense one or more characteristics of the mobile cleaning machine, and a controller including a processor and memory are provided. The processor is programmed to perform instructions stored in the memory, and the instructions include receiving the one or more characteristics of the mobile cleaning machine, receiving a non-mobile cleaning machine data set from the remote device, and transmitting at least one of the one or more characteristics of the mobile cleaning machine and the non-mobile machine data to a central location.
A system and method are provided for determining a location of a mobile apparatus. The mobile apparatus can include a chassis, a communications module, and a controller including a processor and memory, wherein the processor is programmed to perform instructions that are stored in the memory. The instructions can include defining an offline perimeter surrounding the chassis, locating a chassis position in relation to the offline perimeter, and determining whether the chassis position is outside the offline perimeter. Upon making this determination, the processor is programmed to establish communication between the mobile apparatus and the central location via the communication module, receive an indication from a network that the chassis is located outside an online perimeter that is larger than the offline perimeter, and output a signal upon receiving the indication.
A container including a reservoir to store a dispensable material and an elongated neck that extends from the reservoir and that terminates at a distal end. The container also includes a frangible region intermediate the reservoir and the distal end of the elongated neck. The frangible region is fracturable in response to a predetermined force applied to the distal end to create opening in the elongated neck through which the material can be dispensed from the reservoir. The container further includes a guard disposed adjacent the elongated neck to inhibit inadvertent fracture of the frangible region absent the predetermined force.
B65D 17/28 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
B65D 75/36 - Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet or blank being recessed and the other formed of relatively stiff flat sheet material, e.g. blister packages
A fluid dispensing nozzle includes a housing including an outlet to discharge fluid to a surrounding environment. The fluid dispensing nozzle also includes a nozzle insert disposed in the housing and including an inlet in fluid communication with a source of fluid to receive a fluid flow. The nozzle insert includes an outlet orifice in fluid communication with the outlet to direct fluid from the inlet toward the outlet. The nozzle insert is selectively movable relative to the housing between a first position in which fluid is discharged through the outlet at a first flow rate and a second position in which the fluid is discharged through the outlet at a second flow rate larger than the first flow rate. The nozzle insert is movable between the first position and the second position independent of the pressure of fluid at the inlet.
B05B 1/30 - Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages
A mop (30) includes a first section (50) having a first side (58), a second section (54) having a second side (62), and an embedded, semi-permeable layer (46) disposed between the first and second sections (50, 54) to manage an amount of liquid flowing from the first side to the second side (58, 62).
A dispensing cap including a first housing portion defining a first chamber, a lid coupled to the first housing and defining an outlet, the lid movable between a first position and a second position, a second housing portion defining a second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber, the second housing portion further defining a third chamber separate from the second chamber, wherein when the lid is in the first position, the outlet is in fluid communication with the second chamber to dispense a first volume of fluid, and wherein when the lid in the second position, the outlet is in fluid connection with the second chamber and the third chamber to dispense a second volume of fluid. A method of operating a dispensing cap is also provided.
G01F 11/26 - Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers moved during operation wherein the measuring chamber is filled and emptied by tilting or inverting the supply vessel, e.g. bottle-emptying apparatus
A maintenance tool including a handle having a proximal end and a distal end, and a first reservoir coupled to the handle and supporting a first amount of fluid. The tool also includes a head pivotably coupled to the proximal end of the handle. The head defines a second reservoir that has a second volume to support a second amount of fluid, and a manifold communicating with the second reservoir. An inlet port is coupled to the head and fluidly connects the first reservoir to the second reservoir such that fluid flows by gravity from the first reservoir to the second reservoir. A pad is coupled to the head and is in communication with the manifold. The pad has a capillary gradient and is positionable on a surface to draw fluid from the manifold and to control delivery of fluid to the surface via capillary action.
A method of polishing a stone surface (such as a floor), the method including: grinding the stone surface while the surface is wet with a honing disc, the honing disc having a first grit; grinding the stone surface while the surface is dry with a polishing disc after the surface is ground with the honing disc, the polishing disc having a second grit that is greater than the first grit; burnishing the stone surface with a burnish pad after the surface is ground with the polishing disc, the burnish pad having a third grit that is greater than the second grit; and applying a liquid protector to the stone surface after the surface is burnished with the burnish pad. A liquid film forming composition including from about 1 wt% to about 10 wt% polymer and about 0.1 wt% to about 5 wt% wax.
Methods are provided which include a method of cleaning, sanitizing, or disinfecting, wherein the method comprises: contacting a soiled substrate with a cleaning, sanitizing, or disinfecting composition, such that at least a portion of the soil is removed from the substrate; wherein the cleaning, sanitizing, or disinfecting composition consists essentially of one or more food grade agents or a salt thereof; and wherein the method is effluent neutral.
A floor maintenance too! including a handle and a tool coupled to the handle. The tool head includes a frame that supports a first engagement panel and a second engagement panel, with each panel disposed on an underside of the frame. The tool also includes a cable that extends between the tool head and the handle and that is coupled to the first engagement panel and the second engagement panel. An actuator mechanism is coupled to the cable and is manipulatable to move at least one of the first engagement panel and the second engagement panel via the cable relative to the frame to selectively engage and disengage a mop pad relative to the tool head.
The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to an apparatus for the preparation of a cleaning, sanitizing, or sterilizing solution. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a modular component, such as a cartridge. The cartridge may contain chemical precursors to allow the generation of chlorine dioxide. The apparatus has a fluid inlet, and separates the fluid into a first flow path, which fills a reservoir. It also has a second flow path, which is heated before passing through the cartridge to create the desired gas. The fluid output from the cartridge is then fed into the reservoir.
Compositions and methods are provided for cleaning management, such as evaluating the cleaning of surfaces. Compositions and methods for controlling or preventing the spreading of biological contamination are also provided. The compositions may include at least one of a fluorescent indicator, an alcohol, and water.
Methods are provided which include steeping and/or spraying a harvested cereal grain, such as barley, wheat, rye, millet, corn (maize), rice, or oats, in or with an aqueous solution including an effective amount of chlorine dioxide to provide a treated cereal grain. The treated cereal grain obtained from chlorine-dioxide steeping and/or spraying generally has a reduced microorganism and/or toxin content, and may be subjected to additional malting processes.
Provided are methods of reducing biofilm, controlling the formation of biofilm, or controlling the growth of biofilm in an air scrubber. The methods may comprise introducing into a liquid flow stream of the wet air scrubber a composition comprising at least one phosphate co-precipitant or phosphate precipitant. In some embodiments, the compositions comprise ferric chloride. In some embodiments, the compositions comprise aluminum chlorhydrate.
A01N 25/30 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests characterised by the surfactants
A61Q 17/00 - Barrier preparations; Preparations brought into direct contact with the skin for affording protection against external influences, e.g. sunlight, X-rays or other harmful rays, corrosive materials, bacteria or insect stings
Provided are methods of reducing biofilm, controlling the formation of biofilm, or controlling the growth of biofilm in an air scrubber. The methods may comprise desiccating the biofilm to produce a desiccated biofilm. Further provided are methods for reducing biofilm, controlling the formation of biofilm, or controlling the growth of biofilm in an air scrubber, the methods comprising introducing a composition into a liquid flow stream of the air scrubber to produce an acidic pH of the liquid flow, and adjusting the pH of the liquid flow to an alkaline pH.
Provided are methods of reducing biofilm, controlling the formation of biofilm, or controlling the growth of biofilm in an air scrubber. The methods may comprise desiccating the biofilm to produce a desiccated biofilm. Further provided are methods for reducing biofilm, controlling the formation of biofilm, or controlling the growth of biofilm in an air scrubber, the methods comprising introducing a composition into a liquid flow stream of the air scrubber to produce an acidic pH of the liquid flow, and adjusting the pH of the liquid flow to an alkaline pH.
A coating system for a surface (such as a floor) including a liquid adhesive layer composition including a heat-activated adhesive that forms an adhesive layer upon drying after application to a surface, and a liquid maintenance layer composition comprising a dispersible polymer that forms a maintenance layer upon drying after application to the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer and the maintenance layer may form a peelable coating. An adhesive strength between the adhesive layer and the maintenance layer may be greater than an adhesive strength between the adhesive layer and the surface. The peelable coating may have a tensile strength that is greater than the adhesive strength between the adhesive layer and the surface. The peelable coating may be configured to be peeled from the surface without the adhesive layer and the maintenance layer separating from one another.
C09D 5/20 - Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, characterised by their physical nature or the effects produced; Filling pastes for coatings strippable as coherent films, e.g. temporary coatings strippable as coherent films
C09D 5/20 - Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, characterised by their physical nature or the effects produced; Filling pastes for coatings strippable as coherent films, e.g. temporary coatings strippable as coherent films
Methods of increasing dissolved oxygen concentration and chlorophyll concentration in a lagoon are described herein. Also disclosed are methods of improving the performance of a wastewater lagoon by applying to the surface of the lagoon a composition comprising at least one surfactant and at least one enzyme.
Provided herein are systems and methods useful for the cleaning, sanitizing, and/or microbial control of industrial equipment such as, for example, conveyance and production/manufacturing systems.
C25B 9/00 - Cells or assemblies of cells; Constructional parts of cells; Assemblies of constructional parts, e.g. electrode-diaphragm assemblies; Process-related cell features
A cleaning device for cleaning a conveyor system including a slotted track that defines an elongate path along which product is moved and that has opposed glide surfaces from which product is suspended. The conveyor system also includes a wall that is disposed above the track and that cooperates with the track to define a product passageway along the elongate path. The cleaning device includes a drive unit, a wheel rotatably coupled to the drive unit and engageable with the wall within the product passageway to move the drive unit along the slotted track, a glide coupled to the drive unit and engageable with the glide surfaces to support the drive unit on the slotted track, and a cleaning implement coupled to the drive unit to clean the track.
B08B 9/049 - Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes having self-contained propelling means for moving the cleaning devices along the pipes
B60L 11/18 - using power supplied from primary cells, secondary cells, or fuel cells
G09G 3/32 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix using controlled light sources using electroluminescent panels semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED]
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COMPOSITIONS FOR WET AIR SCRUBBERS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AND CLEANING WET AIR SCRUBBERS USING THE SAME
Provided are compositions for use in air scrubbers and methods for cleaning air scrubbers using the same. Compositions include at least one of components A, B, C, D, and E. Component A includes at least one surfactant and at least one enzyme. Component B includes at least one surfactant. Component C includes at least one pH control agent. Component D includes at least one defoamer. Component E includes at least one enzyme. Further provided are methods of operating an air scrubber, including adding a composition comprising a surfactant to a fluid stream in the air scrubber; maintaining a first temperature of the fluid stream for a first period of time; and maintaining a second temperature of the fluid stream for a second period of time, the first temperature being greater than the cloud point of the surfactant, and the second temperature being less than the cloud point of the surfactant.
Systems and methods for analyzing and mapping a region, such as a body of water. The system is configured to obtain and analyze characteristic data associated with the body of water in an automated or at least partially automated manner. For example, a data gathering device (e.g., a non-submersible, dirigible vessel) is controlled to gather data throughout the body of water. After the data has been gathered, the data is compressed, processed, and analyzed. The body of water is divided into a number of areas or coordinates for which compressed, processed, and analyzed data is associated. The analyzed data includes, for example, statistical analysis of the body of water and topographical maps that graphically illustrate the characteristics within the body of water.
G06F 19/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications (specially adapted for specific functions G06F 17/00;data processing systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes G06Q;healthcare informatics G16H)
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NON-CORROSIVE STRIPPING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
Provided are compositions suitable for stripping coatings from a surface. The compositions may include a solvent and an organic functional amine. The solvent may be benzyl alcohol. The compositions may further include at least one chelant. The compositions may be non-corrosive to eyes or skin or both. Also provided are methods of stripping a coating from a surface, the method including applying to the surface a composition according to the disclosure.
C09D 4/00 - Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, based on organic non-macromolecular compounds having at least one polymerisable carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bond
Disclosed are methods for use with wet air scrubbers, and particularly, for maintaining a predetermined concentration of a dosing agent in a wet air scrubber. The method includes adding a dosing composition including a tracer and a treatment agent to a wet air scrubber, obtaining a fluid sample from the wet air scrubber, determining the concentration of the tracer in the fluid sample, comparing the concentration of the tracer in the fluid sample to a target tracer concentration, and adjusting the concentration of the dosing agent in the wet air scrubber when there is a difference between the concentration of the tracer in the fluid sample and the target tracer concentration.
Provided are compositions for reducing microbial levels on a surface, the compositions comprising a biocide and a zwitterionic surfactant present in the composition at a ratio of about 4:1 to about 8:1. Also provided are methods and compositions that comprise a decreased amount of a biocide to reduce effective microbial levels on a surface.
A01N 33/14 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic nitrogen compounds containing nitrogen-to-halogen bonds
A01N 25/30 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests characterised by the surfactants
A carpet cleaning system including a cleaning agent that is one of dilutable with and dissolvable in water to generate a cleaning solution. The cleaning system includes a brush disc that has a substantially bowl-shaped glide plate, and bristles disposed in a bristle region. The cleaning system further includes a carpet cleaning apparatus that has a reservoir for containing the cleaning solution, a motor, an aeration device, a power source, and a control system. The motor rotatably actuates the brush disc. The aeration device is fluidly coupled to the reservoir for aerating the cleaning solution to generate foam. The aeration device dispenses foam into at least one of the opening of the glide plate and the bristle region at a rate equivalent to between about 0.028 gallons per minute and about 0.042 gallons per minute.
Provided are methods of operating an air scrubber comprising measuring at least one of water soil level in the wet air scrubber, amount of water discarded from the wet air scrubber, and the contaminant level of an air stream entering and/or leaving the wet air scrubber, comparing the measured level to a target level, and adjusting the amount of makeup water added to the wet air scrubber when there is a difference between the measured level and the target level. Further provided are methods of reducing the contaminant levels in an air stream leaving a wet air scrubber, and methods of improving the efficiency of air scrubber maintenance.
B01D 47/02 - Separating dispersed particles from gases, air or vapours by liquid as separating agent by passing the gas or air or vapour over or through a liquid bath
B01D 53/78 - Liquid phase processes with gas-liquid contact
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