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ECOLAB USA INC.

1,948Patents
1,934Active
1,948Granted
66Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 14, 2003 → Jul 11, 2024 · 192 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8395515B2 Hand hygiene compliance monitoring Physics 63 Active
US8639527B2 Validated healthcare cleaning and sanitizing practices Physics 62 Active
US7887641B2 Neutral or alkaline medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid compositions and methods employing them Chemistry; Metallurgy 55 Active
US9192909B2 Sugar ester peracid on site generator and formulator Chemistry; Metallurgy 49 Active
US7924424B2 Optical product detection sensor Physics 47 Active
US8236573B2 Microflow analytical system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active
US8004683B2 Optical product detection sensor Physics 45 Active
US10087608B2 Sink mounted product dispensing hand washing faucet Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Active
US8017409B2 Microflow analytical system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US8729296B2 Generation of peroxycarboxylic acids at alkaline pH, and their use as textile bleaching and antimicrobial agents Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Active
US7922828B2 Cleaning compositions containing water soluble magnesium compounds and methods of using them Chemistry; Metallurgy 40 Active
US8572890B1 Insect trap Human Necessities 40 Active
US8502680B2 Hand hygiene compliance monitoring Physics 40 Active
US8153573B2 Development of an aluminum hydroxycarboxylate builder Chemistry; Metallurgy 39 Active
US8119412B2 Kinetic determination of peracid and/or peroxide concentrations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US10039423B2 Flexible mounting system for hand hygiene dispensers Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Active
US10569286B2 Shaped cartridge dispensing systems Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Active
US8226939B2 Antimicrobial peracid compositions with selected catalase enzymes and methods of use in aseptic packaging Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US10529219B2 Hand hygiene compliance monitoring Physics 34 Active
US8008080B2 Valve analytical system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US8344026B2 Sulfoperoxycarboxylic acids, their preparation and methods of use as bleaching and antimicrobial agents Chemistry; Metallurgy 32 Active
US8241624B2 Method of disinfecting packages with composition containing peracid and catalase Human Necessities 32 Active
US8231917B2 Antimicrobial peracid compositions with selected catalase enzymes and methods of use in aseptic packaging Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US9752105B2 Two step method of cleaning, sanitizing, and rinsing a surface Chemistry; Metallurgy 30 Active
US9288992B2 Efficient stabilizer in controlling self accelerated decomposition temperature of peroxycarboxylic acid compositions with mineral acids Physics 29 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.