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Lubricant for conveying containers

US7745381B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

ECOLAB INC. · US

Inventors

Arturo S. Valencia Sil · Naucalpan, MX
Lawrence A. Grab · Woodbury, US
Bruce E. Schmidt · Apple Valley, US
David A. Halsrud · Minneapolis, US
Guang-Jong Jason Wei · Mendota Heights, US
Eric D. Morrison · West St. Paul, US
Hector R. Dibenedetto · Pilar, AR
Jessica L. Anacker · Cottage Grove, US
Richard D. Johnson · Minneapolis, US
Megan W. Malvey · Roseville, US
Scott P. Bennett · Stillwater, US
Stefan Seemeyer · Hilden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 10, 2006
Grant date	Jun 29, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 1, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC10N2070/02
WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for lubricating the passage of a conveyor comprising applying an undiluted lubricant composition through non-energized nozzles to at least a portion of the conveyor, the lubricant composition comprising a silicone emulsion and a water-miscible lubricant, the lubricant composition having a viscosity of less than 40 centipoise when measured using a Brookfield viscometer with an RV2 spindle at a spindle speed of 20 RPM and the lubricant composition being substantially free of a triethanolamine salt of dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid.

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