Conveyor lubricants including emulsions and methods employing them

US9359579B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ECOLAB USA INC. · US

Inventors

• Stefan Seemeyer · Hilden, DE
• Stephan Scharrenbach · Düsseldorf, DE
• Eric D. Morrison · West St. Paul, US
• Jason Gregory Lang · Bloomington, US
• Jeffery S. Hutchison · Stillwater, US
• Kellen Wesley Chamblee · Falcon Heights, US
• Chad Thompson · Farmington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 22, 2011
• Grant date: Jun 7, 2016
• Expiry date: May 27, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C10N2040/38
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to conveyor lubricant compositions including an emulsion. The present disclosure also relates to methods of employing such lubricant compositions. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition to a conveyor with a non-energized nozzle. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition in a “semi-dry” mode.