# US 10,119,105 B2 · Hard surface cleaning composition and method of improving drying time using the same

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- Number: US 10,119,105 B2
- Document ID: US10119105B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/342,199
- Filed: 2016-11-03
- Published: 2018-03-22
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2015-10-02
- Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company
- Applicants: The Procter & Gamble Company
- Inventors: Nicole Jorja Parsons; Fernando Ray Tollens; Brian Christopher Groendyke
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119105B2

## CPC

- C11D 17/049: {Cleaning or scouring pads; Wipes}
- A47L 13/22: with liquid-feeding devices
- A47L 13/44: Securing scouring-cloths to the brush or like body of the implement
- C11D 1/62: Quaternary ammonium compounds
- C11D 1/72: Ethers of polyoxyalkylene glycols
- C11D 1/721: {End blocked ethers}
- C11D 1/722: Ethers of polyoxyalkylene glycols having mixed oxyalkylene groups; {Polyalkoxylated fatty alcohols or polyalkoxylated alkylaryl alcohols with mixed oxyalkylele groups (C11D1/721 takes precedence)}
- C11D 1/75: Amino oxides
- C11D 1/825: Mixtures of compounds all of which are non-ionic
- C11D 1/835: Mixtures of non-ionic with cationic compounds
- C11D 3/2068: {Ethers}
- C11D 3/30: Amines; Substituted amines {; Quaternized amines}
- C11D 3/3723: {Polyamines or polyalkyleneimines}
- C11D 3/3769: {(Co)polymerised monomers containing nitrogen, e.g. carbonamides, nitriles or amines}
- C11D 3/3773: {in liquid compositions}
- C11D 3/3776: {Heterocyclic compounds, e.g. lactam}
- C11D 3/43: Solvents
- C11D 2111/14: Hard surfaces
- C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL
- A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08)

## Abstract

A hard surface cleaning composition and a method of cleaning a hard surface with a low drying time composition is provided. The hard surface cleaning composition comprises: 0.03 wt. % to 0.06 wt. % amine oxide; 0.15 wt. % to 1.50 wt. % of a glycol ether having an HLB between 6.5 and 7.0; and at least 97 wt. % water, by weight of the overall composition.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hard surface cleaning composition comprising:
0.03 wt. % to 0.06 wt. % amine oxide;
0.30 wt. % to 0.70 wt. % of a glycol ether having an HLB between 6.5 and 7.0; and
at least 97 wt. % water, by weight of the overall composition; and
from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.015 wt % of an esterified alkyl alkoxylated nonionic surfactant.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1, wherein the glycol ether having an HLB between 6.5 and 7.0 is selected from the group consisting of: propylene glycol n-butyl ether, dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1 comprising less than 0.5 wt. % ethanol.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises 0.001 wt % to about 0.015 wt % of an ethoxylated alkoxylated nonionic surfactant or 0.001 wt % to about 0.015 wt % of a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises:
i. from 60 to 99% by weight of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated polyalkylene oxide monomer of the formula III (monomer A)
in which the variables have the following meanings:
X is —CH2— or —CO—, if Y is —O—;
is —CO—, if Y is —NH—;
Y is —O— or —NH—;
R1 is hydrogen or methyl;
R2 are identical or different C2-C6-alkylene radicals;
R3 is H or C1-C4 alkyl;
n is an integer from 5 to 100,
ii. from 1 to 40% by weight of at least one quaternized nitrogen-containing monomer, selected from the group consisting of at least one of the monomers of the formula IVa to IVd (monomer B)
in which the variables have the following meanings:
R is C1-C4 alkyl or benzyl;
R′ is hydrogen or methyl;
Y is —O— or —NH—;
A is C1-C6 alkylene;
X is halide, C1-C4-alkyl sulfate, C1-C4-alkylsulfonate and C1-C4-alkyl carbonate,
iii. from 0 to 15% by weight of at least one anionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer (monomer C), and
iv. from 0 to 30% by weight of at least one other non-ionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer (monomer D),
wherein:
if monomer C is present, the molar ratio of monomer B to monomer C is greater than 1, and the copolymer has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 20,000 g/mol to 500,000 g/mol.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises from about 0.01 wt % to about 0.08 wt % of a quaternary compound selected from the group consisting of a C6-C18 alkyltrimethylammonium chloride, a C6-C18 dialkyldimethylammonium chloride, and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition has a pH in the range of 6 to 8.

### Claim 7

A method of cleaning a hard surface with a low dry time, the method comprising the steps of:
wetting the hard surface with a cleaning composition, the cleaning composition comprising:
0.03 wt. % to 0.06 wt. % amine oxide;
0.30 wt. % to 0.70 wt. % of a glycol ether having an HLB between 6.5 and 7.0;
from about 0.001 wt. % to about 0.015 wt. % of an esterified alkyl alkoxylated nonionic surfactant; and
at least 97 wt. % water, by weight of the overall composition; and
removing the cleaning composition from the hard surface with a dry cleaning wipe or pad.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the glycol ether having an HLB between 6.5 and 7.0 is selected from the group consisting of: propylene glycol n-butyl ether, dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7 comprising less than 0.5 wt. % ethanol.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the composition has a pH in the range of 6 to 8.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the composition further comprises 0.001 wt % to about 0.015 wt % of an ethoxylated alkoxylated nonionic surfactant or 0.001 wt % to about 0.015 wt % of a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises:
a. from 60 to 99% by weight of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated polyalkylene oxide monomer of the formula III (monomer A)
in which the variables have the following meanings:
X is —CH2— or —CO—, if Y is —O—;
is —CO—, if Y is —NH—;
Y is —O— or —NH—;
R1 is hydrogen or methyl;
R2 are identical or different C2-C6-alkylene radicals;
R3 is H or C1-C4 alkyl;
n is an integer from 5 to 100,
b. from 1 to 40% by weight of at least one quaternized nitrogen-containing monomer, selected from the group consisting of at least one of the monomers of the formula IVa to IVd (monomer B)
in which the variables have the following meanings:
R is C1-C4 alkyl or benzyl;
R′ is hydrogen or methyl;
Y is —O— or —NH—;
A is C1-C6 alkylene;
X− is halide, C1-C4-alkyl sulfate, C1-C4-alkylsulfonate and C1-C4-alkyl carbonate,
c. from 0 to 15% by weight of at least one anionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer (monomer C), and
d. from 0 to 30% by weight of at least one other non-ionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer (monomer D),
wherein:
if monomer C is present, the molar ratio of monomer B to monomer C is greater than 1, and the copolymer has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 20,000 g/mol to 500,000 g/mol.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the composition further comprises from about 0.01 wt % to about 0.08 wt % of a quaternary compound selected from the group consisting of a C6-C18 alkyltrimethylammonium chloride, a C6-C18dialkyldimethylammonium chloride, and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 13

A cleaning implement comprising:
a handle;
a plastic head;
a cleaning pad removably connectable with the plastic head;
a reservoir connected with or separated from the handle; and
a cleaning composition disposed in the reservoir, wherein the cleaning composition comprises: 0.03 wt. % to 0.06 wt. % amine oxide; 0.30 wt. % to 0.70 wt. % of a glycol ether having an HLB between 6.5 and 7.0; from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.015 wt % of an esterified alkyl alkoxylated nonionic surfactant; and at least 97 wt. % water, by weight of the overall composition.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The implement of claim 13, wherein the glycol ether having an HLB between 6.5 and 7.0 is selected from the group consisting of: propylene glycol n-butyl ether, dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether, and combinations thereof.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The implement of claim 13 comprising less than 0.5 wt. % ethanol.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The implement of claim 13, wherein the composition has a pH in the range of 6 to 8.