# US 11,441,102 B2 · Spray container comprising a detergent composition > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,441,102 B2 - Document ID: US11441102B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/413,631 - Filed: 2019-05-16 - Published: 2019-11-28 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2018-05-24 - Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company - Applicants: The Procter & Gamble Company - Inventors: Jean-Francois Bodet; Denis Alfred Gonzales; Paulus Antonius Augustinus Hoefte; Cindy Jean; Olga Barbara Kaczerewska; Muriel Cuilleret; Valerie Perdigon - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11441102B2 ## CPC - C11D 1/72: Ethers of polyoxyalkylene glycols - 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 1/825: Mixtures of compounds all of which are non-ionic - C11D 1/8255: {containing a combination of compounds differently alcoxylised or with differently alkylated chains} - C11D 17/041: {Compositions releasably affixed on a substrate or incorporated into a dispensing means} - C11D 1/75: Amino oxides - C11D 2111/14: Hard surfaces - C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL ## Abstract The need for a container and detergent composition with reduced or no clogging of the spray nozzle, and improved visibility of the spray on the surface, even without the presence of a mesh in front of the spray nozzle and even when spraying at larger spray angles, is met when formulating the detergent composition to comprise a branched alkoxylated alcohol. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A container comprising a spray applicator and a container-body, wherein the container-body comprises a hard-surface cleaning detergent composition, the hard-surface cleaning detergent composition comprising: (a) a surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system comprises a branched alkoxylated alcohol selected from the group consisting of: C4-C10 alkyl branched alkoxylated alcohols, and mixtures thereof, wherein the hard-surface cleaning detergent composition comprises the branched alkoxylated alcohol at a level of from 0.01 to 2.0 wt %; (b) 80 wt to 97 wt % water; and (c) a solvent comprising monoethanolamine and triethanolamine in a weight ratio of from 0.5:1 to 1:10; wherein the detergent composition has a pH of 8.5 to 12.5, wherein the branched alkoxylated alcohol is 2-ethyl hexan-1-ol ethoxylated to a degree of from 4 to 6, and propoxylated to a degree of from 4 to 6, wherein the branched alkoxylated alcohol is first propoxylated and then ethoxylated. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The container according to claim 1, wherein the hard-surface cleaning detergent composition comprises the surfactant system at a level of less than 5% by weight of the hard-surface cleaning detergent composition. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The container according to claim 1, wherein the hard-surface cleaning detergent composition further comprises additional nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of: linear alkyl ethoxylated nonionic surfactant, amine oxide surfactants, alkyl polyglycosides, and mixture thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The container according to claim 1, wherein the hard-surface cleaning detergent composition further comprises a glycol ether solvent. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The container according to claim 4, wherein the glycol ether solvent is present at a level of from 0.05% to 2.0% by weight of the hard-surface cleaning detergent composition. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The container according to claim 1, wherein the hard-surface cleaning detergent composition is a thickened composition, wherein the composition comprises from 0.01% to 1.0% by weight of a thickener. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A method of treating a hard surface, wherein the method comprises spraying the hard surface using a container according to claim 1, wherein the spray applicator comprises: (a) a nozzle orifice having a diameter of from 0.15 mm to 0.40 mm; and (b) pressure regulation such that the spray is applied with a precompression pressure of between 250 kPa and 650 kPa. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the spray applicator delivers a spray angle of greater than about 30°. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the spray applicator delivers the hard-surface cleaning detersive composition at a flow rate of from 0.1 ml/s to 4.5 ml/s. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The container according to claim 1, wherein the hard-surface cleaning detergent composition further comprises a high molecular weight polymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 10,000 Da to 10,000,000 Da. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The container according to claim 10, wherein the high molecular weight polymer is present at a level of from between 0.0001% to 0.1%. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The containder according to claim 1, wherein the hard-surface cleaning detergent composition further comprises not more than 1.0% abrasive particles. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8 wherein the spray applicator delivers a spray angle of from between 35° to 105°. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the spray applicator delivers particles having a particle size distribution where particles in the range of from 10 microns to 100 microns are at most 25% of the volume sprayed.