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US 12,467,018 B2Granted
Cleaning and polishing fluid and method of using
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsFeng Bai, Sarah L. Hagen, Matthew P. Guay
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Abstract
Cleaning and polishing fluids are described. In particular, cleaning and polishing fluids that include water, polymer, and a silicate are described. These cleaning and polishing fluids exhibit good performance, particularly when used with an abrasive pad in a cleaning process.
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A cleaning and polishing fluid, comprising:
- water;
- a wetting agent based on N-octyl-2-pyrrolidone;
- a polymer;
- and
- a silicate;
- wherein the water is greater than 98 wt % of the fluid and wherein the cleaning and polishing fluid is suitable for use with a moving abrasive pad on hard floor surfaces to clean the hard floor surfaces wherein the hard floor surface comprises a coated stone floor, a coated vinyl floor, a coated tile vinyl composition tile floor, or a solid vinyl tile floor.
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A method of cleaning and increasing a gloss of a hard floor surface, comprising:
- dispensing onto the hard floor surface an aqueous cleaning solution including greater than 98 wt % water, a polymer, a wetting agent based on N-octyl-2-pyrrolidone, and a silicate;
- contacting the hard floor surface with a moving abrasive pad in the presence of the aqueous cleaning solution;
- and
- drying the hard floor surface, wherein the hard floor surface comprises a coated stone floor, a coated vinyl floor, a coated tile vinyl composition tile floor, or a solid vinyl tile floor.
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A method of cleaning and increasing a gloss of a hard floor surface, comprising:
- contacting a hard floor surface with an abrasive pad in the presence of an aqueous cleaning solution including greater than 98 wt % water, a wetting agent based on N-octyl-2-pyrrolidone, a polymer, and a silicate, wherein the hard floor surface comprises a coated stone floor, a coated vinyl floor, a coated tile vinyl composition tile floor, or a solid vinyl tile floor.
A method of preparing a floor cleaning and polishing fluid comprising:
- providing a cleaning solution concentrate including water, a wetting agent based on N-octyl-2-pyrrolidone, a polymer, and a silicate;
- diluting the concentrate in water such that the water is greater than 98 wt % of the cleaning and polishing fluid, wherein the cleaning and polishing fluid is suitable for use with a moving abrasive pad on hard floor surfaces, wherein the hard floor surface comprises a coated stone floor, a coated vinyl floor, a coated tile vinyl composition tile floor, or a solid vinyl tile floor.
A method of maintaining a hard floor surface, comprising:
- cleaning and polishing the hard floor surface at the same first time to increase an initial first gloss to a resulting first gloss;
- and
- after an interval, cleaning and polishing the hard floor at the same second time to increase an initial second gloss to a resulting second gloss;
- wherein the steps of cleaning and polishing the hard floor surface at the same first and second times include dispensing onto the hard floor surface an aqueous cleaning solution including greater than 98 wt % water, a wetting agent based on N-octyl-2-pyrrolidone, a polymer, and a silicate, contacting the hard floor surface with a rotating abrasive pad in the presence of the aqueous cleaning solution, drying the hard floor surface, and optionally repeating the steps of dispensing, contacting, and drying through multiple passes;
- and
- wherein at the first time, at the second time, and during the interval, the hard floor surface is not subjected to burnishing, and
- wherein the hard floor surface comprises a coated stone floor, a coated vinyl floor, a coated tile vinyl composition tile floor, or a solid vinyl tile floor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.