# US 9,434,914 B2 · Cleaning compositions including fermented fruit solutions and one or more builders > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,434,914 B2 - Document ID: US9434914B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/768,719 - Filed: 2013-10-16 - Published: 2016-01-14 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2013-09-20 - Assignees: Equator Global Limited - Applicants: Equator Global Limited - Inventors: Peter Nelson Wainman; Sirilak Narongtanupone; Sungworn Sangsri - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9434914B2 ## CPC - C11D 3/38: Products with no well-defined composition {, e.g. natural products} - C11D 1/12: Sulfonic acids or sulfuric acid esters; Salts thereof - C11D 1/146: {Sulfuric acid esters} - C11D 1/662: {Carbohydrates or derivatives} - C11D 1/90: Betaines - C11D 3/001: {Softening compositions} - C11D 3/0026: {Low foaming or foam regulating compositions} - C11D 3/0047: {pH regulated compositions} - C11D 3/0073: {Anticorrosion compositions} - C11D 3/0084: {Antioxidants; Free-radical scavengers} - C11D 3/04: Water-soluble compounds - C11D 3/042: {Acids} - C11D 3/044: {Hydroxides or bases} - C11D 3/046: {Salts} - C11D 3/10: Carbonates {; Bicarbonates} - C11D 3/2048: {branched} - C11D 3/2065: {Polyhydric alcohols} - C11D 3/2079: {Monocarboxylic acids-salts thereof} - C11D 3/2086: {Hydroxy carboxylic acids-salts thereof} - C11D 3/2096: {Heterocyclic compounds} - C11D 3/22: Carbohydrates or derivatives thereof - C11D 3/221: {Mono, di- or trisaccharides or derivatives thereof} - C11D 3/382: Vegetable products, e.g. soya meal, wood flour, sawdust - C11D 3/43: Solvents - C11D 11/04: by chemical means, e.g. by sulfonating in the presence of other compounding ingredients followed by neutralising - C12P 1/04: by using bacteria - C12P 7/40: containing a carboxyl group {including Peroxycarboxylic acids} - C12P 7/56: Lactic acid - A23V 2400/11: Lactobacillus - C11D 2111/12: Soft surfaces, e.g. textile - C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL - C12P: FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE {(brewing of beer C12C; producing vinegar C12J; producing specific peptides or proteins C07K; producing enzymes C12N9/00; DNA or RNA concerning genetic engineering, vectors, e.g. plasmids, or their isolation, preparation or purification C12N15/00; measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or microorganisms C12Q; measuring or testing processes involving nucleic acid amplification reactions C12Q1/6844; fermentation processes to form a food composition, A21 or A23; compounds in general, see the relevant compound class, e.g. C01, C07)} - A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION ## Abstract Described herein are cleaning compositions comprising fermented fruit solutions and builders, methods for making the same, and methods for using the same. The fermented fruit solutions can contain fruit, sugar and water. The builder can be selected from the group consisting of a non-phosphate builder, such as sodium citrate and sodium bicarbonate, boric acid and mixtures thereof. The cleaning compositions can be used to clean articles, launder articles, clean stains from articles, and clean surfaces. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cleaning composition comprising: (a) a fermented fruit solution wherein the total acid content of the fermented fruit solution is greater than or equal to 3.0%, the fermented fruit solution prepared by fermenting a pre-fermented fruit solution with lactic acid bacteria, wherein the pre-fermented fruit solution comprises: (i) about 2 to about 20 weight percent of a sugar based on the total weight of the pre-fermented fruit solution, (ii) about 20 to about 50 weight percent of a fruit puree based on the total weight of the pre-fermented fruit solution, wherein the fruit is more than 90% pineapple, (iii) about 30 to about 75 weight percent of a water based on the total weight of the pre-fermented fruit solution, wherein a brix level of the pre-fermented fruit solution is about 12% to about 24%, (b) an amount of about 2 to about 30 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition of sodium citrate, sodium bicarbonate, boric acid, or a mixture thereof, and (c) a surfactant. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cleaning composition of claim 1, wherein the total weight percent of sodium citrate, sodium bicarbonate, boric acid, or a mixture thereof is about 5 to about 30 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cleaning composition of claim 1, wherein the total weight percent of sodium citrate, sodium bicarbonate, and boric acid, or a mixture thereof is about 10 to about 28 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The cleaning composition of claim 2, wherein the total weight percent of sodium citrate, sodium bicarbonate, and boric acid, or a mixture thereof is about 15 to about 27.5 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cleaning composition of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises sodium citrate in an amount of about 5 to about 25 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition and boric acid in an amount of about 0.5 to about 5 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The cleaning composition of claim 5, wherein the composition comprises sodium citrate in an amount of about 15 to about 25 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition and boric acid in an amount of about 1 to about 3 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The cleaning composition of claim 6, wherein the composition comprises sodium citrate in an amount of about 20 to about 25 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition and boric acid in an amount of about 1.5 to about 2.5 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cleaning composition of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises sodium citrate in an amount of about 5 to about 25 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The cleaning composition of claim 8, wherein the composition comprises sodium citrate in an amount of about 10 to about 25 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The cleaning composition of claim 9, wherein the composition comprises sodium citrate in an amount of about 15 to about 21 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The cleaning composition of claim 1 further comprising: at least one emulsifier; at least one thickener; at least one pH adjusting agent; and at least one solvent, wherein the solvent is not water. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The cleaning composition of claim 11, wherein the at least one emulsifier is present in an amount of about 0.1 to about 2.5 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The cleaning composition of claim 11, wherein the emulsifier is glycerol. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The cleaning composition of claim 11, wherein the at least one thickener is present in an amount of about 0.1 to about 2 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The cleaning composition of claim 11, wherein the at least one thickener is selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, natural gums including guar gum, xanthan gum and gum arabic, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The cleaning composition of claim 11, wherein the at least one pH adjusting agent is present in an amount of about 0.01 to about 2 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The cleaning composition of claim 11, wherein the at least one pH adjusting agent is selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The cleaning composition of claim 11, wherein the at least one solvent is present in an amount of about 0.2 to about 2 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The cleaning composition of claim 11, wherein the at least one solvent is present in an amount of about 0.5 to about 2 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The cleaning composition of claim 11, wherein the at least one solvent is ethanol. ### Claim 21 (depends on 11) The cleaning composition of claim 11, wherein the surfactant is a natural based surfactant. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The cleaning composition of claim 21, wherein the natural based surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkyl polyglycoside, sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The cleaning composition of claim 21, wherein the natural based surfactant is present in an amount of about 1 to about 23 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The cleaning composition of claim 23, wherein the natural based surfactant is present in an amount of about 1 to about 15 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The cleaning composition of claim 24, wherein the natural based surfactant is present in an amount of about 2 to about 15 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The cleaning composition of claim 25, wherein the natural based surfactant is present in an amount of about 5 to about 15 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 27 (depends on 21) The cleaning composition of claim 21, wherein the natural based surfactant is alkyl polyglycoside and is present in an amount of about 2 to about 8 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The cleaning composition of claim 27, wherein the natural based surfactant is alkyl polyglycoside and is present in an amount of about 5 to about 6.5 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 29 (depends on 21) The cleaning composition of claim 21, wherein the natural based surfactant is sodium lauryl sulfate and is present in an amount of about 5 to about 15 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The cleaning composition of claim 29, wherein the natural based surfactant is sodium lauryl sulfate and is present in an amount of about 8 to about 15 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 31 (depends on 1) The cleaning composition of claim 1 further comprising: at least one corrosion inhibitor. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The cleaning composition of claim 31, wherein the at least one corrosion inhibitor is present in an amount of about 0.1 to about 2.5 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 33 (depends on 31) The cleaning composition of claim 31, wherein the at least one corrosion inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of gum arabic, sodium polyaspartate and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 34 (depends on 1) The cleaning composition of claim 1 further comprising: a preservative. ### Claim 35 (depends on 34) The cleaning composition of claim 34, wherein the preservative is selected from the group consisting of benzoic acid, potassium sorbate, nisin, natamycin and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) The cleaning composition of claim 35, wherein the preservative is selected from the group consisting of potassium sorbate, nisin, natamycin and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 37 (depends on 34) The cleaning composition of claim 34, wherein the preservative is present in an amount not greater than about 1 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition. ### Claim 38 (depends on 1) The cleaning composition of claim 1 further comprising: an essential oil.