Compositions and method for floor cleaning or restoration

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10774292-B2
Application number	US-201815969015-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 2, 2018
Priority date	May 11, 2017
Publication date	Sep 15, 2020
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of using the compositions for treating a floor surface. The disclosed compositions clean the floor surface, repair damage, or maintain the original look of the floor. The disclosed compositions also do not provide a permanent finish on the floor, are temporary coatings, or do not significantly change the gloss of the floor after application.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of restoring a floor having a non-removable coating, the method comprising:
applying a floor care composition to the floor, the floor care composition comprising:
wax;
resin selected from a natural resin, a polymer having a molecular weight of about 500 to 2000, or combinations thereof;
one or more surfactants; and
80 to 99.9 wt. % diluent,

wherein applying the floor care composition to the floor does not increase gloss of the floor measured at 60° by more than 3 points.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein applying the floor care composition to the floor does not increase gloss of the floor measured at 60° by more than 5 points after 10 consecutive applications.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the consecutive applications of the floor care composition are applied daily.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method does not include curing of the floor care composition.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the floor care composition is applied by mopping, brushing, wiping, spraying, pouring, or with a machine.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the floor comprises a top layer of polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane, or UV-coated polyurethane.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition provides a temporary coating.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the diluent comprises water.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the diluent further comprises organic solvent.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises:
from about 0.001 to about 0.1 wt. % of a polyethylene wax emulsion;
from about 0.01 to about 0.5 wt. % acrylic copolymer emulsion, the acrylic copolymer having a molecular weight of about 500 to 2000;
from about 0.005 to about 0.5 wt. % of an alcohol ethoxylate; and
from about 0.001 to about 0.1 wt. % a glycol ether solvent.

11. A method of restoring a laminate floor, the method comprising:
applying a floor care composition to the laminate floor, the floor care composition comprising:
wax;
resin selected from a natural resin, a polymer having a molecular weight of about 500 to 2000, or combinations thereof;
one or more surfactants;
solvent; and
80 to 99.9 wt. % water,

wherein applying the floor care composition to the laminate floor 5 consecutive times causes a build-up of layers that is less than 2 μm thick.

12. A method of cleaning a floor comprising, applying a composition to the floor, the composition comprising:
from about 0.001 to about 0.1 wt. % of a polyethylene wax emulsion;
from about 0.01 to about 0.5 wt. % acrylic copolymer emulsion, the acrylic copolymer having a molecular weight of about 500 to 2000;
from about 0.005 to about 0.5 wt. % of an alcohol ethoxylate;
from about 0.001 to about 0.1 wt. % a glycol ether solvent; and

water.

Assignees

• Ecolab Usa Inc

Inventors

• Leafblad Brian Robert
• Lindh Grant Daniel
• Hoffman Avila M
• Gioino Traci Lynn
• Larson Dale Curtis

Classifications

• C09G1/10

  based on mixtures of wax and natural or synthetic resin · CPC title

• C11D3/3757 Primary

  (Co)polymerised carboxylic acids, -anhydrides, -esters in solid and liquid compositions · CPC title

• C11D3/2068

  Ethers · CPC title

• C11D3/3749

  Polyolefins; Halogenated polyolefins; Natural or synthetic rubber; Polyarylolefins or halogenated polyarylolefins · CPC title

• C11D1/004

  Surface-active compounds containing F · CPC title