*Oct. 28, 2014  (45)  Date of Patent:  (IO)  Patent No.:  US 8,871,807 B2  c12)  United States Patent  Gobi et al.  (54)  DETERGENTS CAPABLE OF CLEANING,  BLEACHING, SANITIZING AND/OR  DISINFECTING TEXTILES INCLUDING  SULFOPEROXYCARBOXYLIC ACIDS  (75)  Inventors:  David W. Gohl,  Eagan, MN (US);  Robert D. P. Hei,  Baldwin, WI (US);  Thomas Merz,  Hilden (DE);  Peter Jens  Forth,  Duesseldorf (DE);  Matthias  Kreysel,  Herrliberg (CH);  David D.  McSherry,  St. Paul, MN (US);  Junzhong  Li,  Apple Valley, MN (US);  Jonathan P. Fast,  St. Paul, MN (US)  (73)  Assignee:  Ecolab USA Inc.,  Saint Paul, MN (US)  ( *)  Notice:  Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis  patent is extended or adjusted under 35  U.S.C. 154(b) by 561 days.  This patent is subject to a terminal dis› claimer.  (21)  Appl. No.:  13/221,613  (22)  Filed:  Aug. 30, 2011  (63)  Continuation of application No. 12/413,189, filed on  Mar. 27, 2009, now Pat. No. 8,344,026.  (60)  Provisional application No. 61/040,444, filed on Mar.  28, 2008.  (51)  Int. Cl.  (52)  U.S. Cl.  CPC ..............  A0lN 41104  (2013.01);  CllD 3/3947  (2013.01);  A0lN 41108  (2013.01);  CllD 3/28  (2013.01);  A23B 5114  (2013.01);  A23B 4120  (2013.01);  CllD 1110017  (2013.01);  C07D  303/16  (2013.01);  CllD 3/2075  (2013.01);  CllD 3/364  (2013.01);  CllD 3/2079  (2013.01);  CllD 3/33  (2013.01);  C07C 409/42  (2013.01);  CllD 3/48  (2013.01);  A23L 3/3535  (2013.01);  CllD 3/3945  (2013.01)  USPC .............  514/557;  514/506; 514/709; 514/2.3  (58)  Field of Classification Search  USPC ................................... 514/557, 506, 709, 2.3  See application file for complete search history.  28 Claims, 10 Drawing Sheets  (57)  ABSTRACT  FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS  (56)  References Cited  U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS  (65)  Prior Publication Data  Related U.S. Application Data  C11D3/39  A0lN 41108  C11D3/28  A23B  5114  A23B  4120  CllD 11100  C07D303/16  C11D3/20  C11D3/36  CllD 3/33  C07C 409/42  C11D3/48  A0lN 41104  A23L3/3535  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  (2006.01)  DE  19853845  5/2000  DE  10011273  9/2001  4,259,201  A  3/1981  Cockrell, Jr. et al.  4,430,236  A  2/1984 Franks  4,470,919 A  9/1984 Goffinet et al.  4,540,721 A  9/1985 Staller  4,772,413 A  9/1988 Massaux et al.  4,786,431 A  11/1988 Broze et al.  4,797,225  A  1/1989 Broze et al.  4,846,992  A  7/1989 Fonsny  5,004,558  A  4/1991 Dyroff et al.  5,ll7,049 A  5/1992 Venturello et al.  5,139,788  A  8/1992 Schmidt  5,160,656  A  11/1992 Carron et al.  5,264,229  A  11/1993 Mannig eta!.  5,268,003  A  12/1993 Coope et al.  5,288,746  A  2/1994 Pramod  5,362,899  A  11/1994 Campbell  5,374,369  A  12/1994 Angevaare et al.  5,409,629  A  4/1995 Shulman et al.  5,433,881 A  7/1995 Townend et al.  5,496,728 A  3/1996 Hardy et al.  5,525,121 A  6/1996 Heffner et al.  5,637,755 A  6/1997 Nagumo et al.  5,683,977 A  11/1997 Jureller et al.  5,698,506 A  12/1997 Angevaare et al.  5,814,592 A  9/1998 Kalm et al.  5,872,092 A  2/1999 Kong-Chan et al.  5,968,885 A  10/1999 Del Duca et al.  6,136,769 A  10/2000 Asano et al.  6,183,807 Bl  2/2001 Gutzmann et al.  6,277,804 Bl  8/2001 Kalm et al.  6,310,025 Bl  10/2001 Del Duca et al.  (Continued)  Primary Examiner  - Renee Claytor  Assistant Examiner  - Shobha Kantamneni  (74)  Attorney, Agent, or Firm  - McKee, Voorhees & Sease  The present invention relates to novel combined laundry  detergent, bleach, and antimicrobial composition incorporat› ing novel sulfoperoxycarboxylic acid compounds, and meth› ods for making and using them. The sulfoperoxycarboxylic  compounds used in compositions of the invention are storage  stable, water soluble and have low to no odor. Compositions  of the invention may be in the form ofa liquid, a solid, or a gel.  The sulfoperoxycarboxylic compounds useful in preparing  compositions of the present invention can be formed from  non-petroleum based renewable materials.  US 2012/0225943 Al  Sep. 6, 2012  US008871807B2  (Continued) 