Patent ID: 9637709
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: C11D

Claim:
1. A method for removing soils from a soft surface and preventing redeposition comprising: applying a detergent composition to a soft surface in need of cleaning within a washing machine, wherein the detergent composition comprises an acrylic acid polymer comprising from about 0.1-15 wt-% of the detergent composition, surfactants comprising greater than 50 wt-% of the detergent composition, solvent comprising from about 1-50 wt-% of the detergent composition, and a water conditioning polymer comprising from about 0.1-15 wt-% of the detergent composition, wherein the acrylic acid polymer has at least 40 wt-% polymerized residues of acrylic monomers; washing the soft surface, wherein the washing with said detergent composition suspends high oil and metal content soils presents in industrial soils and prevents redeposition in industrial laundering applications; and rinsing and/or wiping the detergent composition from the soft surface.