Patent ID: 7846265
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
1. A method for cleaning a printer member comprising: providing a cleaning composition having a pH value of at least about 7.5 and comprising a chelating agent, a surfactant, an aqueous solvent and an organic solvent having a ratio with the aqueous solvent of from about 1 to about 67 parts of the organic solvent per from about 33 to about 99 parts of the aqueous solvent, and the organic solvent further comprises an alkane component and an alcohol, wherein the organic solvent comprises from about 1 to about 67 parts of said alkane component per from about 33 to about 99 parts of said alcohol; applying the cleaning composition to a printer member having a contamination on a surface thereof; and removing at least a portion of the cleaning composition along with at least a portion of the contamination from the surface of the printer member.