Patent ID: 7754104

Claim:
A solvent composition consisting of A: a C 1 -C 4 lactate ester, B: a C 2 -C 6 aliphatic alcohol, and C: a co-solvent selected from the group consisting of a C 6 -C 12 aliphatic hydrocarbon, a C 6 -C 8 aromatic hydrocarbon, a terpene, a ketone containing 3 to about 6 carbon atoms, a methyl ester of a C 10 to about C 18 fatty acid, a methyl or ethyl ester of an aliphatic acid having a chain length of 2 to about 6 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the combined total of A, B and C is 100 percent by weight, wherein A+B together constitute about 50 to about 80 weight percent of the solvent and C constitutes about 50 to about 20 weight percent, and said composition (a) exhibits a reduced amount of odor due to the said lactate ester compared to said lactate ester alone and (b) is a homogeneous liquid at zero degrees C.