Patent ID: 8455551

Claim:
A broad spectrum liquid cleaning composition, comprising: a quaternary ammonium halogen comprising a first dialkyl wherein each alkyl, independently, has from 1 to about 7 carbon atoms, and a second dialkyl wherein each said alkyl, independently, has from about 8 to about 25 carbon atoms; or an N-alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride wherein said alkyl has from about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms; or an N-alkyl dimethyl ethyl benzyl ammonium chloride wherein said alkyl has from 12 to about 18 carbon atoms, or any combination thereof; an alkaline agent comprising an organic alcohol amine, a strong base, sodium carbonate, or sodium bicarbonate, or an combination thereof; optionally a chelant comprising an alkylglycine organic acid, an iminodisuccinic acid or a derivative thereof, an ethylendiaminedisuccinate or a derivative thereof, a carboxylmethyl inulin or a derivative thereof, or glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid, or any combination thereof; a nonionic surfactant coupler or at least one alkoxylated nonionic surfactant, or both; and a solvent system comprising water, or an aliphatic alcohol, or both.