US Patent Issued on July 14 for "Systems and methods for disinfecting plumbing fixtures and rooms with plumbing fixtures" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,526, issued on July 14.

"Systems and methods for disinfecting plumbing fixtures and rooms with plumbing fixtures" was invented by Ralph Birchard Lloyd (Fayetteville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is a system and method for the initial and on-going disinfection of pathogens from building surfaces and plumbing fixtures. The disclosed system and method can be particularly useful in bathrooms to disinfect the drains of sinks, toilets, bathtubs, and other standing water sources that act as persistent reservoirs of deadly pathogens. The disclosed system and method include a disinfecting chemical storage or disinfecting ...