ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,699, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Control Chemicals (Pty) Ltd (Johannesburg).

"Forming of disinfectant solutions" was invented by Peter James Buchan (Johannesburg).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of dissolving a soluble disinfectant in solid format in a stream of water flowing in flow path, to provide an aqueous disinfectant solution in the flow path, includes directing a stream of water along the flow path toward a disinfectant dissolution zone in a disinfectant dispensing device located in the flow path. In the disinfectant dissolution zone, soluble disinfectant in solid format is located. Water of the stream of water co...