ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,975, issued on June 9, was assigned to CROWN COMPANY Ltd. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Hypochlorous acid water preparation agent, hypochlorous acid water preparation package, and hypochlorous acid water production method" was invented by Min (Kenneth Min) Jo (Zee) (Kanagawa, Japan), Natsuko Jo (Zee) (Kanagawa, Japan) and Mitsutaka (Christopher) Jo (Zee) (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hypochlorous acid water preparation agent merely contains elements without concern for the human body, allows hypochlorous acid water to be prepared without effort, and can be stored or transported easily. The hypochlorous acid water preparation...