US Patent Issued to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide on Sept. 8 for "Disinfectant composition with rapid antiviral efficacy" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,177, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. (Neenah, Wis.).

"Disinfectant composition with rapid antiviral efficacy" was invented by Douglas R. Hoffman (Neenah, Wis.), Amy L. Vanden Heuvel (Neenah, Wis.), Jeremy D. Paulsen (Neenah, Wis.), Paige N. Anunson (Neenah, Wis.), Lisa M. Kroll (Neenah, Wis.), Corey T. Cunningham (Neenah, Wis.) and David W. Koenig (Neenah, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disinfectant composition that contains a unique combination of a primary antiviral agent and a secondary antiviral agent is provided. More particularly, the primary antiviral agent includes a polyprotic acid hav...