ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,882, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd. (Haifa, Israel).
"Polymeric disinfectants and uses thereof" was invented by Shady Farah (Haifa, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Polymers including bifunctional mono- or poly-cyclic heterocyclic or heteroaromatic repeating units having disinfecting activity, compositions thereof, and methods for disinfecting surfaces utilizing the compositions. The method for disinfecting includes brushing, spraying, wiping, casting, dipping, or vapor coating, to the surface a disinfecting material to thereby render the surface antiseptic. The surface being d...