ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,811, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong).
"Effective and eco-friendly disinfectant" was invented by Xiangru Zhang (Hong Kong), Jiarui Han (Hong Kong) and Wanxin Li (Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disinfectant composition comprising a dihalobenzoquinone, such as 2,6-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone, and a solvent useful in a method of treating an object suspected of being contaminated with one or more microorganisms, the method comprising contacting the object with the disinfectant composition under conditions such that the disinfectant composition inactivates at least...