Antimicrobial compositions and related methods

• US 8,476,218 B1
• Filed: 04/09/2012
• Issued: 07/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Safehands Solutions LLC
• Original Assignee: Safehands Solutions LLC
• Inventors: Dyer, David, Reubens, Jay
• Primary Examiner(s): RAO, SAVITHA M
• Application Number:
  US13/442,018
• Time in Patent Office: 449 Days
• Field of Search: 510/386, 510/131, 510/518, 510/132, 424/400, 424/405
• US Class Current: 510/386
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 25/02 containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 25/30 characterised by the surfactants
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 31/08 Oxygen or sulfur directly attached to an aromatic ring system

Abstract

Antimicrobial compositions and related methods are described. In an embodiment of the invention, an antimicrobial composition comprises parachlorometaxylenol in an amount of 0.75% w/w to 1% w/w; sodium pareth C12-15 sulfonate in an amount of 1% w/w to 1.25% w/w; poly(oxyethylene)20 cetyl ether in an amount of 0.05% w/w to 0.55% w/w; benzoic acid in an amount of 0.075% w/w to 1.25% w/w; glycerol in an amount of 0.01% w/w to 0.02% w/w; phenoxyethanol in an amount of 0.001% w/w to 0.5% w/w; and water in an amount of 94% w/w to 97% w/w.

Claims

1. An antimicrobial composition comprising:

parachlorometaxylenol in an amount of 0.75% w/w to 1% w/w;

sodium pareth C12-15 sulfonate in an amount of 1% w/w to 1.25% w/w;

poly(oxyethylene)20 cetyl ether in an amount of 0.05% w/w to 0.55% w/w;

benzoic acid in an amount of 0.075% w/w to 1.25% w/w;

glycerol in an amount of 0.01% w/w to 0.02% w/w;

phenoxyethanol in an amount of 0.001% w/w to 0.5% w/w; and

water in an amount of 94% w/w to 97% w/w.