US Patent Issued to ECOLAB USA on Sept. 9 for "Hydrogen peroxide and peracid stabilization with molecules based on a pyridine carboxylic acid" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,662, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"Hydrogen peroxide and peracid stabilization with molecules based on a pyridine carboxylic acid" was invented by Chris Nagel (Saint Paul, Minn.), Junzhong Li (Saint Paul, Minn.) and Keith G. LaScotte (Saint Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Stabilized peroxycarboxylic acid compositions are provided. The stable peroxycarboxylic acid compositions are particularly suitable for use in sanitizing equipment and surfaces to reduce yeasts, spores and bacteria, including those having contact with food, food products and/or components thereof, which require ...