US Patent Issued to Edgewell Personal Care Brands on Jan. 20 for "Germicidal compositions for improved biocide recovery and efficacy" (New York, New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,321, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC (Chesterfield, Mo.).

"Germicidal compositions for improved biocide recovery and efficacy" was invented by Catherine Durden (Midland Park, N.J.), Kamil Wojtowicz (Congers, N.Y.) and Tao Zheng (New City, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A germicidal composition includes a biocide selected from a benzyl substituted quaternary ammonium compound (QAC) and a release agent selected from a non-benzyl substituted quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant. The release agent may further optionally include an amine amphoteric surfactant. A sterilization product may includ...