ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,072, issued on May 13, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Disinfectant fogging composition" was invented by Chi Quang Nguyen (Glenview, Ill.) and John Isidoro Escoto Jr. (Glenview, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition is provided for a disinfectant fogger and cleaner for interior surfaces of confined spaces. The composition is water based and has an aqueous disinfectant containing quaternary ammonium compounds as active disinfecting ingredients, non-ionic surfactants, and a malodor absorbing agent. The composition provides a disinfectant for hard-nonporous and soft surfaces and allows for immedia...