ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,260, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Medline Industries LP (Northfield, Ill.).
"Antiseptic wipes" was invented by William Parthun (Lake Forest, Ill.), Martin Coffey (Buffalo Grove, Ill.) and Alannah Minarcik (Palatine, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wipe includes a cleansing composition disposed on a cloth. The cleansing composition can include an antiseptic, a humectant, an emollient, a surfactant, and a monohydric alcohol. A wipe can be made by preparing a cleansing composition and disposing the cleansing composition on a cloth. Two or more wipes may be included in a sealed package to maintain the sterile state of the wipes...