ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,265, issued on June 17, was assigned to Next Science IP Holdings Pty Ltd (Sydney).
"Hard surface disinfecting composition comprising a C2-C4 alcohol and peroxymonosulfate anion" was invented by Matthew F. Myntti (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition, lethal to a broad spectrum of microorganisms and capable of repeated applications to hard surfaces, includes solvent and solute components. The solvent component includes water and a lesser amount of at least one organic liquid, while the solute component includes a weak acid, a conjugate base of that acid, an oxidizing electrolyte, and an ionic surfactant...