ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,646, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to W.M. BARR & COMPANY INC. (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Water-in-silicone emulsion based liquid cleaner" was invented by Jonathan P. Breon (Memphis, Tenn.), Timothy G. Teague (Nesbit, Miss.) and Dennis Earl Shireman (Marion, Ark.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An emulsion having a volatile silicone solvent or silicone solvent blend, a primary non-ionic emulsifier substantially free of silicone or a blend of non-ionic emulsifiers substantially free of silicone, and water."

The patent was filed on March 30, 2022, under Application No. 17/708,248.

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