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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1995
John A Schroeder, Mount Pleasant, WI (US);
Armin L Clobes, Wind Point, WI (US);
Arthur L Hood, Mount Pleasant, WI (US);
S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A method of disinfecting the air and killing air borne bacteria, etc., by creating particles of disinfecting compounds using a heated wick is disclosed. More particularly, this invention relates to a method of generating particles of compounds which are known to kill air borne bacteria when these compounds are dispersed in the air in the fore of small particles by generating these particles using a wick which is indirectly heated at near the top. The compositions include glycols selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, triethylene glycol and mixtures thereof.