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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1997
Filed:
May. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas E Farina, Flemington, NJ (US);
Frank J Himpler, Easton, PA (US);
J Steven Colby, New Providence, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lonza, Inc., Annandale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424405 ; 424408 ;
Abstract
According to the present invention, there are provided stable, solid compositions which include (a) a biodispersant, including surfactants; (b) a biocide, including halogenated hydantoins; and (c) optionally, a halogen scavenger, including a hydantoin; In a further embodiment, these compositions are added to a substrate in order to remove or to inhibit the formation of a biofilm and to prevent or to inhibit the growth of or to kill microorganisms.