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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2000
Boli Zhou, Antioch, CA (US);
Maria G. Ochomogo, Danville, CA (US);
Elias A. Shaheen, Danville, CA (US);
Jessica Y. Chung, San Jose, CA (US);
The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
An aerosol antimicrobial composition is provided with the following ingredients: a) an anionic polymer or prepolymer; (b) a quaternary ammonium compound, the components (a) and (b) combining to form an antimicrobially effective complex; (c) at least one water-soluble or dispersible organic solvent having a vapor pressure of at least 0.001 mm Hg at 25° C., said at least one organic solvent present in a solubilizing—or dispersion—effective amount; (d) an effective amount of a propellant; and (e) the remainder, water. Further is provided a novel method of decontaminating a surface fouled with microorganisms and a dispenser for said aerosol composition. The novel composition advantageously has both disinfectancy (contact efficacy) and residual antimicrobial efficacy.