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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2001
James W. Clark, Roswell, GA (US);
Shawn E. Jenkins, Duluth, GA (US);
Julie W. Trusock, Cumming, GA (US);
James W. Clark, Roswell, GA (US);
Shawn E. Jenkins, Duluth, GA (US);
Julie W. Trusock, Cumming, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A pre-moistened wiper that exhibits good antimicrobial kill at relatively small levels of antimicrobial agent is provided. In one embodiment, for example, the wiper contains a sanitizing formulation that includes between about 0.01% by weight to about 1% by weight of an antimicrobial agent, including a quaternary ammonium compound, and water. The sanitizing formulation is capable of being released from the wiper as a solution such that the quaternary ammonium compound is present within the solution in an amount less than about 2000 parts per million of the solution. The wiper can exhibit a log reduction forof at least about 2.