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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2006
Applicants:
Jack Howard Kessler, Southborough, MA (US);
James Carlton Richards, Sudbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jack Howard Kessler, Southborough, MA (US);
James Carlton Richards, Sudbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 59/00 (2006.01); A01N 59/08 (2006.01); A01N 59/10 (2006.01); A01N 59/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for killing or substantially eradicating a pathogen in the upper respiratory tract of a mammal is disclosed. The method comprises generating molecular iodine (I2) in situ using an oxidant-reductant reaction with a minimum concentration of at least about 25 ppm of I2 and I2 comprises at least 40% of the total iodine atoms. A method for inhibiting superantigens using molecular iodine is also disclosed.