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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2013
Applicant:
The Dial Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Kanani Crider, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Chris Luciow, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Janice L. Fuls, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Nancy D. Rodgers, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
The Dial Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/66 (2006.01); A01N 25/30 (2006.01); A01N 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 25/30 (2013.01); A01N 25/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An antibacterial composition includes at least one surfactant that is less than 6.0 weight percent of the composition and at least one antibacterial active that is less than 0.2 weight percent of the composition. The composition also has a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. The composition also exhibits an efficacy characteristic that results in a logarithmic reduction of at least 2.0 of a bacterial population based on measurements taken from of a user's hand.