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US 7,638,504 · App. 10/168,442 · Granted Dec 29, 2009

Hepatitis a viricide

Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,638,504
App. No.
10/168,442
Granted
Dec 29, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to agents which combat the hepatitis A virus, containing only minimal amounts of chlorine-containing and/or chlorine cleaving active ingredients, or none of said substances. The inventions also relates to the use of these agents and to a method for their production.

Claims (4)

1. A method for inactivating hepatitis A virus on skin surfaces of hands comprising:

washing hands with an inactivating composition for a length of time sufficient to provide 4 log reduction of the hepatitis A virus, wherein:

the inactivating composition comprising 80% to 90% by weight of ethanol, based on the total composition, alkyl polyglycoside, and water, the composition being free of chlorine-containing and/or chlorine-releasing active compounds, and the composition being provided on a solid carrier.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the solid carrier comprises paper or cloth fabric.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2021
From: ECOLAB, INC.
To: ECOLAB USA INC.
Reel/Frame 056862/0298 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2002
From: VON RHEINBABEN, FRIEDRICH DR.; BIERING, HOLGER, DR.; BANSEMIR, KLAUS-PETER DR.; GLAESER, SABINE, DR.
To: ECOLAB GMBH & CO. OHG
Reel/Frame 013316/0923 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 199 62 353 · Dec 23, 1999 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20030060484A1 · Mar 27, 2003