Antimicrobial agents
OwnerJoseph A. King, John Hillinventors
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Abstract
An antimicrobial agent to kill microorganisms by enhancing the concentration of metal ions through use of compound containing a hydantoin ring in the presence of a liquid. The method includes the step of to enhancing the effectiveness of the biocidal component to lessen the need for a supplemental biocide wherein the antimicrobial agent may be in an active state i.e. liquid or an inactive state i.e. solid, tablet, powder, granular form or combinations thereof. The apparatus includes a dispenser containing an antimicrobial agent in either an active state or an inactive state with the antimicrobial agent comprising a compound containing a hydantoin ring and a source of biocidal metals ions for delivery of the antimicrobial agent to a site of microorganisms.
Claims20
An antimicrobial agent for use in killing microorganisms comprising:
- a microorganism killing material comprising a source of biocidal metal ions wherein the level of available biocidal metal ions to kill microorganisms is limited by the presence of a liquid;
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- a compound containing a hydantoin ring, wherein the compound containing a hydantoin ring may lack antimicrobial properties but the presence of the liquid with the combination of the compound containing a hydantoin ring and the source of biocidal metal ions generates a higher level of available biocidal metal ions to killing microorganisms than the source of biocidal metal ions without the compound containing the hydantoin ring.
A method for antimicrobial treating to kill microorganisms in the presence of water comprising the steps of:
- in the presence of water supplying a microorganism killing material comprising a source of biocidal metal ions;
- in the presence of water adding a compound containing a hydantoin ring, which may not have antimicrobial properties, to the source of biocidal metal ions to thereby increase an availability of biocidal metal ions to kill microorganisms;
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- applying the source of biocidal metal ions and the compound containing a hydantoin ring to a source of harmful microorganisms to thereby kill the harmful microorganisms.
An antimicrobial dispenser comprising:
- a housing having a compartment therein;
- a source of biocidal metal ions for generating a first level of biocidal metal ions in a liquid and a compound containing a hydantoin ring located in the housing, wherein the compound containing a hydantoin ring may lack antimicrobial properties but the presence of the compound containing the hydantoin ring together with the source of biocidal metal ions generates a second level of available of biocidal metal ions which the second level of available biocidal metal ions greater than the first level of biocidal metal ions when the source of biocidal metal ions and the compound containing the hydantoin ring are in the presence of the liquid.
The method of antimicrobial treating of an object to kill microorganisms that may come in contact with the object by:
- applying an antimicrobial agent including a source of biocidal metal ions in a dry state to the object;
- applying a compound containing a hydantoin ring in a dry state to the object;
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- bringing a liquid into contact with the source of biocidal metal ions in a dry state and the compound containing a hydantoin ring in a dry state to thereby generate a level of biocidal metal ions in the liquid that is greater than if the liquid came into contact with only the source of biocidal metal ions
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.