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US 5,049,440 AGranted
Wet wiper natural acid and salt preservative composition
AssigneeJames River Corporation
InventorsJohn W. Bornhoeft, III, Jerry R. Nelson
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Abstract
An antimicrobially active wet wiper product having a fibrous wipe and a hypotonic liquid preservative composition for the wipe. The liquid preservative composition comprises: (i) water, (ii) a naturally occurring organic acid in an amount effective to be a preservative, and (iii) a naturally occurring salt in a concentration effective to increase the efficacy of the naturally occurring organic acid.
Claims20
A wet wiper product comprising:
- (a) a fibrous wipe;
- and
- (b) a hypotonic liquid preservative composition for the wipe comprising:
- (i) water,
- (ii) naturally occurring organic acid in an amount effective to be a preservative, and
- (iii) a naturally occurring salt in an amount effective to increase the efficacy of the naturally occurring organic acid.
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A wet wiper product comprising:
- (a) a fibrous wipe;
- and
- (b) a liquid preservative composition for the wipe comprising:
- (i) water,
- (ii) a naturally occurring organic acid selected from the group consisting of sorbic acid, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, benzoic acid, and mixtures thereof and present in an amount effective to be a preservative, and
- (iii) a naturally occurring salt selected from the group consisting of monobasic or dibasic sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, and mixtures thereof, the salt being present in an amount effective to increase the efficacy of the naturally occurring organic acid.
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An antimicrobially active wet wiper comprising:
- (a) a fibrous wipe, and
- (b) a hypotonic liquid preservative composition for the wipe comprising:
- (i) water,
- (ii) a naturally occurring organic acid comprising a mixture of about 0.01 w/v % to about 0.20 w/v % sorbic acid and about 0.1 w/v % to about 0.5 w/v % citric acid based upon the liquid preservative composition, and
- (iii) a naturally occurring salt comprising about 0.1 w/v % to about 0.5 w/v % sodium chloride based upon the liquid preservative composition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.