Patents Represented by Attorney Henry Y.S. Baker & Botts Tang
  • Patent number: 5985931
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antimicrobial compositons comprising (i) less than or equal to two percent by weight chlorhexidine or chlorhexidine salt; (ii) less than or equal to 1 percent by weight of a quaternary ammonium compound, such as benzalkonium chloride; and (iii) less than or equal to two percent by weight of parachlorometaxylenol. The antimicrobial compositions of the invention may be utilized in antimicrobial deterents, soaps, creams rinses, and emulsions for use in the medical community as well as general public use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the city of New York
    Inventors: Shanta Modak, Lester Sampath