US2022143251A1PendingUtilityA1

Device and Related Compositions and Methods for Use in Surface Decontamination

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Assignee: KINNOS INCPriority: Jul 25, 2016Filed: Nov 18, 2021Published: May 12, 2022
Est. expiryJul 25, 2036(~10 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Katherine JinKevin TyanJason KangDavid R. SchiffJeremy M. RidleyDonald A. MuntnerNoah McneelyJoseph PruittReile M. Slattery
C11D 17/045A61L 2/24A61L 2/26A61K 2800/45C11D 17/049B65D 83/0829A61Q 19/10C11D 3/48A61L 2/28A61K 8/4973A47K 2010/328C11D 17/041B65D 2543/00027A61Q 17/005A47K 2010/3286
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Abstract

The representative examples are intended to help illustrate the invention, and are not intended to, nor should they be construed to, limit the scope of the invention. Indeed, various modifications of the invention and many further embodiments thereof, in addition to those shown and described herein, will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the full contents of this document, including the examples and the references to the scientific and patent literature included herein. The examples contain important additional information, exemplification and guidance that can be adapted to the practice of this invention in its various embodiments and equivalents thereof.

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1 . A removable cartridge comprising a penetrable barrier extending through a portion of a cartridge housing, the cartridge housing defining an interior volume of a reservoir, the removable cartridge being coupled, optionally removably coupled, to a device housing, wherein the interior volume of the reservoir comprises at least two separate chambers configured to comprise different compositions or components of a single composition. 
     
     
         2 . The removable cartridge of  claim 1 , wherein the at least two separate chambers each hold either (i) a different composition which when mixed together form an indicator composition, or (ii) a different composition selected from the indicator composition and a disinfectant composition. 
     
     
         3 . The removable cartridge of  claim 1 , wherein the different compositions in the different chambers can then be dispensed simultaneously from their respective chambers. 
     
     
         4 . The removable cartridge of  claim 1 , wherein one of the chambers holds an indicator composition. 
     
     
         5 . The removable cartridge of  claim 4 , wherein the chamber is pre-filled with the indicator composition. 
     
     
         6 . The removable cartridge of  claim 4 , wherein the indicator composition is selected from a solution comprising (i) a water-soluble pigment and one or more of a surfactant and a rheology modifier; (ii) a water-soluble pigment and either an oxidizing agent or a reducing agent, and an optional catalyst; and (iii) a pH-dependent pigment and an alkaline builder. 
     
     
         7 . The removable cartridge of  claim 6 , wherein the indicator composition is a solution comprising a water-soluble pigment selected from FD&C Blue 1 and Acid Green 50, a surfactant selected from SXS, SDS, and mixtures thereof, and a rheology modifier comprising lambda carrageenan. 
     
     
         8 . The removable cartridge of  claim 6 , wherein the indicator composition is a solution comprising a pigment and a catalyst selected from hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HTAB), ferrous sulfate, copper (II) sulfate, or copper (II) sulfide caved superstructures, in combination with peracetic acid or hydrogen peroxide, wherein the pigment is selected from methylene blue, malachite green, indigo carmine, Acid Green 25, Acid Green 50, FD&C Blue 1, pinacyanol chloride, rhodamine B, alpha naphthol orange, azo violet, and thymolphthalein. 
     
     
         9 . The removable cartridge of  claim 6 , wherein the indicator composition is a solution comprising a pigment selected from thymolphthalein, methylene blue, and 3,3-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-ethylphenyl)-1-(3H)-isobenzonfuranone in a solution of ethanol or isopropyl alcohol. 
     
     
         10 . The removable cartridge of  claim 9 , wherein the indicator composition comprises thymolphthalein and an alkaline builder in a solution of ethanol or isopropyl alcohol. 
     
     
         11 . The removable cartridge of  claim 10 , wherein the indicator composition comprises thymolphthalein in an amount of from 0.1-10% w/w. 
     
     
         12 . The removable cartridge of  claim 10 , wherein the indicator composition comprises thymolphthalein in an amount of 1-7 w/w. 
     
     
         13 . The removable cartridge of  claim 10 , the alkaline builder is selected from sodium hydroxide (NaOH), calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH) 2 ), potassium hydroxide (KOH), lithium hydroxide (LiOH), and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The removable cartridge of  claim 13 , wherein the alkaline builder comprises sodium hydroxide. 
     
     
         15 . The removable cartridge of  claim 13 , further comprising one or more of a surfactant, a catalyst and a perfume. 
     
     
         16 . The removable cartridge of  claim 15 , wherein the catalyst is a reactive oxygen species generating catalyst selected from sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, sodium nitrite, and titanium dioxide. 
     
     
         17 . The removable cartridge of  claim 15 , wherein the catalyst is a reactive oxygen species generating catalyst selected from hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HTAB), ferrous sulfate sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, sodium nitrite, copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate, copper (II) sulfide caved superstructures, iron (III) nitrate nonahydrate, copper (II) sulfide, and iron (II) sulfate. 
     
     
         18 . The removable cartridge of  claim 6 , wherein the indicator composition is a solution comprising a water-soluble pigment and one or more of a surfactant and a rheology modifier, wherein the water-soluble pigment is FD&C Blue 1 or Acid Green 50. 
     
     
         19 . The removable cartridge of  claim 4 , wherein the indicator composition is a solution comprising a water-soluble pigment selected from FD&C Blue 1 and Acid Green 50. 
     
     
         20 . The removable cartridge of  claim 6 , wherein the indicator composition is a solution comprising a water-soluble pigment selected from methylene blue, malachite green, and indigo carmine, a surfactant selected from SDS, SXS, sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES), and mixtures thereof, and a rheology modifier selected from dextran, cellulose, carrageenan (lambda, iota, kappa), and glycerol. 
     
     
         21 . The removable cartridge of  claim 20 , wherein the indicator composition further comprises an alkaline builder selected from sodium hydroxide (NaOH), calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2), potassium hydroxide (KOH), lithium hydroxide (LiOH), and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         22 . The removable cartridge of  claim 21 , wherein the alkaline builder selected from NaOH or Ca(OH)2, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         23 . The removable cartridge of  claim 6 , wherein the indicator composition is a solution comprising a water-soluble pigment selected from FD&C Blue 1 and Acid Green 50, a surfactant comprising sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES), and a rheology modifier comprising glycerol. 
     
     
         24 . The removable cartridge of  claim 23 , wherein the indicator composition further comprises an alkaline builder selected from sodium hydroxide (NaOH), calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2), potassium hydroxide (KOH), lithium hydroxide (LiOH), and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         25 . The removable cartridge of  claim 24 , wherein the alkaline builder comprises KOH. 
     
     
         26 . The removable cartridge of  claim 6 , wherein the indicator composition is a solution comprising a water-soluble pigment selected from Thymolphthalein, Bromothymol Blue, and Methylene Blue, a surfactant comprising SDS, and a rheology modifier comprising lambda carrageenan. 
     
     
         27 . The removable cartridge of  claim 26 , wherein the indicator composition further comprises an alkaline builder selected from sodium hydroxide (NaOH), calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2), potassium hydroxide (KOH), lithium hydroxide (LiOH), and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         28 . The removable cartridge of  claim 27 , wherein the alkaline builder comprises NaOH. 
     
     
         29 . The removable cartridge of  claim 6 , wherein the indicator composition is a solution comprising a water-soluble pigment selected from Acid Green 50, a surfactant selected from SDS, SXS, acetylenic diol, and mixtures thereof, and a rheology modifier comprising lambda carrageenan. 
     
     
         30 . The removable cartridge of  claim 29 , wherein the indicator composition further comprises an alkaline builder selected from sodium hydroxide (NaOH), calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2), potassium hydroxide (KOH), lithium hydroxide (LiOH), and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         31 . The removable cartridge of  claim 30 , wherein the alkaline builder selected from NaOH or Ca(OH)2, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         32 . The removable cartridge of  claim 6 , wherein the indicator composition is a solution comprising a water-soluble pigment selected from FD&C Blue 1 and Acid Green 50, a surfactant selected from sodium myreth sulfate (SMS), sodium cholate, sodium toluene sulfonate (STS), and mixtures thereof, and a rheology modifier selected from fumed silica, alkali swellable emulsions, hydrophobically modified alkali swellable emulsions, hydrophobically modified polyurethanes, sodium polyacrylate, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         33 . The removable cartridge of  claim 32 , wherein the indicator composition further comprises an alkaline builder selected from sodium hydroxide (NaOH), calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2), potassium hydroxide (KOH), lithium hydroxide (LiOH), and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         34 . The removable cartridge of  claim 33 , wherein the alkaline builder comprises LiOH.

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