US Patent Issued to CINDY LYNN FAVRE REVOCABLE TRUST on March 17 for "Apparatus and method for protecting against microbial hazards" (Mississippi Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,562, issued on March 17, was assigned to CINDY LYNN FAVRE REVOCABLE TRUST (Kiln, Miss.).

"Apparatus and method for protecting against microbial hazards" was invented by Scott M. Favre (Kiln, Miss.) and A. Louise Perkins (Kiln, Miss.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antimicrobial material that includes an antimicrobial layer comprising an antimicrobial agent entrapped within a polymer matrix is provided. The polymer matrix is water stable, and an exposed surface of the antimicrobial layer exhibits sustained-release antimicrobial properties for at least 7 days. A composition for forming the antimicrobial material is also provided, as...