US Patent Issued to Florida A&M University on Dec. 23 for "Active force electric field anti-pathogenic fabric and methods of charging and deactivating pathogen particles" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,565, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, Fla.).

"Active force electric field anti-pathogenic fabric and methods of charging and deactivating pathogen particles" was invented by Satyanarayan Dev (Tallahassee, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein relates to an active force electric field anti-pathogenic fabric device and methods thereof used to remove pathogens from an environment surrounding the fabric. The device may be woven into daily clothing items, personal protective equipment, and/or other clothing items typically worn by a user. The device may include a current-carrying mesh ...