ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,284, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to MICROBAN PRODUCTS COMPANY (Huntersville, N.C.).
"Antimicrobial polymer coatings on textiles" was invented by Yihong Li (Huntersville, N.C.), Ivan Wei Kang Ong (Charlotte, N.C.) and Xiuzhu Fei (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition having sodium pyrithione and a binder is provided. The composition may also have a softener. A method of using the composition is provided. The method includes applying a composition to a textile. A method of treating the textile with the composition to impart an antimicrobial and/or antifungal efficacy and durability is also provided."
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