US Patent Issued to University of Kentucky Research Foundation on April 7 for "Transparent antiviral/antimicrobial coating" (Kentucky Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,848, issued on April 7, was assigned to University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Ky.).

"Transparent antiviral/antimicrobial coating" was invented by Ambrose Sungseok Seo (Lexington, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure concerns copper coatings on glass with a thickness of about 8 to 10 nm to maintain high levels of transparency. In some aspects, the coatings are of copper, copper (I) oxide, and/or copper (II) oxide. In some aspects, the copper coatings as set forth herein provide an antiviral and/or antimicrobial surface for safer touch-screen devices."

The patent was filed on Oct. 3, 2022, under A...