Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and processes for treating textiles with an antimicrobial agent
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Application No.: US16932192Application Date: 2020-07-17
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Publication No.: US11053637B2Publication Date: 2021-07-06
- Inventor: Elizabeth Ann Hutt Pollard , Sean Morham , David E. Brown
- Applicant: Applied Silver, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Hayward
- Assignee: Applied Silver, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Applied Silver, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Hayward
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: D06M16/00
- IPC: D06M16/00 ; D06F35/00 ; D06F34/18 ; D06M11/83 ; A61L2/18

Abstract:
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a method of treating a textile with an antimicrobial agent includes receiving a textile in a washer system. The textile includes an identification tag, which uniquely identifies the textile among a plurality of textiles. The method also includes detecting, in the washer system, the identification tag. The method further includes determining, based on the detected identification tag, one or more parameters for treating the textile with an antimicrobial agent. The antimicrobial agent includes a metallic ion. The method also includes washing the textile with a detergent, and, after washing the textile with the detergent, treating the textile with the antimicrobial agent based on the one or more parameters.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200347543A1 SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR TREATING TEXTILES WITH AN ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT Public/Granted day:2020-11-05
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