Patent ID: 11890997
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 10:
11. An antimicrobial component for a vehicle comprising:
a component body having a contoured surface; and
an antimicrobial jacket assembly comprising a first metal piece defining a first edge and a second metal piece defining a second edge, the first metal piece and the second metal piece being coupled together and adhered to the contoured surface, wherein the antimicrobial jacket assembly defines at least one touch surface over the contoured surface of the component body, wherein the first metal piece and the second metal piece each has a thickness of less than or equal to about 0.51 mm and each comprises an antimicrobial copper-based material configured to prevent or minimize microbes from accumulating on the at least one touch surface and the at least one touch surface is substantially free of wrinkles,
wherein the antimicrobial copper-based material comprises, by weight, at least 60% copper, and
wherein the first piece and the second piece are coupled together at a zero-gap interface between the first edge and the second edge such that the first edge overlaps with the second edge at the zero-gap interface, and wherein the first edge and the second edge are tapered where the first edge and the second edge overlap such that a smooth interface is formed between the first edge and the second edge along the at least one touch surface where the first edge and the second edge overlap.