Patent SG-11201808670X-A (SG)
Title: Antimicrobial fabric assemblies
Inventor: KIM YOUNG-HWA
IPC: B32B5/02
Filed: 2017-04-04
Abstract: WO 1717 / 67 80 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/176780 Al 12 October 2017 (12.10.2017) WIPO I PCT 111111111111110111011111111111010111110111010111111111111111101111111111111110111111 (51) International Patent Classification: A01N 31/16 (2006.01) A41D 31/00 (2006.01) A01N 33/02 (2006.01) A61K 36/9066 (2006.01) A01N 43/80 (2006.01) B32B 5/02 (2006.01) A01N 55/00 (2006.01) B32B 3/08 (2006.01) A01N 55/02 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/025977 (22) International Filing Date: 4 April 2017 (04.04.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/318,059 4 April 2016 (04.04.2016) US (71) Applicant: HIGHER DIMENSION MATERIALS, INC. [US/US]; 570 Hale Ave., Oakdale, Minnesota 55128 (US). AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (72) Inventors: KIM, Young-Hwa; 353 Lindsay Road, Hud- Decl son, Wisconsin 54016 (US). OLMSTED, Richard D.; 3621 Oak Creek Drive West, Vadnais Heights, Minnesota 55127 (US). JUBRAN, Nusrallah; 18 Morningside Drive, St. Paul, Minnesota 55119 (US). (74) Agents: WILFORD, Jeffrey D. et al.; Shumaker & Sief- fert, P.A., 1625 Radio Drive, Suite 300, Woodbury, Min- Published: nesota 55125 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, arations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: ANTIMICROBIAL FABRIC ASSEMBLIES Fig. 1 a 1 00 (57) : In some example, the disclosure relates to a fabric assembly comprising a flexible substrate including a top surface; a plurality of plates attached to the top surface of the flexible substrate and arrayed in a pattern such that a plurality of continuous gaps are defined between adjacent plates; and one or more antibacterial agents are contained in or on at least one of the substrate and the plurality of guard plates wherein the antimicrobial agents are selected to reduce the fabric assembly's surface population of at least one of bacteria, virus, mold, fungus, or algae.