US Patent Issued to AVINTIV Specialty Materials on June 3 for "Nonwoven fabric for increasing the availability of chlorine in solution" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,816, issued on June 3, was assigned to AVINTIV Specialty Materials Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Nonwoven fabric for increasing the availability of chlorine in solution" was invented by Herbert P. Hartgrove (Dunn, N.C.), Dianne B. Ellis (Cary, N.C.), Dawn Ellen Huston (Mooresville, N.C.) and Teresa Ann Oldham (Erwin, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wipes for preventing chlorine depletion suitable for commercial applications (e.g., industrial and consumer disinfectant wipes) are provided. The wipe includes at least one nonwoven layer, at least one pulp layer, and a nonionic modified siloxane additive. The at least one nonwoven layer and...