ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,777, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to AVINTIV SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Alcohol repellent treated nonwoven" was invented by Lei Wang (Mooresville, N.C.) and Nyle Bishop (Mooresville, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Alcohol repellent fabrics having a wide variety of uses (e.g., surgical drapes, surgical gowns, etc.) are provided. The alcohol repellent fabric includes a fibrous substrate and an alcohol repellent composition (ARC). The ARC includes at least one fluorochemical and at least one binder."
The patent was filed on May 27, 2016, under Application No. 15/166,398.
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