ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,722, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to B/E Aerospace Inc. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
"Biocidal infused composite fabric for cabin interiors" was invented by Parthasarathy Govindaraju (Bengaluru, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biocidal composite wall or surface fabric installable within an aircraft cabin or other vehicle interior space includes a flexible woven layer. The woven layer is treated on its outer surface with a biocidal polymer coating. For example, the polymer coating may incorporate biocidal microcapsules or nanocapsules configured for controlled release of biocidal compounds in response to physical contact or other st...