ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,954, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Dongguan Jinlv New Materials Co. Ltd. (Dongguan, China).

"Preparation method for air-permeable and antibacterial silicone rubber material and application thereof in home textiles" was invented by Haidong Wei (Dongguan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to the technical field of silicone rubbers, and discloses a preparation method for an air-permeable and antibacterial silicone rubber material and an application thereof in home textiles. Activated silicone rubber and double quaternary ammonium salt-type benzoic acid are subjected to an esterification reaction un...