ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,264,417, issued on April 1, was assigned to Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Anti-bacterial fibers" was invented by Jing Xu (Charlotte, N.C.), Rui Luo (Charlotte, N.C.), Lei Han (Charlotte, N.C.) and Jun Li (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses and associated methods of manufacturing are described that provide for an anti-bacterial fiber. The method of manufacturing includes adding a ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene structure into an extrusion device. The method of manufacturing also includes providing an anti-bacterial low-density polyethylene (LDPE) into the ultra-high molecular weight poly...