US Patent Issued to Kuprion on July 15 for "Air filtration media having metal nanoparticle agglomerates adhered thereto, formation thereof and use thereof" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,932, issued on July 15, was assigned to Kuprion Inc. (Waterbury, Conn.).

"Air filtration media having metal nanoparticle agglomerates adhered thereto, formation thereof and use thereof" was invented by Alfred A. Zinn (Palo Alto, Calif.) and Randall M. Stoltenberg (Palo Alto, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Metal nanoparticle agglomerates may convey biocidal activity to surfaces upon which they are deposited and become adhered, such as various air filtration media. Air filtration media may comprise a plurality of fibers having a plurality of metal nanoparticle agglomerates adhered thereto. The metal nanoparticle agglomerates may...