ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,388, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to MICROBAN PRODUCTS COMPANY (Huntersville, N.C.).
"Composition and method for microbial control for use with polymers" was invented by Mai Le Phuong Ha (Cornelius, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition having an additive or component having an antimicrobial or a preservative property, and 3-phenylpropanol or a member of the phenylpropanoid family is provided. A composition having a polymer, an organic acid, and 3-phenylpropanol or a member of the phenylpropanoid family is provided as well as a method(s) of using."
The patent was filed on Dec. 1, 2022, under Application No. 18/073,105....