ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,895, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Microban Products Co. (Huntersville, N.C.).
"Odor reduction and bacterial control on a textile material" was invented by Kenneth Clay Wheless (Indian Trail, N.C.), Gina Parise Sloan (Statesville, N.C.) and Burke Irving Nelson (Mooresville, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition for odor reduction and bacterial control on a textile material is provided. The composition has a GRAS antimicrobial/preservative additive. The composition may contain an essential oil. The GRAS antimicrobial/preservative additive can be a minimum risk pesticide. The composition may have a carrier. A method of...