ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,369, issued on July 15, was assigned to Singletto Inc. (Seattle).
"Skin protection against microbial particles" was invented by James Chongchu Chen (Clyde Hill, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacture and a fabric product that includes a concentrated formulation of photosensitizers having anti-microbial properties that are applied to outer surfaces of the fabric product. The inner surfaces of the fabric product are configured as a protective barrier for a user of the fabric product. Light activation of the photosensitizers protects the user against a range of pathogens, toxins, poisons, microbial particles and ra...