ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,804, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to South Dakota Board of Regents.
"Biocidal polymer for long-term surface protection" was invented by Ying Deng (Sioux Falls, S.D.), Shahaboddin Saeedi (Canton, S.D.) and Victor Huber (Dakota Dunes, S.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to compositions, methods, and treated surfaces that comprise a co-polymer composition comprising a rechargeable N-halamine moiety and one or more monomers. The compositions are pre-halogenated for providing a single step application for antimicrobial use without the need for a subsequent chlorine application for activation of antimi...