US Patent Issued to The Governors of the University of Alberta on April 22 for "Photo-polymerizable, universal antimicrobial coating to produce high-performing, multi-functional face masks" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,614, issued on April 22, was assigned to The Governors of the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada).

"Photo-polymerizable, universal antimicrobial coating to produce high-performing, multi-functional face masks" was invented by Hyo-Jick Choi (Edmonton, Canada), Surjith Kumaran (Edmonton, Canada) and Euna Oh (Edmonton, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a photo-polymerizable coating with broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties designed for personal protective equipment (PPE), such as face masks."

The patent was filed on April 25, 2023, under Application No. 18/306,615.

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