ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,799, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA "LA SAPIENZA" (Rome).
"Removable, waterproof multi-layer coating having antibacterial properties for contact surfaces and method for the preparation thereof" was invented by Maria Sabrina Sarto (Rome), Daniela Uccelletti (Rome), Antonella Polimeni (Rome), Giovanni De Bellis (Rome), Maurizio Bossu' (Castel Giorgio, Italy), Hossein Cheraghi Bidsorkhi (Rome), Erika Bruni (Aprilia, Italy), Irene Bellagamba (Rome) and Lavanya Rani Ballam (Rome).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-layer coating with antibacterial and anti-COVID properties which is usable in various e...