Anti-microbial drinking or eating vessel
AssigneeAT Promotions LTD
InventorAlexander E. Turner
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Abstract
There is provided a drinking or eating vessel comprising an inner surface that defines a volume for receiving liquid or solid food and an outer surface that supports an anti-microbial coating and a decorative layer, wherein the anti-microbial coating comprises a polymer formed at a curing temperature of less than 600° C. and contains anti-microbial particles distributed within said coating, wherein the anti-microbial coating and/or the decorative layer define an outermost surface that is exposed to contact by a user of the vessel, and wherein the anti-microbial particles provide anti-microbial protection across the entire surface of said outermost surface. Also provided are corresponding process for producing the drinking or eating vessel.
Claims16
A drinking or eating vessel comprising an inner surface that defines a volume for receiving liquid or solid food and an outer surface that supports an anti-microbial coating and a decorative layer,
- (i) wherein the anti-microbial coating comprises a polymer formed at a curing temperature of less than 600° C. and contains anti-microbial particles distributed within said coating,
- (ii) wherein the anti-microbial coating defines an outermost surface that is exposed to contact by a user of the vessel,
- (iii) wherein the anti-microbial particles provide anti-microbial protection across the entire surface of said outermost surface,
- (iv) wherein the decorative layer forms a diffuse layer within the anti-microbial coating,
- (v) wherein the drinking or eating vessel comprises a material selected from the group consisting of bone china, porcelain, ceramics, stoneware and glass, and
- (vi) wherein the anti-microbial particles are not present on the inner surface.
A drinking or eating vessel, comprising:
- an inner surface that defines a volume for receiving liquid or solid food,
- an outer surface, and
- a decorative layer on the outer surface,
- wherein the drinking or eating vessel comprises a material selected from the group consisting of bone china, porcelain, ceramics, stoneware and glass,
- the decorative layer comprises
- (i) a polymer,
- (ii) anti-microbial particles, and
- (iii) a dye or ink, and
- the anti-microbial particles are not present on the inner surface.
A drinking or eating vessel, comprising:
- an inner surface that defines a volume for receiving liquid or solid food,
- an outer surface,
- a dye or ink, on the outer surface
- anti-microbial particles, on the outer surface, and
- a polymer, on the outer surface,
- wherein the drinking or eating vessel comprises a material selected from the group consisting of bone china, porcelain, ceramics, stoneware and glass, and the anti-microbial particles are not present on the inner surface.
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