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US 12,527,372 B2Granted
Fluid-repellant, antimicrobial fabrics and methods for making same
AssigneeVXK Products, LLC
InventorsDawn Clarke, Forrest Putnam, Ben Favret
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a fabric is treated by creating a treatment solution comprising a fluid repellant and an antimicrobial compound, creating a treatment foam from the treatment solution, and applying the treatment foam to only an outer side of a fabric so as to coat the outer side of the fabric with the fluid repellant and the antimicrobial compound without coating an inner side of the fabric with the fluid repellant and the antimicrobial compound.
Claims20
A protective fabric, comprising:
- a fabric substrate having an inner side and an outer side;
- a cured fluid repellant coating the outer side of the fabric substrate, the cured fluid repellant directly applied to the outer side of the fabric substrate;
- and
- a cured antimicrobial compound coating the outer side of the fabric substrate, the cured antimicrobial compound directly applied to the outer side of the fabric substrate;
- wherein penetration of the cured fluid repellant into the outer side and penetration of the cured antimicrobial compound into the outer side of the fabric substrate is limited leaving the inner side untreated, wherein the outer side of the fabric substrate is hydrophobic so as to repel liquid but the inner side of the fabric substrate is hydrophilic so as to wick moisture.
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A protective fabric, comprising:
- a fabric substrate having an inner side and an outer side;
- a cured fluid repellant coating the outer side of the fabric substrate, the cured fluid repellant directly applied to the outer side of the fabric substrate;
- and
- a cured antimicrobial compound coating the outer side of the fabric substrate, the cured antimicrobial compound directly applied to the outer side of the fabric substrate;
- wherein the outer side of the fabric substrate is hydrophobic so as to repel liquid but the inner side of the fabric substrate is hydrophilic so as to wick moisture, wherein breathability of the fabric provides an air permeability of at least 120 CFM in accordance with ASTM D-737-04, reapproved 2016.
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A protective fabric, comprising:
- a fabric substrate having an inner side and an outer side;
- a cured fluid repellant coating the outer side of the fabric substrate, the cured fluid repellant directly applied to the outer side of the fabric substrate;
- and
- a cured antimicrobial compound coating the outer side of the fabric substrate, the cured antimicrobial compound directly applied to the outer side of the fabric substrate;
- wherein the outer side of the fabric substrate is hydrophobic so as to repel liquid but the inner side of the fabric substrate is hydrophilic so as to wick moisture, wherein breathability of the fabric provides a water vapor transmission of at least 1500 g/m2/24 hr in accordance with ASTM E-96, 2016.
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A protective garment, comprising:
- a fabric substrate having an inner side and an outer side;
- a cured fluid repellant coating the outer side of the fabric substrate, the cured fluid repellant directly applied to the outer side of the fabric substrate;
- and
- a cured antimicrobial compound coating the outer side of the fabric substrate, the cured antimicrobial compound directly applied to the outer side of the fabric substrate;
- wherein penetration of the cured fluid repellant into the outer side and penetration of the cured antimicrobial compound into the outer side of the fabric substrate is limited leaving the inner side untreated, wherein the outer side of the fabric substrate is hydrophobic so as to repel liquid but the inner side of the fabric substrate is hydrophilic so as to wick moisture.
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A protective garment, comprising:
- a fabric substrate having an inner side and an outer side;
- a cured fluid repellant coating the outer side of the fabric substrate, the cured fluid repellant directly applied to the outer side of the fabric substrate;
- and
- a cured antimicrobial compound coating the outer side of the fabric substrate, the cured antimicrobial compound directly applied to the outer side of the fabric substrate;
- wherein the outer side of the fabric substrate is hydrophobic so as to repel liquid but the inner side of the fabric substrate is hydrophilic so as to wick moisture, wherein breathability of the fabric provides an air permeability of at least 120 CFM in accordance with ASTM D-737-04, reapproved 2016.
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A protective garment, comprising:
- a fabric substrate having an inner side and an outer side;
- a cured fluid repellant coating the outer side of the fabric substrate, the cured fluid repellant directly applied to the outer side of the fabric substrate;
- and
- a cured antimicrobial compound coating the outer side of the fabric substrate, the cured antimicrobial compound directly applied to the outer side of the fabric substrate;
- wherein the outer side of the fabric substrate is hydrophobic so as to repel liquid but the inner side of the fabric substrate is hydrophilic so as to wick moisture, wherein breathability of the fabric provides a water vapor transmission of at least 1500 g/m2/24 hr in accordance with ASTM E-96, 2016.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.