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AssigneeMilliken & Company
InventorsGeoffrey R. Haas, Robert C. Kerr, Carolina Mateus, David L. Morris, Bhawan Patel, Jenci Kurja
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This disclosure relates generally to molded rubber articles such as the type used in water contact applications. More particularly, this disclosure is directed to molded rubber articles containing antimicrobial agents that control biofilm growth on the surface of the molded article. The molded rubber article is comprised of curable rubber compounds and a combination of both inorganic silver-containing antimicrobial agents and organic antimicrobial agents. An exemplary molded rubber article comprises ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber, silver-containing ion exchange antimicrobial agent, and an organic antifungal agent such as zinc pyrithione.
A molded rubber article comprising at least one rubber constituent at least one silver-containing inorganic antimicrobial compound, at least one organic antimicrobial compound, and at least one curing agent, and wherein said molded rubber article exhibits antimicrobial properties.
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A rubber composition comprising at least one ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber component, at least one peroxide curing agent, at least one silver-containing inorganic antimicrobial agent, and at least one zinc-containing organic antimicrobial agent.
A dimensionally stable vulcanized rubber article comprising at least a majority of a rubber constituent selected from the group consisting of ethylene propylene diane monomer rubber, nitrile butadiene rubber, and any mixtures thereof;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.