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US 2019/0194865 A1Published application
Articles and Methods for Dispensing Metal Ions into Laundry Systems
AssigneeApplied Silver, Inc.
InventorsBik Russell, William Morris, James Charles Copeland, Robert Babcock
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Abstract
Articles and methods for treating textiles and other materials with an antimicrobial compound during laundry and/or drymg cycles. The articles include a porous substrate and a core composition that is releasably associated with the substrate and that includes a metal ion having antimicrobial activity. Methods include the use of the articles in laundry and/or drying cycles to provide antimicrobial treatment of the textiles and materials.
Claims25
An article comprising:
- (a) a porous substrate;
- and
- (b) a core composition comprising a metal ion having antimicrobial activity;
- wherein the core composition is releasably associated with the substrate.
1 more element
The method of claim 20, wherein the laundering comprises at least one of a wash cycle and a rinse cycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.