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US 2022/0088247 A1Published application
Open-Cell Foam Based Pathogen Remediation
OwnerScott C. Smithinventor
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Abstract
An open-cell foam structure that is impregnated with a disinfectant and used to remove pathogens from air, water, and surfaces, and kill the pathogens
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A method of killing pathogens, comprising:
- providing a structure that comprises an open-cell polymer foam;
- impregnating the open-cell foam with a substance that comprises a biocide or another chemical that can kill pathogens;
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- exposing the structure to the pathogens such that the impregnated open-cell foam contacts and kills the pathogens.
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A method of remediating pathogens that are on a surface, comprising:
- providing a structure that comprises an open-cell polymer foam;
- applying a disinfectant that can kill pathogens to one or both of the surface and the open-cell polymer foam;
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- moving the structure over the surface such that the open-cell foam contacts the pathogens, removes the pathogens from the surface, and the pathogens are killed.
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A method of remediating pathogens, comprising:
- providing a structure that comprises an open-cell polymer foam;
- exposing the structure to at least one of air and water such that the open-cell foam contacts pathogens;
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- either before or after the exposing step, applying to the open-cell polymer foam a disinfectant that can kill pathogens, to kill pathogens that come into contact with the foam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.