Antimicrobial adhesive films for aircraft fixtures
AssigneeSafran Seats USA LLC
InventorsPaula Rebeca Realyvazquez Guevara, Cristina Bermúdez Ochoa
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Abstract
Described are self-cleaning films that can be removably attached to passenger cabin furnishings to prevent the spread of pathogens. A self-cleaning film can include an adherable element having an adhesive layer (407, 507), an antimicrobial material connected with the adhesive layer (407, 507) to sanitize the adhesive self-cleaning antimicrobial element (627), and an abrasion-resistant surface that resists damage to the self-cleaning film during repeated washings. The self-cleaning element is sized to conform to a exposed surface of a passenger seat (101).
Claims20
A passenger seating assembly, comprising:
- a passenger seat frame configured to attach to a floor of a passenger compartment;
- a passenger seat mounted to the passenger seat frame;
- an exposed surface connected with the passenger seat;
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- an adhesive self-cleaning antimicrobial element removably adhered to the exposed surface, the adhesive self-cleaning antimicrobial element comprising:
- an adhesive layer;
- a polymeric layer;
- an antimicrobial material connected with the adhesive layer and configured to sanitize the adhesive self-cleaning antimicrobial element;
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- a machine-readable indicium containing information indicative of an installation date or an effectiveness date of the antimicrobial material.
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An adhesive self-cleaning antimicrobial element, comprising:
- an adhesive layer;
- a polymeric support layer connected with the adhesive layer;
- an antimicrobial layer connected with the polymeric support layer and configured to sanitize the adhesive self-cleaning antimicrobial element, wherein the antimicrobial layer comprises an antimicrobial material, and wherein the adhesive self-cleaning antimicrobial element is sized to conform to an exposed surface of a passenger seat and
- a machine-readable indicium containing information indicative of an installation date or an effectiveness date of the antimicrobial material.
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A method for equipping a passenger seating assembly with an antimicrobial surface, the method comprising:
- removably adhering an adhesive self-cleaning antimicrobial element to a exposed surface connected with the passenger seat, wherein the adhesive self-cleaning antimicrobial element comprises an adhesive layer, a polymeric support layer connected with the adhesive layer, and an antimicrobial layer comprising an antimicrobial material connected with the polymeric support layer and configured to sanitize the adhesive self-cleaning antimicrobial element;
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- printing or attaching a machine-readable indicium to the adhesive self-cleaning antimicrobial element that communicates one of an installation date or an expiration date of the adhesive self-cleaning antimicrobial element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.