Printable surfactant composite

US12104141B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Vitiprints, LLC · US

Inventors

• Terrance Z. Kaiserman · Miami, US
• Andrew Ferber · New York, US
• John Gentile · Montclair, US
• Bao Tran · Bensalem, US
• Clifton Fearon · Union, US
• Dmytro Konovalov · Brooklyn, US
• Maria Colli · New York, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 22, 2020
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2024
• Expiry date: Apr 19, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C11D17/0039
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A dissolvable surfactant composite according to the present technology is configured to provide a waste-free flexible and durable composite article useful for various single use applications, including as a single-use image bearing article. The dissolvable surfactant composite may have at least a dual capability, such that when the composite article is no longer needed, the dissolvable surfactant composite may readily dissolve and wash away upon application of water or other liquid solution, such that generation of waste that must be disposed of as trash or through traditional recycling processes is avoided. In some aspects the dissolvable surfactant composite may be adapted to provide cleaning compositions for different applications upon dissolution. Thus, in such aspects, the dissolvable surfactant composite not only avoids waste generation, but may also provide dual utility as both a composite article, as well as a cleaning solution.