Germicidal face mask

US7845351B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael P. Mathis · Marietta, US
• Uyles Bowen · Canton, US
• Eric C. Steindorf · Roswell, US
• Phillip A. Schorr · Cumming, US
• Angela Dobson · Atlanta, US
• Ali Yahiaoui · Roswell, US
• Douglas R. Hoffman · Neenah, US
• David Koenig · Highland Park, US
• Anthony Steve Spencer · Woodstock, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 31, 2005
• Grant date: Dec 7, 2010
• Expiry date: May 27, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B32B2437/00
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A face mask for reducing the amount of microbes to which a wearer is exposed is provided. The face mask includes a body portion that has an outer layer that has been treated with a germicidal agent in an effective amount. The layer may be a nonwoven fabric like a spunbond, meltblown or coform layer and may be a laminate of such layers. The face mask having such a germicidal treatment can result in a reduction in microbial activity as compared to another face mask, identical but for the germicidal agent.