Patents Assigned to Safeskin Corp.
  • Patent number: 6730380
    Abstract: An elastomeric article such as a glove includes a substrate body made of an styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymer, and a donning layer overlying at least one side of the substrate body. The donning layer is formed of 1,2 polybutadiene, preferably syndiotactic 1,2 polybutadiene, or a chlorinated mid block unsaturated block copolymer. Optionally, a surfactant layer is present over the donning layer to further improve the donning characteristics. The surfactant layer is preferably an alkyl dimethylbenzyl quaternary, an alkyl trimethyl quaternary, a dialkyl dimethyl quaternary, sodium lauryl sulfate, or pyridinium chloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Safeskin Corp.
    Inventors: Kermit R. Littleton, Ronald Gloriani, Garth Brown, Jason Baker, K C Nguyen, Jali Lamar Williams