Patents by Inventor Austin MAPLES

Austin MAPLES has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ANTIMICROBIAL/ANTIVIRAL PLASTICS AND MOLDED PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20210277203
    Abstract: A polymer composition for molded products having antimicrobial and/or antiviral properties comprising from 50 wt. % to 99.9 wt. % of a polymer, from 0.01 wt % to 10 wt % zinc, optionally from a zinc compound, less than 1 wt % of a phosphorus compound, and from 0 wt % to 20 wt % molding additives, wherein a molded product formed from the polymer composition demonstrates a Staphylococcus aureus log reduction greater than 1.0, as determined via ISO 22196:2011.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC
    Inventors: Vikram GOPAL, Wai-shing YUNG, Albert ORTEGA, Bradley J. SPARKS, Joseph SURIANO, Austin MAPLES