Patents by Inventor DALAL ASKER

DALAL ASKER 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).

  • BARRIER FOR HINDERING MICROBIAL TRANSFER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20260215524
    Abstract: A disposable glove includes a glove bulk having an interior surface, an exterior surface having a high-touch side and a low-touch side, a palm section, and a plurality of finger sections. On at least the high-touch side, at least some of the finger sections include a respective pad that hinders microbial transfer. Each pad includes a hydrophobic material and a non-wetting microtopography. A method for manufacturing a disposable glove includes a. providing a glove bulk having an interior surface, an exterior surface having a high-touch side and a low-touch side, a palm section, and a plurality of finger sections; and b. on at least the high-touch side, providing at least some of the finger sections with a respective pad that hinders microbial transfer, where each pad includes a hydrophobic material and a non-wetting microtopography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2026
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Applicant: THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
    Inventors: DALAL ASKER, SIJMEN TIJLER DESMOND VAN DEN BERG, BENJAMIN DAVID HATTON