Patents by Inventor Sabrina SCHMIDT-EMRICH

Sabrina SCHMIDT-EMRICH 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).

  • Method for reducing adhesion of microorganisms to fabrics
    Patent number: 10132029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for finishing fibers and/or fabrics, the intention being to reduce the adhesion of microorganisms, especially of bacteria and/or yeasts, to the fibers and/or fabrics. The method involves applying a composition ZS comprising selected hydrophilic silane derivatives to the fibers and/or fabrics. The invention further relates to a method for the quantitative determination of the adhesion of microorganisms to fibers and/or fabrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: SANITIZED AG, EMPA EIDGENOESSISCHE MATERIALPRUEFUNGS-UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT
    Inventors: Heinz Katzenmeier, Peter Stutte, Sabrina Schmidt-Emrich, Linda Thoeny-Meyer, Qun Ren Zulian
  • METHOD FOR REDUCING ADHESION OF MICROORGANISMS TO FABRICS
    Publication number: 20160319480
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for finishing fibers and/or fabrics, the intention being to reduce the adhesion of microorganisms, especially of bacteria and/or yeasts, to the fibers and/or fabrics. The method involves applying a composition ZS comprising selected hydrophilic silane derivatives to the fibers and/or fabrics. The invention further relates to a method for the quantitative determination of the adhesion of microorganisms to fibers and/or fabrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Heinz KATZENMEIER, Peter STUTTE, Sabrina SCHMIDT-EMRICH, Linda THOENY-MEYER, Qun Ren ZULIAN