Patents by Inventor Sandy van VUUREN

Sandy van VUUREN 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 OF APPLYING AN ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACE COATING TO A SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20200299843
    Abstract: THIS invention relates to a method of applying an antimicrobial surface coating to a substrate, and more particularly to a method of applying an antimicrobial surface coating to a polymeric substrate manufactured by way of additive manufacturing. The method includes the steps of providing a body to be coated, the body having a surface area and cold spraying an antimicrobial metal powder on at least part of the surface area of the body so as to form an antimicrobial coating on the body. The method is characterized in that the body is made from a polymeric material by way of an additive manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
    Inventors: Ionel BOTEF, Michael David Ivan LUCAS, Sandy van VUUREN