Patents by Inventor Xavier Normand

Xavier Normand 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).

  • USE OF METALLIC GLUCONATE SALTS IN THE PRODUCTION OF ANTIMICROBIALLY ACTIVE SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20080096449
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a finished product having antibacterial activity comprising treating at least one face of a substrate comprising at least 50% by weight of cellulosic fibers with a composition containing as sole antimicrobial agent, a metal gluconate chosen in the group consisting of zinc gluconate, silver gluconate, copper gluconate or mixtures thereof. The invention relates to the use of metal gluconate salts as antimicrobial agents for the manufacture of substrates based on fibres, especially cellulosic fibres. The invention further relates to substrates based on fibres, especially cellulosic fibres, comprising said metal salts as antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Bruno Bret, Yves Roussin-Moynier, Michel Bourgeois, Xavier Normand
  • Use of metallic gluconate salts in the production of antimicrobially active substrates
    Publication number: 20050228351
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of metal gluconate salts as antimicrobial agents for the manufacture of substrates based on fibres, especially cellulosic fibres. The invention further relates to substrates based on fibres, especially cellulosic fibres, comprising said metal salts as antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Bruno Bret, Yves Roussin-Moynier, Michel Bourgeois, Xavier Normand