Sanitizing surfaces

• US 20070254015A1
• Filed: 11/01/2006
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Deep Science LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Wood, Victoria Y.H., Wood, Lowell L., Stordal, Leif T.
• Application Number:
  US11/592,010
• Publication Number:
  US 20070254015A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 424/443
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/232 layered or coated
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2300/404 Biocides, antimicrobial agents, antiseptic agents
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 31/16 Biologically active materials, e.g. therapeutic substances A61L31/047 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/042 with the help of a macromolecular compound as a carrier or diluent A61L9/048 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/12 Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to materials and gloves that include one or more sanitizing layers that include one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces.

Claims

1. A material comprising:

one or more sanitizing layers that include one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces and one or more substantially impermeable layers; and

one or more sanitizing agents that are integrally associated with the one or more sanitizing layers and that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces.

2. The material according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sanitizing layers that include one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces and one or more substantially impermeable layers comprise:

one or more substantially permeable layers.

6. The material according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sanitizing layers that include one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces and one or more substantially impermeable layers comprise:

one or more channels that open onto the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces.

7. The material according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sanitizing layers that include one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces and one or more substantially impermeable layers comprise:

one or more reservoirs for the one or more sanitizing agents.

14. The material according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sanitizing agents that are integrally associated with the one or more sanitizing layers and that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces comprise:

one or more sanitizing agents that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces through sublimation.

15. The material according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sanitizing agents that are integrally associated with the one or more sanitizing layers and that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces comprise:

one or more sanitizing agents that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces through physical dissociation.

21. The material according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sanitizing agents that are integrally associated with the one or more sanitizing layers and that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces comprise:

one or more sanitizing agents that are a gas.

22. The material according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sanitizing agents that are integrally associated with the one or more sanitizing layers and that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces comprise:

one or more coloring agents.

23. The material according to claim 1, wherein the one or more sanitizing agents that are integrally associated with the one or more sanitizing layers and that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces comprise:

one or more olfactory agents.

24. The material according to claim 1, wherein the material can be included within a glove.

26. The material according to claim 1, further comprising one or more reservoirs for the one or more sanitizing agents.

27. The material according to claim 26, further comprising one or more operating units associated with the one or more reservoirs for the one or more sanitizing agents.

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29. A glove comprising:

one or more sanitizing layers that include one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces and one or more substantially impermeable layers; and

one or more sanitizing agents that are integrally associated with the one or more sanitizing layers and that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces.

30. The glove according to claim 29, wherein the one or more sanitizing layers that include one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces and one or more substantially impermeable layers comprise:

one or more substantially permeable layers.

34. The glove according to claim 29, wherein the one or more sanitizing layers that include one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces and one or more substantially impermeable layers comprise:

one or more channels that open onto the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces.

35. The glove according to claim 29, wherein the one or more sanitizing layers that include one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces and one or more substantially impermeable layers comprise:

one or more reservoirs for the one or more sanitizing agents.

41. The glove according to claim 29, wherein the one or more sanitizing agents that are integrally associated with the one or more sanitizing layers and that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces comprise:

one or more sanitizing agents that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces through evaporation.

42. The glove according to claim 29, wherein the one or more sanitizing agents that are integrally associated with the one or more sanitizing layers and that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces comprise:

one or more sanitizing agents that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces through sublimation.

43. The glove according to claim 29, wherein the one or more sanitizing agents that are integrally associated with the one or more sanitizing layers and that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces comprise:

one or more sanitizing agents that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces through physical dissociation.

49. The glove according to claim 29, wherein the one or more sanitizing agents that are integrally associated with the one or more sanitizing layers and that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces comprise:

one or more sanitizing agents that are a gas.

50. The glove according to claim 29, wherein the one or more sanitizing agents that are integrally associated with the one or more sanitizing layers and that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces comprise:

one or more coloring agents.

51. The glove according to claim 29, wherein the one or more sanitizing agents that are integrally associated with the one or more sanitizing layers and that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces comprise:

one or more olfactory agents.

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55. A glove comprising:

one or more sanitizing layers that include one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces and one or more substantially impermeable layers;

one or more sanitizing agents that are integrally associated with the one or more sanitizing layers and that are substantially freely releasable from the one or more substantially continually sanitizing surfaces; and

one or more reservoirs for the one or more sanitizing agents.

56. The glove according to claim 55, further comprising one or more operating units associated with the one or more reservoirs for the one or more sanitizing agents.