Patents
US 12622474 B2: Antiviral mask and antiviral filter made from a breathable microporous polymeric membrane
- Granted
- 2026-05-12
- Filed
- 2021-06-02 application 18008085
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An antiviral mask and antiviral filter include a thin breathable, microporous polymeric membrane. That membrane may include a plurality of pores functionalized with a proteolytic enzyme, an antibody or a combination thereof. The antiviral mask and antiviral filter may also include a coating of graphene oxide, lignin sulfonate or a combination thereof and/or a fluorescent virus tagging agent.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 (ipgb20260512.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation 446 patents | US company or organization | Lexington, KY | UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dibakar Bhattacharyya | Lexington, KY | 6 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| J. Todd Hastings | Lexington, KY | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | ||
| Thomas D. Dziubla | Lexington, KY | 8 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Yinan Wei | Lexington, KY | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | ||
| Rollie Mills | Lexington, KY | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| R.J. Vogler | Lexington, KY | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | ||
| Matthew Bernard | Lexington, KY | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | ||
| Jacob Concolino | Lexington, KY | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | ||
| Kevin C. Baldridge | Lexington, KY | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A41D | Outerwear; protective garments; accessories | A41D13/1192 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B27/16 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BALDRIDGE, KEVIN C signed 2023-04-07 | UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION LEXINGTON, KY | 63363/657 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-12-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BHATTACHARYYA, DIBAKAR signed 2022-12-06 HASTINGS, J. TODD signed 2022-12-06 DZIUBLA, THOMAS D signed 2022-12-06 WEI, YINAN signed 2022-12-06 MILLS, ROLLIE signed 2022-12-07 VOGLER, R.J. signed 2022-12-06 BERNARD, MATTHEW signed 2022-12-07 CONCOLINO, JACOB signed 2022-12-06 | UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION LEXINGTON, KY | 62013/94 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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