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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2002
Applicants:
David Dyer, Cypress, CA (US);
Kenneth B. Gerenraich, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Dyer, Cypress, CA (US);
Kenneth B. Gerenraich, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Woodward Laboratories, Inc., Los Alamitos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/043 (2006.01); A61K 47/32 (2006.01); A61N 25/10 (2006.01); A61N 25/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A composition for forming an antimicrobial artificial nail, a method for preparing the same, and a method for treating a microbial infection of a nail plate are provided. The composition comprises a binder component; a filler component which polymerizes to form an acrylic matrix subsequent to contact with the binder component; and an antimicrobial agent available for diffusion from the acrylic matrix.