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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:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2003
Applicants:
Scott A. Burton, Woodbury, MN (US);
Patrick D. Hyde, Burnsville, MN (US);
Prabhakara S. Rao, Maplewood, MN (US);
Caroline M. Ylitalo, Stillwater, MN (US);
Inventors:
Scott A. Burton, Woodbury, MN (US);
Patrick D. Hyde, Burnsville, MN (US);
Prabhakara S. Rao, Maplewood, MN (US);
Caroline M. Ylitalo, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 9/10 (2006.01); C08K 3/22 (2006.01); A61L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A polymer composition that includes a hydrophilic polymer, an optional secondary organic polymer, and a bioactive agent distributed therein, wherein the bioactive agent is selected from the group consisting of a silver compound, a copper compound, a zinc compound, and combinations thereof.