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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2005
Michael P. Mathis, Marietta, GA (US);
Uyles Woodrow Bowen, Jr., Canton, GA (US);
Eric Clayton Steindorf, Roswell, GA (US);
Phillip A. Schorr, Atlanta, GA (US);
Angela Dobson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ali Yahiaoui, Roswell, GA (US);
Douglas R. Hoffman, Greenville, WI (US);
David Koenig, Menasha, WI (US);
Anthony Steve Spencer, Woodstock, GA (US);
Michael P. Mathis, Marietta, GA (US);
Uyles Woodrow Bowen, Jr., Canton, GA (US);
Eric Clayton Steindorf, Roswell, GA (US);
Phillip A. Schorr, Atlanta, GA (US);
Angela Dobson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ali Yahiaoui, Roswell, GA (US);
Douglas R. Hoffman, Greenville, WI (US);
David Koenig, Menasha, WI (US);
Anthony Steve Spencer, Woodstock, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A face mask for reducing the amount of microbes to which a wearer is exposed is provided. The face mask includes a body portion that has an outer layer that has been treated with a germicidal agent in an effective amount. The layer may be a nonwoven fabric like a spunbond, meltblown or coform layer and may be a laminate of such layers. The face mask having such a germicidal treatment can result in a reduction in microbial activity as compared to another face mask, identical but for the germicidal agent.