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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2009
Jeannine Rebecca Bahm, Milford, OH (US);
Andrew Thomas Pearks, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Guillermo Matias Vidal, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Dimitris Ioannis Collias, Mason, OH (US);
Michael Donovan Mitchell, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert E. Astle, Middlefield, CT (US);
Katharine L. K. Faye, Moodus, CT (US);
Robert Andrew Governal, Middletown, CT (US);
Thomas J. Hamlin, Vemon, CT (US);
Rebecca A. Lucht, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Hemang Patel, Wallingford, CT (US);
Jeannine Rebecca Bahm, Milford, OH (US);
Andrew Thomas Pearks, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Guillermo Matias Vidal, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Dimitris Ioannis Collias, Mason, OH (US);
Michael Donovan Mitchell, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert E. Astle, Middlefield, CT (US);
Katharine L. K. Faye, Moodus, CT (US);
Robert Andrew Governal, Middletown, CT (US);
Thomas J. Hamlin, Vemon, CT (US);
Rebecca A. Lucht, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Hemang Patel, Wallingford, CT (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A filter and filter material for providing or treating potable water is provided. The filter includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a filter material disposed within the housing, the filter material formed at least in part from a mixture of a plurality of mesoporous and microporous activated carbon particles. Preferably, at least some of the mesoporous activated carbon filter particles are coated with a cationic polymer, and even more preferably, at least some of the particles are coated with a cationic polymer and silver or a silver containing material. Kits comprising filters and information relating to the reduction, killing or removal of bacteria, viruses, microbials, and TTHM are also provided.