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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Ivan W. Ong, Charlotte, NC (US);
Gerald W. Walter, Peterborough, GB;
Inventors:
Ivan W. Ong, Charlotte, NC (US);
Gerald W. Walter, Peterborough, GB;
Assignee:
Consentino, S.A., Macael Almeria, ES;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 25/00 (2006.01); A01N 25/32 (2006.01); A01N 25/34 (2006.01); C09D 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a composite material having the appearance of natural stone that made from a polymer and natural aggregate. The composite material also has an antimicrobial material incorporated into it that resists the proliferation of microbes on the surface of the material. A method for producing this material is also disclosed.