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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2013
Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andreas Buthe, Steinfurt, DE;
Ping Wang, North Oaks, MN (US);
Songtao Wu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hongfei Jia, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Masahiko Ishii, Okazaki, JP;
Minjuan Zhang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, JP;
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A substrate or coating is provided that includes a lipase with enzymatic activity toward a component of a fingerprint. Also provided is a process for facilitating the removal of fingerprints is provided wherein an inventive substrate or coating including a lipase is capable of enzymatically degrading of one or more components of the fingerprint to facilitate fingerprint removal from the substrate or said coating. Applying heat to the substrate or coating increases the rate of fingerprint removal.