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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2016
Microban Products Company, Huntersville, NC (US);
Alvin Lamar Campbell, Jr., Huntersville, NC (US);
Nathan L. Fields, Concord, NC (US);
Microban Products Company, Huntersville, NC (US);
Abstract
A method of making a ceramic glaze formulation having an antimicrobial property for use with a ceramic article. The method comprises fritting an antimicrobial formulation in a flux frit, providing least one unfritted antimicrobial component, providing a silver carrier in a glass matrix, and combining the flux frit, the at least one unfritted component, and the silver carrier in the glass matrix to form the ceramic glaze formulation. The silver carrier is combined at an addition rate based on a dry weight basis of the ceramic glaze formulation. A ceramic glaze additive formulation and ceramic glazed article are also provided.