Lactam coated textile

US12460346B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12460346-B2
Application numberUS-201917272376-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 6, 2019
Priority dateSep 14, 2018
Publication dateNov 4, 2025
Grant dateNov 4, 2025

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The invention relates to a modified textile comprising a) a textile substrate; and, b) a lactam coating; and to the use of a lactam to impart anti-biofilm properties to a textile; and to the use of a lactam to inhibit biofilm growth on a textile substrate; wherein the lactam is selected from: (I) 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-methylene-pyrrol-2-one; and (II) 5-methylene-4-(p-tolyl)pyrrol-2-one; (III) 4-(4-bromophenyl)-5-methylene-pyrrol-2-one; (IV) 4-(3-chlorophenyl)-5-methylene-pyrrol-2-one; (V) 4-(2-fluorophenyl)-5-methylene-pyrrol-2-one; and (VI).

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The invention claimed is: 1 . A modified textile comprising: a) a textile substrate; and, b) a lactam coating; wherein the lactam is 2 . The modified textile according to claim 1 , wherein the lactam is present at a level of from 0.001 to 1 wt. %. 3 . A modified textile according to claim 1 , wherein the lactam is in encapsulated form. 4 . A modified textile according to claim 1 , wherein the textile is selected from woven, knitted and non-woven textiles. 5 . A modified textile according to claim 1 , wherein the textile is selected from cotton, polyester, nylon elastane, viscose, polyethylene, polypropylene, rayon, wood pulp and mixtures of these prepared as composite. 6 . A modified textile according to claim 1 , additionally comprising an acrylic binder.

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  • Polymers or copolymers of halogenated mono-olefins · CPC title

  • Polyalkenes, polymers or copolymers of compounds with alkenyl groups bonded to aromatic groups · CPC title

  • cellulosic · CPC title

  • Processes in which the treating agent is incorporated in microcapsules (making microcapsules B01J13/02) · CPC title

  • having three double bonds between ring members or between ring members and non-ring members · CPC title

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What does patent US12460346B2 cover?
The invention relates to a modified textile comprising a) a textile substrate; and, b) a lactam coating; and to the use of a lactam to impart anti-biofilm properties to a textile; and to the use of a lactam to inhibit biofilm growth on a textile substrate; wherein the lactam is selected from: (I) 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-methylene-pyrrol-2-one; and (II) 5-methylene-4-(p-tolyl)pyrrol-2-one; (III) 4-…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Conopco Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D06M13/418. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 5 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).