Ceramic glaze having antimicrobial property

US2018317495A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2018317495-A1
Application numberUS-201816033684-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJul 12, 2018
Priority dateFeb 20, 2007
Publication dateNov 8, 2018
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An antimicrobial ceramic glazing composition contains one or more antimicrobial agents disposed therein. Methods for making and using the glazing composition are disclosed, as well as substrates having a fired antimicrobial glaze thereon. The antimicrobial agents comprise metallic oxides, with a subset of the disclosed combinations exhibiting synergistic effect in fired glazes.

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What is claimed is: 1 . A method for manufacturing an antimicrobial ceramic glazing composition, comprising: adding, to the ceramic glaze base, an antimicrobial composition that is: a first antimicrobial metal compound consisting of Bi 2 O 3 , and a second antimicrobial metal compound consisting of ZnO, a third antimicrobial metal compound consisting of Ag 2 CO 3 , wherein the first antimicrobial metal compound is present in the glaze composition at a concentration of about one percent to about four percent, by weight of glaze composition; and wherein the second antimicrobial metal compound is present in the glaze composition at a concentration of from about one percent to about four percent, by weight of glaze composition; wherein the third antimicrobial metal compound is present in the glaze composition at a concentration of from about 0.5 percent to about four percent, by weight of glaze composition; milling the ceramic glaze base and added antimicrobial composition; rehydrating the milled ceramic glaze base; and optionally, remixing the rehydrated glaze base. 2 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the first antimicrobial metal compound, the second antimicrobial metal compound and the third antimicrobial metal compound each have a concentration of about two percent in the antimicrobial ceramic glazing composition.

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  • Bismuth; Compounds thereof · CPC title

  • Silver; Compounds thereof · CPC title

  • Glazes; Cold glazes · CPC title

  • Ceramic · CPC title

  • containing titanium compounds; containing zirconium compounds · CPC title

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What does patent US2018317495A1 cover?
An antimicrobial ceramic glazing composition contains one or more antimicrobial agents disposed therein. Methods for making and using the glazing composition are disclosed, as well as substrates having a fired antimicrobial glaze thereon. The antimicrobial agents comprise metallic oxides, with a subset of the disclosed combinations exhibiting synergistic effect in fired glazes.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Microban Products
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A01N59/16. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Nov 08 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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