IP Library Granted Patent US 11,006,684
Granted Patent B2
US 11,006,684 · App. 16/568,353 · Granted May 18, 2021

Glide-on coating for polymeric gloves

Inventors: Min Yao (Libertyville, IL); Yuli Wu (Shijiazhuange, CN); Jaxon Dai (Shanghai, CN); Komal Pokharel-Adhikari (Mundelein, IL); Guixi Liu (Shijiazhuang, CN)
Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
A41D19/0082A41D19/0062A61B42/10A61L31/04A61L31/048A61L31/10A61L31/14C08J7/0427C09D5/00C09D7/20C09D7/45C09D7/61C09D175/04A41D2400/44A41D2500/54A61L2400/10C08J2327/06C08J2475/04C08J2483/04
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Patent No.
US 11,006,684
App. No.
16/568,353
Granted
May 18, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Polymeric gloves include a donning-facilitating coating. The donning-facilitating coating facilitates a hand of a user to glide into and out of the glove while either leaving a visible residue on the hand of the user, or not leaving a visible residue on the hand of the user, when the donning-facilitating coating is contacted by the hand of the user.

Claims (17)

1. A polymeric glove having an interior surface for contacting a hand of a user, the interior surface including a donning-facilitating coating configured to facilitate a hand of a user to glide into and out of the glove, the donning-facilitating coating comprising a polyurethane resin-containing solution and a colorant configured to leave a visible residue on the hand of the user when the donning-facilitating coating is contacted by the hand of the user having an alcohol-based disinfectant thereon, wherein the polyurethane resin-containing solution includes 20-60 wt. % polyurethane resin, 1-10 wt. % silicon dioxide, 0.1-2 wt. % nonionic surfactant comprising a polysiloxane, and 28-79 wt. % water.

2. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the polymeric glove is a polyvinyl chloride glove.

3. The glove of claim 1 , further comprising 20-40 parts of a first polyvinyl chloride resin and 60-80 parts of a second polyvinyl chloride resin distinct from the first polyvinyl chloride resin.

4. The glove of claim 1 , further comprising: 76-82 parts of a plasticizer,

10-15 parts of a viscosity reducer,

and 0.5-0.8 parts of a stabilizer.

5. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the silicon dioxide comprises particles sized from 0.01 micron to 0.2 micron.

6. A polymeric glove having an interior surface for contacting a hand of a user, the interior surface including a donning-facilitating coating configured to facilitate a hand of a user to glide into and out of the glove, the donning-facilitating coating comprising a polyurethane resin-containing solution and a modifier configured to retain the polyurethane resin-containing solution on the interior surface of the glove when the donning-facilitating coating is contacted by the hand of the user having an alcohol-based disinfectant thereon, wherein the polyurethane resin-containing solution includes 20-60 wt. % polyurethane resin, 1-10 wt. % silicon dioxide, 0.1-2 wt. % nonionic surfactant comprising a polysiloxane, and 28-79 wt. % water.

7. The glove of claim 6 , wherein the polymeric glove is a polyvinyl chloride glove.

8. The glove of claim 6 , further comprising 20-40 parts of a first polyvinyl chloride resin and 60-80 parts of a second polyvinyl chloride resin distinct from the first polyvinyl chloride resin.

9. The glove of claim 6 , further comprising: 76-82 parts of a plasticizer, 10-15 parts of a viscosity reducer, and 0.5-0.8 parts of a stabilizer.

10. The glove of claim 6 , wherein the silicon dioxide comprises particles sized from 0.01 micron to 0.2 micron.

11. The glove of claim 6 , wherein the modifier is an anionic polyacrylamide with a molecular weight of at least 14,000,000.

12. The glove of claim 6 , wherein the donning-facilitating coating is applied by dipping the interior surface of the glove.

13. A polymeric glove having an interior surface for contacting a hand of a user, the interior surface including a donning-facilitating coating configured to facilitate a hand of a user to glide into and out of the glove, the donning-facilitating coating comprising a polyurethane resin and silicon dioxide configured to agglomerate and form a visible residue on the hand of the user having an alcohol-based disinfectant thereon, wherein the donning-facilitating coating comprises 20-60 wt. % of the polyurethane resin, 1-10 wt. % of the silicon dioxide, 0.1-2 wt. % of a surfactant, and 28-79 wt. % water.

14. The glove of claim 13 , wherein the polymeric glove is a polyvinyl chloride glove.

15. The glove of claim 13 , wherein the silicon dioxide comprises particles sized from 0.01 micron to 0.2 micron.

Assignments (5)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 28, 2026
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075643/0462 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 20, 2025
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071672/0100 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 057927/0091 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 058040/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 20, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
Reel/Frame 057876/0748 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15597298 · May 17, 2017
Provisional Application 62399064 · Sep 23, 2016
Related Publication 20200000159A1 · Jan 2, 2020