	US 11,731,904 B2
	Antimicrobial coating for building panel
Thomas R. Wilson, Dallas, GA (US); and Joseph J. Bailey, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to Gold Bond Building Products, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Gold Bond Building Products, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/477,738.
Application 17/477,738 is a continuation of application No. 16/656,828, filed on Oct. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,122,806.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/747,688, filed on Oct. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0000116 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04B 2/02 (2006.01); C04B 26/04 (2006.01); A01N 43/78 (2006.01); A01N 43/54 (2006.01); A01N 43/56 (2006.01); C04B 28/14 (2006.01); C04B 26/28 (2006.01); C04B 111/00 (2006.01)

CPC C04B 26/04 (2013.01) [A01N 43/54 (2013.01); A01N 43/56 (2013.01); A01N 43/78 (2013.01); C04B 26/28 (2013.01); C04B 26/285 (2013.01); C04B 28/14 (2013.01); E04B 2/02 (2013.01); C04B 2111/0062 (2013.01); E04B 2002/0286 (2013.01)]

21 Claims

1. A wall assembly comprising:

a gypsum board comprising

a gypsum core having a first side and a second side opposing the first side,

at least one facing material having a coating comprising at least one fungicide comprising at least one of an azole, a strobilurin, a fludioxonil, an isothiazolinone, a pyrithione, or a mixture thereof, at least one polymeric binder, and at least one pigment,

wherein the board exhibits at least a Level 3 finish, and

wherein the board satisfies at least one of the following:

the board exhibits a rating of 2 or less when tested in accordance to ASTM G21-15, or

the board exhibits a rating of at least 8 when tested in accordance to ASTM D3273-16.