Herbert Rayburn:  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Herb Rayburn Inoventor Company 281-399-9334 watchoutbacteria TEXAS ¿INOVENTOR¿ INTRODUCES NEW ANTIBACTERIAL COPPER GERMS SMART PATCHES THAT HELP KILL DANGEROUS AND DEADLY BACTERIA AT HOME AND IN PUBLIC NEW CANEY, TEXAS, March 1, 2009. Texas Inoventor¿s Herb Rayburn has developed copper antibacterial Germs Smart patches that are easily applied to frequently touched surfaces, such as telephones, door handles, hospital equipment, faucets, sinks, and work stations at home, at work, and at school, to help reduce dangerous and sometimes deadly infections brought about by bacteria. Rayburn, inventor of ¿green¿ products Heatshield-R20 heatshield-r20 and The Gardeners Friend superwatergel first hit upon the idea of copper patches to kill germs several years ago while researching the element for other uses, but the efficacy of copper for antibacterial use had not yet received EPA approval, so he just applied a patch to his home phone, put commercial development on the back burner, and forgot about it. Recently a visitor asked why the copper patch was on his phone. Rayburn responded, ¿The early Phoenicians and others knew if they sharpened their bronze swords ¿ bronze being a copper alloy ¿ into a wound, they could often prevent the loss of limbs. Also, they knew that putting water into copper vessels made their water purer, so I thought I¿d test it.¿ Reminded of his original idea, Rayburn researched and discovered that following two studies, the EPA had approved the microbacterial properties of copper for staphylococcus aureus, enterobacter aerogenes; escherichia coli O157:H7, pseudomonas aeruginosa, and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The approval is the first time the EPA allowed health claims to be attached to a solid antimicrobial material rather than a liquid or aerosol disinfectant. The touch surface studies, initiated by the Copper Development Association...Expand for more