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23 January 2015
Xeros Technology Group plc
("Xeros" or the "Group")
Xeros adds US patent covering its core bead cleaning process
Xeros Technology Group plc (AIM: XSG), the innovative developer of a patented polymer bead cleaning technology with multiple identified commercial applications, announces that the United States Patent Office has issued the company a Notice of Allowance on a patent application covering its core polymer bead cleaning process. This patent application covers the Xeros process of using polymeric particles to clean textile or leather substrates which offers marked performance and environmental benefits. The Group's core polymer bead cleaning applications have already been granted in key jurisdictions including Europe, China, Japan, S.Korea, Australia and Canada.
The Xeros patent portfolio comprises 36 patent families 'pending' and 'granted', which cover bead cleaning and bead treatment technology in applications from commercial and domestic laundry through to leather and wool processing, as well as metal surface cleaning.
For further information, please contact:
Xeros Technology Group plc | Via Newgate |
Bill Westwater, Chief Executive Officer Chris Hanson, Finance Director | |
Jefferies International (Nominated Adviser) | Tel: 020 7029 8000 |
Simon Hardy Harry Nicholas | |
Newgate Communications (Financial PR) | Tel: 020 7680 6550 |
Madeleine Palmstierna Georgia Lewis | Email: xeros@newgatecomms.com |
Further information on the Group can be found on the Company's website: www.xeroscleaning.com
About Xeros
Xeros has developed a patented polymer bead cleaning system with multiple identified potential commercial applications. The Group has targeted the commercial laundry market and has begun the roll-out of 25kg capacity washing machines which exclusively use Xeros' patented polymer bead cleaning system. In trials with customers, this system has been shown to achieve superior cleaning performance as well as material reductions in water, energy and chemical usages compared to conventional commercial laundry methods. The Xeros proprietary polymer bead cleaning system also reduces the carbon footprint of the entire laundry process. In addition to the commercial laundry market, the Group's polymer bead technology has a range of potential applications in other industries including domestic laundry, leather processing, garment finishing and metal cleaning. The Group is currently in various stages of development and preparation for commercialisation of other identified applications, the most advanced of which is domestic laundry.
In May 2014, the Group at the Edison Awards 2014 in San Francisco won Bronze in the Energy/Sustainability category for its virtually waterless commercial laundry system and, on the same evening, the Group was named University Spin-Out of the Year at the New Energy & Cleantech Awards 2014 in London.