Silane-Quats are a class of antimicrobial developed by Dow Corning and first patented in the United States in February 1971 (U.S. Patent Number 3560385). Subsequent patents were filed throughout the 1970’s by Dow Corning for utilizing its silane-quat as an effective antimicrobial. In doing so, Dow Corning had invented a durable, non-leaching, persistent, surface bonding antimicrobial effective against a wide range of unicellular microorganisms on a variety of surfaces.