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  4. /A61L · Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general
  5. /A61L 12/00 · Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising contact lenses
  6. /A61L 12/02 · Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising contact lenses: using physical phenomena
  7. /A61L 12/06 · Radiation
  8. /A61L 12/066
A61L 12/066

Microwaves

Official title: {Microwaves}

A61L12/066 (Microwaves) appears on 11 US grants and 0 published applications in this corpus.

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Where it sits

  1. AHuman necessities
  2. A61Medical or veterinary science
  3. A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general
  4. A61L 12/00Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising contact lenses
  5. A61L 12/02Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising contact lenses: using physical phenomena
  6. A61L 12/06Radiation
  7. A61L 12/066Microwaves
Granted patents
11
Published applications
0
Assignees
6
Inventors
10
Latest grant
14 Jan 2003

Filings by year

Granted patentsPublished applications
A61L 12/066: granted patents and published applications per publication year
YearGranted patentsPublished applications
198610
198710
198800
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199020
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199220
199310
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199510
199610
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200310

198619962003

By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.

Recent patents

  • Sterlization apparatus14 Jan 2003US 6,507,030 B1JenAct Limited
  • Case for use in disinfecting soft contact lenses14 May 1996US 5,516,495 AFlexiclave, Inc.
  • Process and apparatus for heat disinfecting soft contact lenses7 Feb 1995US 5,387,404 AFlexiclave, Inc.
  • Process and apparatus for heat disinfecting soft contact lenses28 Sep 1993US 5,248,478 AFlexiclave, Inc.
  • Microwave-actuated ultraviolet sterilizer24 Nov 1992US 5,166,528 A

No published applications in this class yet.

Most cited

By later US patents
  • Microwave-actuated ultraviolet sterilizer52US 5,166,528 A1992
  • Apparatus for exposure to microwaves33US 4,599,216 AThe Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma · 1986
  • Method for sterilizing articles such as dental handpieces33US 5,019,344 AFlexiclave, Inc. · 1991
  • Method for sterilizing contact lenses24US 4,671,935 AThe Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma · 1987
  • Apparatus for disinfecting contact lenses using microwave energy14US 5,164,166 ABausch & Lomb Incorporated · 1992

Top assignees

Documents
  • FFlexiclave, Inc.4
  • BRThe Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma2
  • Bausch & Lomb Incorporated1
  • JJenAct Limited1
  • BRThe Board of Regents of the University of OK1
  • BRThe Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma1

Often classified with

  • A45CPurses5
  • B65DContainers for storage or transport of articles or materials4
  • Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests3
  • B01JChemical or physical processes1

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