A61L 12/12
Non-macromolecular oxygen-containing compounds
Official title: Non-macromolecular oxygen-containing compounds, e.g. hydrogen peroxide or ozone (A61L12/10 takes precedence)
A61L12/12 (Non-macromolecular oxygen-containing compounds) appears on 216 US grants and 120 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 216
- Published applications
- 120
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 303
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010 | 0 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 | 12 |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods for disinfecting contact lenses with a manganese-coated disc, and related contact lens treatment systems10 Mar 2026US 12,569,587 B2Better Vision Solutions LLC
- Formulation4 Mar 2025US 12,239,745 B2Ocutec Limited
- Disinfection system of contact lens23 Jul 2024US 12,042,567 B2Menicon Co., Ltd.
- Ocular device case and refill container used for the ocular device case9 Jul 2024US 12,029,823 B2Menicon Co., Ltd.
- Eye wash compositions and methods9 Apr 2024US 11,951,087 B2
- Methods for disinfecting contact lenses using a combination of manganese and iron catalysts18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381314 A1Better Vision Solutions LLC
- Disinfection system of contact lens3 Oct 2024US 2024/0325590 A1Menicon Co., Ltd.
- Ocular device case and refill container used for the ocular device case26 Sep 2024US 2024/0316241 A1Menicon Co., Ltd.
- Disposable contact lens cleansing device2 Nov 2023US 2023/0347009 A1
- Methods for Disinfecting Contact Lenses with a Manganese-Coated Disc, and Related Contact Lens Treatment Systems12 Oct 2023US 2023/0321311 A1Better Vision Solutions LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for sterilizing articles and providing sterile storage environments416US 5,618,492 A1997
- Endoscope cleaner/sterilizer145US 5,443,801 AKew Import/Export Inc. · 1995
- Cold gas sterilization process124US 4,169,124 AMoore-Perk Corporation · 1979
- Method for reducing the microbial content of surfaces with a microbiocidal, anhydrous complex of PVP-H.sub.2 O.sub.288US 5,008,106 AGAF Chemicals Corporation · 1991
- Apparatus, method and composition for cleaning and disinfecting86US 6,210,639 B1Novartis AG · 2001