A61L 2/00
Disinfection or sterilisation of materials or objects, in general
Official title: Disinfection or sterilisation of materials or objects, in general; Accessories therefor
A61L2/00 (Disinfection or sterilisation of materials or objects, in general) appears on 14,534 US grants and 18,295 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 14,534
- Published applications
- 18,295
- Assignees
- 6,988
- Inventors
- 29,849
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 59 | 0 |
| 1977 | 38 | 0 |
| 1978 | 45 | 0 |
| 1979 | 45 | 0 |
| 1980 | 42 | 0 |
| 1981 | 63 | 0 |
| 1982 | 53 | 0 |
| 1983 | 53 | 0 |
| 1984 | 57 | 0 |
| 1985 | 63 | 0 |
| 1986 | 71 | 0 |
| 1987 | 72 | 0 |
| 1988 | 62 | 0 |
| 1989 | 112 | 0 |
| 1990 | 130 | 0 |
| 1991 | 113 | 0 |
| 1992 | 152 | 0 |
| 1993 | 159 | 0 |
| 1994 | 156 | 0 |
| 1995 | 185 | 0 |
| 1996 | 195 | 0 |
| 1997 | 204 | 0 |
| 1998 | 212 | 0 |
| 1999 | 254 | 0 |
| 2000 | 224 | 0 |
| 2001 | 248 | 69 |
| 2002 | 277 | 336 |
| 2003 | 297 | 504 |
| 2004 | 231 | 523 |
| 2005 | 200 | 556 |
| 2006 | 200 | 459 |
| 2007 | 204 | 490 |
| 2008 | 192 | 495 |
| 2009 | 205 | 513 |
| 2010 | 296 | 536 |
| 2011 | 306 | 512 |
| 2012 | 361 | 509 |
| 2013 | 404 | 551 |
| 2014 | 461 | 653 |
| 2015 | 485 | 738 |
| 2016 | 555 | 714 |
| 2017 | 547 | 839 |
| 2018 | 508 | 841 |
| 2019 | 676 | 936 |
| 2020 | 702 | 977 |
| 2021 | 700 | 1338 |
| 2022 | 669 | 1674 |
| 2023 | 738 | 1255 |
| 2024 | 877 | 1006 |
| 2025 | 852 | 750 |
| 2026 | 524 | 521 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Mobile device disinfection6 Oct 2026US 12,752,027 B2UV Partners, Inc.
- Device for decontaminating objects6 Oct 2026US 12,752,028 B2Claranor
- Cable rack systems and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,034 B2Airocide Systems, LLC
- Aseptic filling apparatus with filter6 Oct 2026US 12,753,060 B1Torr Industries, Inc.
- Path planning method and autonomous traveling robot6 Oct 2026US 12,754,548 B2Wistron Corporation
- Modular multiplatform system for mrna drug production8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306407 A1BioNTech SE
- Point-of-use system for medical instruments8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306685 A1Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc.
- Cleaner assembly with attachable ozone dispenser8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306686 A1O3Waterworks, LLC
- Peracid booster compositions and methods of using same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306687 A1Sterilex, LLC
- Medical Instrument and Retainer and Tip Protection Sheath8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306688 A1Cygnus Medical, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sterilizable surgical instrument2,100US 8,397,971 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical instruments and components for use in sterile environments1,893US 8,414,577 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Modular powered surgical instrument with detachable shaft assemblies1,623US 9,743,929 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017
- Method and apparatus for sterilizing and charging batteries1,526US 4,641,076 AHall Surgical Division of Zimmer, Inc. · 1987
- Feedback algorithms for manual bailout systems for surgical instruments1,521US 10,028,761 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2018