A61L 2/084
Visible light
A61L2/084 (Visible light) appears on 352 US grants and 571 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 352
- Published applications
- 571
- Assignees
- 266
- Inventors
- 891
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 16 |
| 2004 | 2 | 11 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 10 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 8 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 12 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 10 | 15 |
| 2017 | 6 | 18 |
| 2018 | 11 | 32 |
| 2019 | 27 | 49 |
| 2020 | 39 | 68 |
| 2021 | 34 | 63 |
| 2022 | 39 | 65 |
| 2023 | 26 | 46 |
| 2024 | 47 | 46 |
| 2025 | 35 | 30 |
| 2026 | 21 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Container sterilization device using pulsed light1 Sep 2026US 12,721,917 B2Iucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
- Bidirectional sterilization type console arm rest device and vehicle including same18 Aug 2026US 12,709,230 B2Duck Yang Industry Co., Ltd.
- System and method for disinfecting a volume in space11 Aug 2026US 12,702,724 B2Joseph John Barfett Medicine Professional Corporation
- Mobile disinfection apparatuses having visual marker detection systems and methods of their use11 Aug 2026US 12,702,725 B2Xenex Disinfection Services Inc.
- Multi-band LED disinfection system and multi-band LED disinfection lamp11 Aug 2026US 12,702,726 B2Jiashan Sansi Optoelectronic Technology Co. Ltd.
- Luminaire and methodologies for combined visible illumination and deactivation of bacteria8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306695 A1ABL IP Holding LLC
- Sterilizing apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308021 A1Seoul Visoys Co., Ltd.
- Led lighting device able to kill coronavirus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0262148 A1
- Lighting and sanitizing device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241052 A1NextSense, Inc.
- Clothing treatment apparatus6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226670 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods for sterilizing biological materials by irradiation over a temperature gradient197US 6,908,591 B2Clearant, Inc. · 2005
- Inactivation of gram-positive bacteria144US 9,039,966 B2University of Strathclyde · 2015
- Device having light source to reduce surface pathogens136US 9,572,901 B2Hand Held Products, Inc. · 2017
- Lighting device129US 8,398,264 B2University of Strathclyde · 2013
- Lyophilization126US 9,863,699 B2Terumo BCT, Inc. · 2018