A61L 2/10
Ultraviolet [uv] radiation
Official title: Ultraviolet [UV] radiation
A61L2/10 (Ultraviolet [uv] radiation) appears on 3,767 US grants and 5,643 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 3,767
- Published applications
- 5,643
- Assignees
- 2,126
- Inventors
- 8,743
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 37 | 8 |
| 2002 | 39 | 42 |
| 2003 | 44 | 96 |
| 2004 | 50 | 89 |
| 2005 | 30 | 88 |
| 2006 | 37 | 71 |
| 2007 | 37 | 69 |
| 2008 | 36 | 86 |
| 2009 | 35 | 84 |
| 2010 | 43 | 79 |
| 2011 | 45 | 104 |
| 2012 | 72 | 97 |
| 2013 | 71 | 103 |
| 2014 | 92 | 132 |
| 2015 | 105 | 179 |
| 2016 | 118 | 184 |
| 2017 | 148 | 205 |
| 2018 | 140 | 252 |
| 2019 | 194 | 290 |
| 2020 | 237 | 335 |
| 2021 | 265 | 644 |
| 2022 | 287 | 888 |
| 2023 | 322 | 604 |
| 2024 | 407 | 421 |
| 2025 | 398 | 296 |
| 2026 | 214 | 197 |
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
- Path planning method and autonomous traveling robot6 Oct 2026US 12,754,548 B2Wistron Corporation
- Endoscopic vessel harvesting devices with conditioning of insufflation gas29 Sep 2026US 12,746,028 B2Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
- Sterilizing apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308021 A1Seoul Visoys Co., Ltd.
- Methods and systems for charging and monitoring electronic devices in confinement institutions8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310778 A1Confinement Telephony Technology, LLC
- Device for treating human keratinous material including closed-loop cleaning1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294068 A1
- Multifunctional comb and method of treating scalp using the same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283326 A1Shenzhen Nuon Medical Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Fluid sterilization module and dental cleaning device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283765 A1Xiamen Aihu Dental Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Moisture sensitive item drying appliance589US 5,852,879 A1998
- Mobile work robot system511US 5,959,423 AMinolta Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Inductively coupled ballast circuit436US 6,825,620 B2Access Business Group International LLC · 2004
- Water treatment system with an inductively coupled ballast432US 6,436,299 B1Amway Corporation · 2002
- Process for sterilizing articles and providing sterile storage environments416US 5,618,492 A1997