A61L 2/104
Ultraviolet c [uvc]
Official title: Ultraviolet C [UVC]
A61L2/104 (Ultraviolet c [uvc]) appears on 130 US grants and 177 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 130
- Published applications
- 177
- Assignees
- 88
- Inventors
- 287
- Latest grant
- 30 Jul 2024
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 9 |
| 2015 | 4 | 15 |
| 2016 | 14 | 48 |
| 2017 | 27 | 31 |
| 2018 | 23 | 20 |
| 2019 | 29 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 | 4 |
| 2021 | 8 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Self-sanitizing waveguiding surfaces30 Jul 2024US 12,048,773 B2HRL Laboratories, LLC
- Object decontamination apparatus and method2 Jan 2024US 11,857,688 B2Diversey, Inc.
- Sterilization units, systems, and methods14 Nov 2023US 11,813,370 B2Leviant, Inc.
- Self-sanitizing waveguiding surfaces24 Oct 2023US 11,793,897 B2HRL Laboratories, LLC
- Devices, systems and methods for treating multiple medical devices having passageways with ozone gas29 Aug 2023US 11,738,105 B2Soclean, Inc.
- Device for treating human keratinous material including closed-loop cleaning1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294068 A1
- Anti-fouling control for marine structures17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274383 A1AB Volvo Penta
- Uv irradiation device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248974 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- UV Light Embedded Makeup Case20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240297 A1
- Apparatus for communicating ultraviolet c self-sterilizing germicidal light to door access devices and other hand-touched devices for hand sanitation20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243103 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultraviolet illuminator for footwear treatment67US 9,687,577 B2Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. · 2017
- Ultraviolet system for disinfection45US 9,707,307 B2Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. · 2017
- Enclosure to disinfect lab coats and other textiles and objects of similar size to lab coats39US 9,107,973 B1dReiniger, LLC · 2015
- Lavatory disinfection system37US 9,623,133 B2The Boeing Company · 2017
- Ultraviolet transparent enclosure36US 10,099,944 B2Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. · 2018