A61L 9/14
Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air: using sprayed or atomised substances including
Official title: using sprayed or atomised substances {including air-liquid contact processes}
A61L9/14 (Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air: using sprayed or atomised substances including) appears on 1,244 US grants and 1,957 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 1,244
- Published applications
- 1,957
- Assignees
- 765
- Inventors
- 3,246
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2006 | 19 | 61 |
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| 2017 | 51 | 118 |
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| 2019 | 73 | 106 |
| 2020 | 81 | 97 |
| 2021 | 74 | 134 |
| 2022 | 62 | 161 |
| 2023 | 88 | 163 |
| 2024 | 71 | 111 |
| 2025 | 79 | 74 |
| 2026 | 65 | 59 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Techniques for olfactory training using scent dispensing devices6 Oct 2026US 12,752,029 B2iRoma Scents A.B. Ltd.
- Multi-component variable control fragrance dispensing system apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,752,032 B2Creative Elements NY LLC
- Portable breathing air filtering device and method6 Oct 2026US 12,752,231 B2King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- Particle collection vessel, particle collection device and particle collection method6 Oct 2026US 12,752,284 B2Amano Corporation
- Freshening compositions comprising controlled release modulators29 Sep 2026US 12,746,302 B2Arylessence, Inc.
- Methods of treating mold1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293888 A1Grignard Pure LLC
- Scent control device and methods for treating an environment1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295106 A1
- Disinfecting apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295108 A1Specialist Health Solutions Limited
- Scented electronic candle device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298430 A1L&L Candle Company, LLC
- Thermally-managed electronic scenting candle simulator with realistic fragrance emission24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284250 A1The Wild Worksmen, LLC dba Bianchi Candle Co.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and systems for illuminating household products168US 7,303,300 B2Color Kinetics Incorporated · 2007
- Scent diffusion apparatus and method157US 6,371,451 B1Korea Institute of Science and Technology · 2002
- Providing aromas154US 5,591,409 A1997
- Aerosol dispenser151US 4,702,418 APiezo Electric Products, Inc. · 1987
- Programmable dispenser151US 6,267,297 B1Waterbury Companies, Inc. · 2001