Patents
US 11752226 B2: Handheld disinfection device
- Granted
- 2023-09-12
- Filed
- 2020-04-22 application 16854985
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a handheld disinfection device. The device may be used to disinfect various items and/or surfaces in home, workplace, and travel settings, as examples. The disclosed device includes a UV light source and further includes one or more protective features configured to protect the UV light source. As examples, the disclosed device may include a grille and/or a retractable shade configured to protect the UV light source. The disclosed device may also incorporate one or more safety features configured to reduce accidental exposure of a user's eyes to the UV light source, one of which is a proximity feature preventing the UV light source from activating when the device is too far from an object of disinfection. These and other benefits will be appreciated from the following description.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230912.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B Medical, Inc. 18 patents | US company or organization | Winter Haven, FL | 3B MEDICAL, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert A. Lucio | Haines City, FL | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61L | Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general; disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air; chemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles; materials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles | A61L2/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-29 | Name change Change of address | 3B MEDICAL, INC. signed 2025-01-29 | 3B MEDICAL, INC. DUBLIN, OH | 70043/161 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-12-23 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest in patents | 3B MEDICAL, INC. signed 2021-12-21 | TRUIST BANK ORLANDO, FL | 58973/549 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-04-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LUCIO, ALBERT A. signed 2020-04-21 | 3B MEDICAL, INC. WINTER HAVEN, FL | 52460/267 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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