Patents
US 11938243 B2: Mobile systems for microwave assisted surface decontamination and decontamination methods
- Granted
- 2024-03-26
- Filed
- 2021-05-30 application 17334778
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
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Abstract
Mobile decontamination systems and microwave assisted decontamination methods for decontaminating a variety of contaminated surfaces disposed external to the system are disclosed. The systems and methods comprise treating the surfaces with benign chemical formulations followed by exposing to microwave irradiation for short periods of time to achieve at least 6-log reduction in biological contaminants including viruses and spores of B. anthracis, B. thuringiensis, and P. roqueforti. The formulations comprise a percarbonate and surfactant in water.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240326.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeteo Tech, Inc. 21 patents | US company or organization | Sykesville, MD | Zeteo Tech, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state ZETEO TECH, INC. DBA SPECTARA (FKA ZETEO TECH, INC.) Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas McCreery | Sykesville, MD | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Wayne A. Bryden | Sykesville, MD | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Emily Caton | Sykesville, MD | 2 | 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 | A61L2/22 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ZETEO TECH, INC. signed 2026-04-07 | SILICON VALLEY BANK, A DIVISION OF FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY PASADENA, CA | 76302/225 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-10 |
| 2021-06-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRYDEN, WAYNE A signed 2021-05-27 CATON, EMILY signed 2021-05-27 MCCREERY, THOMAS signed 2021-05-27 | ZETEO TECH, INC. SYKESVILLE, MD | 56492/510 | 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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