Patents
US 11944710 B2: Device for disinfecting equipment and method of using the same
- Granted
- 2024-04-02
- Filed
- 2020-06-24 application 16910135
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a device for disinfecting equipment, such as CPAP components, and a method of using the same. A device for disinfecting equipment according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a chamber, an ultraviolet (UV) light configured to emit UV light within the chamber, an ozone generator configured to generate ozone within the chamber. The device further includes a control unit configured to activate the UV light and the ozone generator during different periods of time.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240402.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 |
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M16/00 | 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 |
| 2020-06-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LUCIO, ALBERT A. signed 2020-06-23 | 3B MEDICAL, INC. WINTER HAVEN, FL | 53021/351 | 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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