- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61L - Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in generaldisinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of airchemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articlesmaterials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles
- A61L 2/16 - Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lensesAccessories therefor using chemical substances
Patent holdings for IPC class A61L 2/16
Total number of patents in this class: 898
10-year publication summary
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96
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61
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71
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82
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63
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64
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47
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45
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25
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15
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| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Ecolab USA Inc. | 5813 |
30 |
| American Sterilizer Company | 674 |
19 |
| Immunolight, LLC | 212 |
16 |
| ASP Global Manufacturing GmbH | 247 |
12 |
| Duke University | 3181 |
11 |
| Akeso Biomedical, Inc. | 21 |
10 |
| Vanrx Pharmasystems Inc. | 95 |
10 |
| 3m Innovative Properties Company | 17458 |
8 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 62748 |
8 |
| Health Line International Corp. | 58 |
8 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 2723 |
7 |
| Bayou Surgical, Inc. | 12 |
7 |
| Covidien LP | 10675 |
6 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | 7593 |
6 |
| Diversey, Inc. | 893 |
6 |
| Solventum Intellectual Properties Company | 3423 |
6 |
| Aptar France SAS | 850 |
5 |
| Green Impact Holding AG | 9 |
5 |
| University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. | 4188 |
4 |
| Applied SILVER, Inc. | 32 |
4 |
| Other owners | 710 |