- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- 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
- A61L 2/16 - Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor using chemical substances
Patent holdings for IPC class A61L 2/16
Total number of patents in this class: 937
10-year publication summary
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67
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63
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96
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61
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70
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81
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62
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61
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43
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15
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| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Ecolab USA Inc. | 5190 |
28 |
| American Sterilizer Company | 654 |
18 |
| Immunolight, LLC | 199 |
16 |
| Akeso Biomedical, Inc. | 29 |
12 |
| ASP Global Manufacturing GmbH | 240 |
12 |
| Duke University | 2872 |
11 |
| 3m Innovative Properties Company | 18406 |
9 |
| Vanrx Pharmasystems Inc. | 79 |
9 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 60644 |
8 |
| Merit Medical Systems, Inc. | 981 |
7 |
| Covidien LP | 10647 |
6 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 2600 |
6 |
| Diversey, Inc. | 961 |
6 |
| Kane Biotech Inc. | 41 |
6 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | 6712 |
5 |
| Applied SILVER, Inc. | 37 |
5 |
| Aptar France SAS | 741 |
5 |
| Ecolab Inc. | 479 |
5 |
| Green Impact Holding AG | 10 |
5 |
| Hyprotek, Inc. | 88 |
5 |
| Other owners | 753 |