ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,609, issued on May 20, was assigned to Biotek Environmental Science Ltd (New Taipei, Taiwan).
"Aqua-ozone hygienization" was invented by Gavin Hsu (Taipei, Taiwan), Maxwell Hsu (New Taipei, Taiwan), Darren Simmons (Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas), Ivor J. J. Longo (Atlanta, Texas) and H. Brock Kolls (Alpharetta, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aqua-ozone hygienization system is disclosed, including a tank configured to hold an item for treatment. The system enables user selection between three hygienization methods: a non-wetting atomized mist for deodorization, a wetting spray for disinfection, or an immersion for comprehensive purifi...