ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,304, issued on May 27, was assigned to EAGLE AEROSPACE LTD. (Campbellford, Canada).

"Device for decontaminating a region and verifying decontamination of the region" was invented by Samuel William McKeown (Campbellford, Canada), Stephen Lyle McKeown (Campbellford, Canada), Benjamin Francis McKeown (Campbellford, Canada), Joseph Stephen McKeown (Campbellford, Canada) and Trevor Harley (Marmora, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self contained, 1 V to 550 V powered UVC device used to sterilize spaces like vehicle cabins or indoor rooms or spaces, while providing the ability to monitor both pre and post sterilization. While operat...