ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,512, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to GUANGZHOU T.K MEDICAL INSTRUMENT Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).

"Air sterilization device with heating apparatus" was invented by Xing Zhou (Guangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The air sterilization device with heating apparatus comprises a mainframe, a sterilization system, a heating system, circuits and a control system and a housing. The sterilization system includes an ultraviolet sterilization apparatus to sterilize and disinfect air; the heating system heats the air to inactivate virus; and the housing has an air inlet and an air outlet. Air can circulate into the housing throug...