ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,623, issued on May 20, was assigned to Micron Pure LLC (Olathe, Kan.).

"Apparatus for inactivation of airborne pathogens" was invented by David D. Leavitt (Shawnee, Kan.), John R. Bergida (Wildwood, Mo.), Timothy B. Jackson (Maryland Heights, Mo.), Paul Helgemo (Chesterfield, Mo.), Devlin Leavitt (Lenexa, Kan.), Channary Ny (Kansas City, Mo.), Corey Boddicker (Overland Park, Kan.), Tony Bergida (Olathe, Kan.) and Michael McMahon (Livingston, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for inactivation of airborne pathogens to include a reactor space with an intake opening, an exhaust opening, and an airflow path disp...