ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,410, issued on July 8, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Chicago).

"Methods for controlling air disinfecting systems" was invented by Jamie J. Childress (Mercer Island, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method include a duct including an internal air passage. One or more ultraviolet (UV) light emitters are coupled to the duct. The UV light emitter(s) are configured to emit UV light into air that passes through the internal air passage. An air inlet is coupled to the duct. The air inlet is in fluid communication with the internal air passage. An air outlet is coupled to the duct. The air outlet is in fluid communication w...