US Patent Issued to University of Virginia Patent Foundation on May 20 for "System and method for disinfection of a plumbing system associated with liquid waste" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,377, issued on May 20, was assigned to University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Va.).

"System and method for disinfection of a plumbing system associated with liquid waste" was invented by William H. Guilford (Charlottesville, Va.), Amy J. Mathers (Charlottesville, Va.) and Shireen M. Kotay (Charlottesville, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal disinfection system, and related of method of use and manufacture, is implemented with a liquid-carrying conduit associated with a given plumbing system applicable with a given environment. The thermal disinfection system may include a heating device configured for th...