ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,056, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Vairion LLC.
"Aerosol removal system" was invented by Weston Shelander (Roseville, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for removing aerosolized particles from a treatment zone may be employed with dental, medical or veterinarian procedures. An exemplary system may include a hood and corresponding evacuation system that creates a negative-pressure current that draws aerosolized particles away from a treatment zone and into the evacuation system. Such an exemplary system may also include an air curtain generator that creates a "curtain" comprising streams of pressurized air aro...