ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,529, issued on July 14, was assigned to FELLOWES INC. (Itasca, Ill.).

"UV air purifier with baffle system" was invented by James Losser (St. Charles, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One aspect of the invention provides an air purifier with a plurality of baffles mounted adjacent a first port. The baffles are arranged in a spaced apart arrangement to provide a series of flow channels. Port guiding surfaces direct the air flowing between the flow channels and the first port and chamber guiding surfaces direct the air flowing between the flow channels and the sterilizing chamber. Another aspect of the invention provides an air purif...