US Patent Issued to INOVOTRON on Aug. 4 for "System for electro-chemically inhibiting biological growth in air treatment units" (Minnesota, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,222, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to INOVOTRON LLC (Plymouth, Minn.).

"System for electro-chemically inhibiting biological growth in air treatment units" was invented by Louis Ciro Cosentino (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) and Daniel L. Cosentino (Wayzata, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for inhibiting growth of fungi and other organisms in air treatment systems such as air conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, and air washers. A pair of electrodes are brought into contact with liquid collected by a collection subsystem of the air treatment system. One of the electrodes includes a bio-inhibiting conductor. El...