ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,680, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to NOPIOID LLC (Fraser, Colo.).
"Selective acoustic disruption of pathogens" was invented by Peter Donald Haaland (Rowley, Mass.) and Howland Shaw Warren (Cambridge, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are methods and devices for selectively diminishing viability of or killing bacterial, fungal, or viral pathogens using acoustic excitation below the thresholds for cavitation."
The patent was filed on Nov. 17, 2022, under Application No. 18/056,407.
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