ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,732, issued on May 26, was assigned to OROTIG S.P.A. (Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy).
"Laser equipment for gold workshops and / or dental technicians" was invented by Alberto Renon (Castelonuovo del Garda, Italy) and Alberto Gagliano (Castelonuovo del Garda, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is described for decontaminating room air by means of a tabletop apparatus (10) (or with dedicated stand) for the processing of metal costume jewelry/goldsmiths or dental prostheses through a LASER beam, wherein a source of UV and/or UV-C radiation irradiates a forced flow (F) of ambient air before it comes out of a casing of the appara...