ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,928, issued on May 12, was assigned to SEOUL VIOSYS Co. LTD. (Ansan-si, South Korea).

"Sterilizing device" was invented by Jae Young Choi (Ansan-si, South Korea), Shi Hyun Ahn (Ansan-si, South Korea), Ki Yon Park (Ansan-si, South Korea), Woong Ki Jeong (Ansan-si, South Korea) and Kyu Won Han (Ansan-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sterilizing device includes a pipe having an inlet and an outlet and allowing fluid to move therethrough and a light source provided on one side of the pipe and providing light to the fluid. At least a portion of the pipe is provided in a spiral shape and the inlet and/or the outlet are arran...