ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,210, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to TOMI Environmental Solutions Inc. (Frederick, Md.).

"Method and system for decontaminating small enclosures" was invented by Halden Stuart Shane (Beverly Hills, Calif.) and Johnny Sullivan Cato (Lynwood, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method, system and apparatus are described for decontaminating small enclosures, semi-enclosed and closed areas of pathogens by using a very dry mist comprising ionized hydrogen peroxide. The system can be controlled manually by the user, or by a remote connection, such as a wireless network connection. The method includes use of a handheld, point-and-spr...