Patents by Inventor Aachen Elsinghorst

Aachen Elsinghorst has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Ultraviolet Disinfection of Produce, Liquids and Surfaces
    Publication number: 20160088853
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process of disinfecting produce, comprising the steps of associating the produce with one or more photosensitizers selected from the group consisting of gallic acid, fructose, riboflavin, sodium chlorophyllin and photo-porphyrin; and exposing the associated produce and one or more photosensitizers to UV radiation sufficient to cause the one or more photosensitizers to generate one or more free radicals. The produce may be fresh produce and may be selected from fresh vegetable and fruits. The present invention may also be used to treat waste water by adding at least one photosensitizer to waste water ant then expose the waste water to US radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicants: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DREXEL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Rohan Vijay Tikekar, Nitin Nitin, Aachen Elsinghorst