Patents by Inventor Steven Randall Hatch

Steven Randall Hatch 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).

  • Microbial decontamination of common touch articles
    Patent number: 12274799
    Abstract: An antimicrobial lighting system includes an antimicrobial lighting array that emits antimicrobial light within one or more antimicrobial wavelength ranges to inactivate one or more microorganisms on common touch surfaces. The common touch surfaces may include, for example, restaurant menus, airline safety instructions, pamphlets, instruction cards, or other common touch objects having a generally flat form factor, or that can be reduced to a flat form factor. Application of the antimicrobial light to the common touch surfaces may improve hygiene of such common touch surfaces and may help maintain microbial growth below acceptable levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Randall Hatch, Paul Dominic Christian, Paul R. Kraus
  • MICROBIAL DECONTAMINATION OF COMMON TOUCH ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20210369891
    Abstract: An antimicrobial lighting system includes an antimicrobial lighting array that emits antimicrobial light within one or more antimicrobial wavelength ranges to inactivate one or more microorganisms on common touch surfaces. The common touch surfaces may include, for example, restaurant menus, airline safety instructions, pamphlets, instruction cards, or other common touch objects having a generally flat form factor, or that can be reduced to a flat form factor. Application of the antimicrobial light to the common touch surfaces may improve hygiene of such common touch surfaces and may help maintain microbial growth below acceptable levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Randall Hatch, Paul Dominic Christian, Paul R. Kraus