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patent application for Roger’s cell phone UVC-LED:

H/T to @stephenanna16 for finding these numbers:

Patent application #: US 17/349,062
Publication #: US2021402024

https://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair

Here’s a direct link to the document text; click on the blue box marked “images” to see all 12 pages including cell phone figures (use the controls on the left side of the screen):

https://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=20210402024.PGNR.&OS=DN/20210402024&RS=DN/20210402024

“UVC-LED light technology integrated for use in cell phone and tablets.”
Pawson; Roger December 30, 2021
Abstract:
A handheld device with a UCV-LED light incorporated into its body is taught. The light can be used to sanitize and disinfect an area in front of the user. The light is powered by the handheld device's battery and is controlled by the touchscreen of the device. The UCV-LED light both kills bacteria and disables viruses through the emission of UVC rays of light, with an optimal range of 256-284 nanometers. The light can be located next to the device's flashlight and is secured in a housing similar to that which secures a flashlight. It optionally has an indicator light that indicates the area to be sanitized and disinfected.
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For reference:

Roger’s provisional patent was #63/046,261.

Info re: provisional patents:
. https://www.upcounsel.com/provisional-patent-application-number.

“A provisional patent application number will start with either 60, 61 or 62, and followed by the 6 digit serial number. It also allows the term "Patent Pending" to be applied in connection with the description of the invention.
However, unlike a patent application, provisional patent applications are almost never published. Because they are only pending, they are not examined as thoroughly. A provisional patent application will be considered pending for one year. After one year, if the applicant does not file a patent application, the provisional application will be considered abandoned and will not get published.”
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Btw, similar patents and patent applications may pre-date Roger’s.

And, here’s a broad patent for a “Portable and disposable far-uvc device”, which the patent states may be a cell phone (but I don’t think far-UVC technology exists yet for small battery-operated devices.)

https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2019164810A1/en