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Remote Light has developed ultraviolet (UV) fluid and air treatment technology that is many times faster, more effective and more energy efficient than conventional systems at the same initial cost. The technology is supported by a strong portfolio of global patents, including patents developed in-house and others covered by exclusive licenses. Remote Light owns or controls more than 120 US and International granted patents, applications, and exclusive patent licenses combining optics with fiber optics and UV light for a broad range of purification and disinfection applications as well as communication of optics with fiber optics and infrared light for data communications.

Remote Light is leveraging these foundation patents with licensing or other partnering activities. It is developing and executing the approach that will maximize the value of its proprietary technology. Potential near-term commercial applications include:

  • - Drinking water and wastewater purification & disinfections, for example, eliminating highly infectious microbes like Cryptosporidium, for which traditional solutions like chlorine are ineffective;
  • - Air pollution/contaminant treatment via photocatalysis, to remove airborne viruses like Legionnaire’s disease;
  • - Surface and food disinfection to remove pathogens in the food processing industry;
  • - Blood disinfection, for example transfusions where storage time is very limited but the time required for tests for multiple viruses has increased.

Drinking water, wastewater, and air purification and disinfection are by far the largest markets for RLI’s IP licensing program. Global warming is a recognized and growing issue. China and India may soon overtake the US as the largest global polluters. Climate change will directly affect human health with dirtier air and water with stress on and possible collapse of many ecosystems that now purify our air and water. Despite technology, humans everywhere cannot live without clean water, clean air, and soil to produce food. Over 20% of the world’s population live in drought conditions. In the developed nations, wastewater contamination has doubled over the last 10 years. Worldwide water consumption has doubled over the last 50 years.

RLI is particularly interested in finding prospective licensees who are providing solutions to the growing challenges to the availability of pure water and air in both developed and emerging parts of the world. The Remote Light patent portfolio consists of know-how and the following patents & applications, listed below, which includes US and multiple foreign publications.

*Click the patent number to read the entire patent and hover over the blue "Abstract" dot to read the patent summary

US Patents Title   Abstract
Publication
Date 
Application
Date 
Foreign
Publications 
6447721 Drinking Water UV
Disinfection System and
Method
Abstract  9/10/2002 11/28/2000

WO/2002/092514
EP1353704
MXPA03004766
CN1494436
DE60130371 (T2)
ES2292535 (T3)

6403030 Ultraviolet Wastewater
Disinfection System and
Method
Abstract 6/11/200211/28/2000WO/2002/055438
JP33445 PCT
CA2430057
CN1487842
EP1365814
AU2002243252
IN PTN10731-50942
MXPA2004004226 A
6447720 Ultraviolet Fluid
Disinfection System and
Method
Abstract 9/10/20027/31/2000WO/2002/009774
AU7809001
EP1322341
6730265 Air UV Disinfection
Device and Method
Abstract

5/4/2004




2/18/2005

11/2/2001




4/30/2004

WO/2003/037389
CN1612754
EP1450865
JP2005526533
MX4004226
IN 257/MUMNP2004

6558410 Cardiac Deblocking
Device and Method
Abstract 5/6/200311/28/2000WO/2002/056746
EP1351645
6737020 Microorganism
Neutralization Device
and Method
Abstract 5/18/200411/28/2000WO/2002/043782
AU22866302
EP1355679
6454937 UV Light Reactor Abstract 9/24/200210/20/2000 
6766097 UV Portal-Based
Appliances and
Containers
Abstract 7/20/200411/9/2001WO/2003/041745
EP01990763.3
6524529 Appliances Having UV
Disinfection Device and
Method
Abstract 2/25/200311/28/2000WO/2002/043777
AU3052502
EP1356322
 Fiber Optic Light and
Communication
System
Abstract 12/19/20026/12/2001WO/2002/101957
 Water Disinfection
System Using
Ultraviolet Light
Abstract 10/21/19994/9/1999AU3488599
WO/1999/052566
US20030086817 Blood Purification
System
Abstract 5/8/200311/6/2001WO/2003/039606
EP1450869
US20040175288 Effluent Purification
Using UV Devices
and Methods
Abstract

9/9/2004

3/19/2004

 


Note: AU=Australia, CA=Canada, CN=China, DE=Germany, EP=Europe, ES=Spain, IN=India, JP=Japan, MX=Mexico, WO=Worldwide

 

Remote Light, Inc. is the EXCLUSIVE licensee of the following global patent portfolio for fiber optics and optics for ANY Ultraviolet Light (UVL) germicidal purification and disinfection applications, including but not limited to, drinking water, wastewater, other fluids, air, medical, consumer appliance and surface applications:

US Patents TitleAbstract
Publication Date
 Foreign Publications
6027237 Air Router for Cooling Light Guide Bundle Abstract  2/22/2000

WO/1998/041794

5911020 Bi-planar Multiport Illuminator Optic Design for Light Guides Abstract 6/8/1999

WO/1998/034140
JP2001509917T

D417920 Illuminator Housing Abstract 12/21/1999
5917986 Large-area Fiber Optic Display using Piezoelectric Shutters Abstract

 

 

6/29/1999

 


AU739206
BE1010327
BR9709542
CA2257269
CN1226331
EP1008130
IL127391D
JP2001517318T
KR2000016294
NO985688
WO/1997/046994


LCD Projection Display for Vehicles Abstract 9/11/1998WO/1998/039684
5588235
Light Processing Apparatus for Creating Visual Effects Abstract 12/31/1996
WO/1995/000492
EP0656141
 Light shutter (at least one bimorph) in the pattern of a comb which can be raised from a support structure by piezoelectric effect Abstract 1/28/2000NZ333358
6070985
Multiport Illuminator for Light Guides Abstract 6/5/2000CA2294316
EP1005662
WO/1999/042870
5706376
5790725
Multiport Illuminator for Macro-fibers Abstract 1/6/1998
8/4/1998
CA2223477
EP0829026
JP11506563T
JP2001504263T
WO/1998/020377
5708737
Multiport Illuminator Mechanical Design for Macro-fibers Abstract 1/13/1998 
 5862277 Multiport Illuminator Optic Design for Light Guides Abstract 1/19/1999 
5790723 Multiport Illuminator Optic Design for Macro-fibers Abstract 8/4/1998 
 Optical Coupler Abstract

8/21/1997

 
WO/1997/030367
AU730976
EP0880720

5559911
Optical fiber coupler using segmented lenses
Abstract 9/24/1996
 AU711855
EP0804748
JP2001188152
MX9705372
SG56206
WO/1996/022555
 5857041 Optical coupler and method utilizing optimal illumination reflector
  Abstract1/5/1999
 
 5751870  Optical fiber lensed illumination coupler  Abstract5/12/1998
 
 6137928 Optical Fiber Light Distribution System and Method of Manufacture and Illumination
  Abstract10/24/2000
 
 6086234 Parabolic and Spherical Multiport Illuminators for Light Guides
  Abstract7/11/2000
 
 Parabolic and Spherical Multiport Illuminators for Light Guides
  Abstract 12/2/1999 WO/1999/061945
AU8052698
BR9815875
CA2333535
EP1082629
IL139959D
JP2002517014T
MXPA00013038
SG77470

  Portable Plastic Optical Fiber Bundle Cutter  Abstract 8/5/1999 WO/1999/039551
 5682448  Reflector and illumination system  Abstract10/28/1997
 
 5832151 Reflector and illumination system
  Abstract 11/3/1998 WO/1997/043673
  Reflector and Illumination System  Abstract 9/11/1998WO/1998/039675
5661828
Reflector for Illumination System
  Abstract 8/26/1997 WO/1997/043674
  Remote Lighting Design System  Abstract9/20/2001
WO/2001/069124
  Segmented Reflector for Coupling an Extended Illumination Source to N Fiber Elements  Abstract 8/5/1999 WO/1999/039134
EP1023557
 6208782 Segmented Reflector for Coupling an Extended Illumination Source to N Fiber Elements
  Abstract3/27/2001
 
 5892867 Spherical Multiport Illuminator Optic Design for Light Guides
  Abstract 4/6/1999 JP2001512579T
WO/1998/034139
 6196709  Trough Reflector and Lens Coupler for a Lightguide Illumination System  Abstract 3/6/2001 EP1009947
WO/1999/039133

Note: AU=Australia, BE=Belgium, BR=Brazil, CA=Canada, CN=China, DE=Germany, EP=Europe, ES=Spain, IL=Israel, IN=India, JP-Japan, KR=Korea, MX=Mexico, NO=Norway, NZ=New Zealand, SG=Singapore, WO=Worldwide

Disclaimer: Remote Light makes every effort to protect the integrity of its Intellectual Property portfolio. Any potential investor or licensee, though, should perform its own due diligence on the IP portfolio.

 
 
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