Electric Voltage Disinfection: Multi-Industry Solution

Publication ID: 24-11856936_0007_PTD
Published: October 26, 2025
Category:New Applications & Use Cases

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Electric Voltage Disinfection: Multi-Industry Solution,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11856936_0007_PTD, Published October 26, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11856936_0007_PTD
This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,856,936.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent focused on using electric voltage to disinfect soil, but its core technology has broader implications. This invention disclosure explores new use cases, leveraging the electric voltage-based approach to tackle distinct challenges across various industries. Specifically, it addresses the limitations of existing methods in water treatment, industrial wastewater management, medical equipment sanitation, aquarium maintenance, and contaminated groundwater remediation, which often rely on chemical treatments, UV light, or heat, and can be ineffective, costly, or environmentally hazardous.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce novel applications of electric voltage technology, distinct from the original soil disinfection focus. The inventive step lies in adapting and tailoring the core technology to address specific challenges in diverse industries, demonstrating a non-obvious expansion of the original concept.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments could include modifications to electrode designs, control unit configurations, or sensor integration. Variations may involve adjusting voltage levels, frequencies, or pulse durations to optimize treatment efficacy in different applications. Additionally, the invention could be integrated with existing systems or combined with other treatment methods to enhance overall performance.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

These electric voltage-based solutions have significant commercial potential across various industries, including water treatment, industrial wastewater management, medical equipment manufacturing, aquarium maintenance, and environmental remediation. The target market includes companies, governments, and organizations seeking effective, environmentally friendly, and cost-efficient solutions to pressing problems in these fields.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
A A01 A01M19/00
A A01 A01B47/00
A A01 A01M17/00
A A61 A61L2/03
A A61 A61L2/24
B B09 B09C1/00
A A61 A61L2202/14
B B09 B09C2101/00

Field of Art

Electro-agricultural and environmental treatment technologies, encompassing soil and water disinfection, sanitization methods using electric voltage, and environmental remediation techniques

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A professional with expertise in electrical engineering, environmental science, and agricultural technology, possessing knowledge of electric field applications for microbial control and treatment processes

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize the fundamental principle of electric voltage for disinfection as universally applicable across different media and contexts. The source patent's core technology of using electric voltage for soil treatment provides a clear technical foundation for extending the method to water, medical, and environmental applications. The systematic approach of voltage control, sensor monitoring, and targeted treatment is directly transferable between different substrates and treatment scenarios.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Motorized tracked vehicle with electric voltage application for soil disinfection
PTD Variation
Underwater electrode array for water disinfection using similar voltage control principles
Obviousness Reasoning
Known technique of applying controlled electric fields to eliminate microorganisms, with predictable results across different media. Voltage regulation and sensor monitoring are standard engineering design choices for treatment processes.
Source Patent Element
Sensor systems for detecting soil conditions during electric voltage treatment
PTD Variation
Sensor-based monitoring of treatment effectiveness in wastewater and groundwater applications
Obviousness Reasoning
Predictable extension of sensing technology from soil to liquid environments, representing a routine engineering adaptation of monitoring techniques
Source Patent Element
Electric voltage application for destroying microorganisms in soil
PTD Variation
Sanitization of medical equipment and reduction of algae growth using controlled electric voltage
Obviousness Reasoning
Finite set of known methods for microbial control, with electric voltage representing a standard technique across different contamination scenarios
Source Patent Element
Control unit for regulating electric voltage application in soil treatment
PTD Variation
Timer-controlled voltage application in aquarium and medical equipment sanitization systems
Obviousness Reasoning
Obvious design variation representing standard engineering practice of adapting control mechanisms across similar technological domains
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on US Patent 11856936's disclosure of electric voltage disinfection methods, the present publication demonstrates that a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art would find the extended applications of electric voltage treatment across water, medical, and environmental domains to be obvious variations of the original invention, thereby establishing prior art that would render similar claimed innovations non-patentable under standard obviousness analysis.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,856,936
TitleDisinfection of soil by application of electric voltage
Assignee(s)CLEAN SOIL AGRO LTD.