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Is a phone sanitizer patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a phone sanitizer have been patented many times, but "a phone sanitizer" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 461 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “uvultraviolet sanitizsterilizdisinfect” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 23 best keyword matches we examined, 7 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2001.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: XIE HONG (4), NITTANY SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC (2), DELAROSA JACOB (1), GREENZAPR INC (1).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A61L (21), A47L (4), B05B (2), G02B (1).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a phone sanitizer

  1. High speed reusable beverage container washing system with pop-up ultraviolet sanitizer US-12193625-B2 2025 · MIDEA GROUP CO LTD
    A beverage container washing system may be used for rapid washing and/or sanitizing of beverage containers, e.g., for use in a retail environment to wash and/or sanitize customer-provided beverage containers prior to filling the b…
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  2. Ultraviolet sanitizer with UV emission interface US-12076456-B2 2024 · NITTANY SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC
    An adjustable UV emission system includes a sanitizing interface having a first side and a second side opposing the first side where the first side is arranged to face an object when positioned adjacent to the first side. The syst…
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  3. Ultraviolet sanitizer with individually-controlled uv emission interface cells WO-2024049741-A1 2024 · NITTANY SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC
    A UV sanitizing system including a sanitizing interface having a top surface arranged to support a device positioned above the sanitizing interface where the sanitizing interface includes a translucent material arranged to allow U…
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  4. Smart water faucet with far-UV disinfection and automatic soap and sanitizer dispenser US-11280073-B1 2022 · UNIV NAT TAIWAN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    A smart faucet equipment providing water for washing and sanitizing liquid for dry hand wash. A user may activate different sensors to provide different liquid according to their requirement. The smart faucet equipment of the inve…
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  5. Electronic Device Sanitizer US-2022132840-A1 2022 · HENDRICKS TINA L
    A sanitizing wipe that kills bacteria and viruses on electronic devices without damaging the device.
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  6. Mobile phone sanitization device US-2020390917-A1 2020 · PROTV DEV INC
    A mobile phone sanitization device using short-wavelength ultraviolet (UVC) requires only one single light source. With the smooth surface of a closed chamber that accommodates the mobile phone and the retention distance between t…
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  7. Cardiac ultraviolet sanitizer US-2018303961-A1 2018 · DELAROSA JACOB
    A sterilization apparatus for use with a cardioplegia heat exchanger device includes an enclosure having an internal volume defined between two ends and a wall. The first end includes a bulb access port, an inlet port formed proxi…
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  8. Medical device sanitizer US-9938069-B2 2018 · NWAIGWE CASMIAR
    Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a sanitizing device for sanitizing a medical device. The sanitizing device may include a spray canister configured to accommodate a volume of a sanitizing fluid, the spray caniste…
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  9. Electronic-device sanitizer product and method US-2017320106-A1 2017 · Hirsch Casey
    An electronic-device sanitizer product and method for sanitizing cellphones, smartphones, and other portable electronic devices, that is easy to carry, easy to find when needed, and easy to use, allowing frequent cleaning, having …
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  10. Ultraviolet sanitizer with wand US-9265850-B2 2016 · GREENZAPR INC
    An ultraviolet sanitizer with flexible wand. A flexible wand is connected to a generator of ultraviolet radiation. The generator is mounted within a housing and connectable to a source of electrical energy. The distal wand end inc…
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  11. Ultraviolet sterilization chamber with hooks for attaching objects to be sterilized US-8143596-B2 2012 · YERBY EARL
    An article sanitizer includes a rigid opaque enclosure open at a door side thereof. An enclosure door is adapted to selectively close the door side of the enclosure. At least one UV bulb is fixed to at least one bulb fixture withi…
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  12. UV sanitizer for tethered and untethered mouthguards US-7888656-B2 2011 · BREAKAWAY PRODUCTS LLC
    A portable, battery-powered UV sanitizer kills germs and bacteria on the mouthpieces of tethered mouthguards of a wide variety of tether sizes and configurations and on the mouthpieces of untethered mouthguards. It doubles as a pr…
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  13. Device sanitizer WO-2009040832-A1 2009 · JOSHI SHAILESH
    An interface to the user of an electronic device wherein the user can sanitize the device. A method for sanitizing a device, the method comprising the steps of choosing the sanitizing options from the graphical user interface (GUI…
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  14. Oral hygiene device sanitizer US-2004033182-A1 2004
    An oral hygiene device sanitizer having a flue with a heating region distal to a sterilization region, wherein an oral hygiene device chamber is located in a sterilization region. A controllable heater fixed in a flue heats up air…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a phone sanitizer been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Consumer electronics are among the most heavily patented areas; the specific circuit, mounting, or interaction is what distinguishes a design.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.