Public patent record
Three Issued U.S. Patents.
Assignee: CUPOD LLC. Inventor: Wayne C. Osterholm. The patents describe the generator, a dispenser, and the system titled “System for sterilizing equipment…” They are not a test report and not a government clearance. Titles are quoted from the patent record; they are not CUPOD® claims.
US 11,905,606 B2
Patent title: “Chlorine dioxide gas generating devices, systems, and methods.” Electrolytic generation, reagents, and a hydrophobic membrane. Issued February 20, 2024.
US 12,146,230 B2
Patent title: “Chlorine dioxide gas generating device and associated dispensing container.” The generator coupled to a dispensing bottle that receives the gas through a hydrophobic membrane. Issued November 19, 2024.
US 12,359,324 B2
Patent title: “System for sterilizing equipment, associated method, and chlorine dioxide gas generating device for use with same.” Generator, a vacuum chamber or bag, and aeration. Issued July 15, 2025.
Scope Of The Issued Patents
US 11,905,606 B2
Title: “Chlorine dioxide gas generating devices, systems, and methods.”
Filed: March 27, 2023
Issued: February 20, 2024
Status: Issued; assignee CUPOD LLC
Architecture described: Electrolytic generation, reagents, and a hydrophobic membrane
US 12,146,230 B2
Title: “Chlorine dioxide gas generating device and associated dispensing container.”
Filed: January 12, 2024
Issued: November 19, 2024
Status: Issued; assignee CUPOD LLC
Architecture described: The generator coupled to a dispensing bottle that receives the gas through a hydrophobic membrane
US 12,359,324 B2
Title: “System for sterilizing equipment, associated method, and chlorine dioxide gas generating device for use with same.”
Filed: October 15, 2024
Issued: July 15, 2025
Status: Issued; assignee CUPOD LLC
Architecture described: Generator, a vacuum chamber or bag, and aeration
Source: Google Patents records for US 11,905,606 B2, US 12,146,230 B2 and US 12,359,324 B2, checked October 8, 2026. Titles verbatim. A patent describes architecture; it is not a test result, a registration or a clearance.
The patents are the public description of a sealed electrolytic cell that holds the reagent, passes gas through a membrane, and can feed a dispenser or a chamber. CUPOD® is a registered trademark.
They do not, by themselves, show a finished cycle, a logged result, or a logged bottle concentration. Holding these patents does not make CUPOD® hardware EPA-registered or FDA-cleared.
Unpublished applications, claim drafts, and internal reviews are not linked here. For a patent counsel letter, write info@cupodllc.com.
Research and prototype hardware. Not EPA-registered and not offered for sale. Full status statement →
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Issued U.S. patents: US 11,905,606 · US 12,146,230 · US 12,359,324
Engineering and hardware partner: Welkins Med
Some technical details are not published. Research organizations may request more information at info@cupodllc.com; a nondisclosure agreement may apply.
Research and development only. Not EPA-registered. Not offered for sale. No performance or efficacy claims are made.
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