Microsoft Sells Patent for Keyboard, Touchscreen Surface Disinfectant to Vioguard

Vioguard, a developer of self-sanitizing keyboards for the medical industry, finalized a patent sale agreement with Microsoft that includes the sale of U.S. patents for sterilizing surfaces on input devices.

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Vioguard’s keyboard uses high power germicidal ultraviolet light. The patents are for disinfecting surfaces such as computer keyboards, touchscreens and miscellaneous input devices.

The specific terms of the agreement are confidential.

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