Means for testing the completeness of the sterilization

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CCHEMISTRY METALLURGY C12Biochemistry C12MAPPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS C12M37/00Means for sterilizing, maintaining sterile conditions or avoiding chemical or biological contamination

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Device and method for the microbiological examination of washing ma...
- Patent number 12,312,630
- Issue date May 27, 2025
- Meducomp GmbH
- Jürgen Cyganek
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Liquid-chemical sterilization system with biological indicator
- Patent number 12,268,793
- Issue date Apr 8, 2025
- ASP Global Manufacturing GMBH
- Yan Fang
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Apparatus to simulate biocide performance in crude pipeline conditions
- Patent number 12,104,128
- Issue date Oct 1, 2024
- Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Xiangyang Zhu
- B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Biological disinfection or sterilization indicator
- Patent number 12,024,700
- Issue date Jul 2, 2024
- TERRAGENE LLC
- Esteban Lombardía
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Biological indicator for liquid-chemical sterilization system
- Patent number 11,969,516
- Issue date Apr 30, 2024
- ASP Global Manufacturing GMBH
- Benjamin M. Fryer
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
System and method for vaporized hydrogen peroxide cleaning of an in...
- Patent number 11,965,150
- Issue date Apr 23, 2024
- CARON PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INC.
- Milton Ford Baker
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Self-contained biological indicator
- Patent number 11,965,151
- Issue date Apr 23, 2024
- ASP Global Manufacturing GMBH
- Behnam Amin
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Integrated continuous isolation of fluid streams from sterile proce...
- Patent number 11,920,120
- Issue date Mar 5, 2024
- Genzyme Corporation
- Robert Snow
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Liquid-chemical sterilization system with biological indicator
- Patent number 11,850,320
- Issue date Dec 26, 2023
- ASP Global Manufacturing GMBH
- Yan Fang
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Liquid-chemical sterilization system with biological indicator
- Patent number 11,813,374
- Issue date Nov 14, 2023
- ASP Global Manufacturing GMBH
- Yan Fang
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Plant fat-based scaffolds for the growth of cell-based meats and me...
- Patent number 11,760,964
- Issue date Sep 19, 2023
- Upside Foods, Inc.
- Konrad Muller-Aufferman
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Apparatus to simulate biocide performance in crude pipeline conditions
- Patent number 11,718,801
- Issue date Aug 8, 2023
- Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Xiangyang Zhu
- C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MON...
Information Patent Grant
Self-contained biological indicator
- Patent number 11,667,878
- Issue date Jun 6, 2023
- Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
- John Sullivan
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Biological indicators, and systems and methods for determining effi...
- Patent number 11,603,551
- Issue date Mar 14, 2023
- STERITEC PRODUCTS MFG. CO., INC.
- Adrian Ponce
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
System and method for vaporized hydrogen peroxide cleaning of an in...
- Patent number 11,525,114
- Issue date Dec 13, 2022
- CARON PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INC.
- Milton Ford Baker
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Self-contained biological indicator
- Patent number 11,248,250
- Issue date Feb 15, 2022
- ASP GLOBAL MANUFACTURING GMB
- Ben Fryer
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Self-contained biological indicator
- Patent number 11,242,505
- Issue date Feb 8, 2022
- ASP GLOBAL MANUFACTURING GMBH
- Doug Vo Truong
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Self-contained biological indicator
- Patent number 11,142,741
- Issue date Oct 12, 2021
- Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
- John Sullivan
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Biological disinfection or sterilization indicator
- Patent number 11,001,799
- Issue date May 11, 2021
- TERRAGENE LLC
- Esteban Lombardía
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Decontamination surrogate microorganisms
- Patent number 10,975,414
- Issue date Apr 13, 2021
- NOVOLYZE
- Pablo Alvarez Martin
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Self-contained biological indicator
- Patent number 10,907,126
- Issue date Feb 2, 2021
- ASP GLOBAL MANUFACTURING GMBH
- Benham Amin
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Process for determining viability of test microorganisms of biologi...
- Patent number 10,900,062
- Issue date Jan 26, 2021
- American Sterilizer Company
- Phillip P. Franciskovich
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Process for determining viability of test microorganisms of biologi...
- Patent number 10,889,848
- Issue date Jan 12, 2021
- American Sterilizer Company
- Phillip P. Franciskovich
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Process for determining viability of test microorganisms of biologi...
- Patent number 10,876,144
- Issue date Dec 29, 2020
- American Sterilizer Company
- Michael A. Centanni
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Reactor surface finish remediation
- Patent number 10,808,216
- Issue date Oct 20, 2020
- Lonza Ltd
- Michael Mietzner
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
System and method for vaporized hydrogen peroxide cleaning of an in...
- Patent number 10,738,271
- Issue date Aug 11, 2020
- Milton Ford Baker
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Self-contained biological indicator
- Patent number 10,513,678
- Issue date Dec 24, 2019
- Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
- John Sullivan
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Grant
Biological indicator
- Patent number 10,301,631
- Issue date May 28, 2019
- American Sterilizer Company
- Phillip P. Franciskovich
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Biological indicator
- Patent number 10,301,632
- Issue date May 28, 2019
- American Sterilizer Company
- Phillip P. Franciskovich
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Grant
Sample preparation device
- Patent number 10,139,322
- Issue date Nov 27, 2018
- Merck Patent GmbH
- Stephane Olivier
- B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
Controlled bacteria extermination with ultra violet radiation
- Publication number 20250163490
- Publication date May 22, 2025
- Noam Meir
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
STERILIZATION INDICATOR READING APPARATUS WITH A COLOR SENSOR
- Publication number 20250099641
- Publication date Mar 27, 2025
- Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Peter D. Ludowise
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
OZONE TREATMENT OF FERMENTATION MEDIA
- Publication number 20250066829
- Publication date Feb 27, 2025
- Locus Solutions IPCo, LLC
- LEE SPEIGHT
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
Process Challenge Device and Method
- Publication number 20240384322
- Publication date Nov 21, 2024
- 3M Innovative Properties Company
- G. Marco Bommarito
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING MICROBIAL GROWTH, USE OF A PACKAGE...
- Publication number 20240384217
- Publication date Nov 21, 2024
- SKAN AG
- Christoph Joschi Geiser
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
Biological Indicator with Adjusted Resistance Characteristics
- Publication number 20240279586
- Publication date Aug 22, 2024
- 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Francois Ahimou
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
A PLATFORM FOR THE FAST, LABEL-FREE, AUTOMATED EVALUATION OF STERIL...
- Publication number 20240247300
- Publication date Jul 25, 2024
- THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
- Arum Han
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
Biological Indicator For Liquid-Chemical Sterilization System
- Publication number 20240245816
- Publication date Jul 25, 2024
- ASP Global Manufacturing GmbH
- Benjamin M. Fryer
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
Self-Contained Biological Indicator
- Publication number 20240228937
- Publication date Jul 11, 2024
- ASP Global Manufacturing GmbH
- Behnam AMIN
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING EFFICACY OF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT DIS...
- Publication number 20240216563
- Publication date Jul 4, 2024
- STRATIX LABS CORPORATION
- Joshua Erickson
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR STERILITY TESTING
- Publication number 20240209411
- Publication date Jun 27, 2024
- Sartorius Stedim Biotech
- Sebastian Pruehl
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
Liquid-Chemical Sterilization System With Biological Indicator
- Publication number 20240033385
- Publication date Feb 1, 2024
- ASP Global Manufacturing GmbH
- Yan FANG
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
PLATE CLEANING DEVICE
- Publication number 20240002773
- Publication date Jan 4, 2024
- HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
- Edgar Ernesto CARRASCO
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
IN-PROCESS VERIFICATION OF CALIBRATION STATUS OF PH PROBES
- Publication number 20230416667
- Publication date Dec 28, 2023
- Amgen Inc.
- Venkatesh Natarajan
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
Self-Contained Biological Indicator With Integrated Activation Cont...
- Publication number 20230399602
- Publication date Dec 14, 2023
- GKE GmbH
- Ulrich Kaiser
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
APPARATUS TO SIMULATE BIOCIDE PERFORMANCE IN CRUDE PIPELINE CONDITIONS
- Publication number 20230383202
- Publication date Nov 30, 2023
- Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Xiangyang Zhu
- B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING EFFI...
- Publication number 20230235377
- Publication date Jul 27, 2023
- STERITEC PRODUCTS MFG. CO., INC.
- Adrian PONCE
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
OPTICAL CELL CULTURE MONITORING AND ANALYTE MEASURING SYSTEM
- Publication number 20230151320
- Publication date May 18, 2023
- Corning Incorporated
- Scott Robertson Bickham
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VAPORIZED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE CLEANING OF AN IN...
- Publication number 20230148051
- Publication date May 11, 2023
- CARON PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INC.
- Milton Ford Baker
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
Self-Contained Biological Indicator with Salt Compound
- Publication number 20230047207
- Publication date Feb 16, 2023
- 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Francois Ahimou
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
PLANT FAT-BASED SCAFFOLDS FOR THE GROWTH OF CELL-BASED MEATS AND ME...
- Publication number 20220403309
- Publication date Dec 22, 2022
- Upside Foods, Inc.
- Konrad Muller-Aufferman
- A23 - FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
Information Patent Application
PLANT FAT-BASED SCAFFOLDS FOR THE GROWTH OF CELL-BASED MEATS AND ME...
- Publication number 20220403310
- Publication date Dec 22, 2022
- Upside Foods, Inc.
- Konrad Muller-Aufferman
- A23 - FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
Information Patent Application
BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR FOR USE WITH A LIQUID STERILANT
- Publication number 20220372424
- Publication date Nov 24, 2022
- ASP Global Manufacturing GmbH
- Sam J. RHODES
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING EFFI...
- Publication number 20220275423
- Publication date Sep 1, 2022
- STERITEC PRODUCTS MFG. CO., INC.
- Adrian PONCE
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING EFFI...
- Publication number 20220275422
- Publication date Sep 1, 2022
- STERITEC PRODUCTS MFG. CO., INC.
- Adrian PONCE
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING EFFI...
- Publication number 20220170067
- Publication date Jun 2, 2022
- STERITEC PRODUCTS MFG. CO., INC.
- Adrian PONCE
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
Integrated Continuous Isolation of Fluid Streams From Sterile Proce...
- Publication number 20220081669
- Publication date Mar 17, 2022
- Genzyme Corporation
- Robert Snow
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
Information Patent Application
SELF-CONTAINED BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR
- Publication number 20220017849
- Publication date Jan 20, 2022
- Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
- John SULLIVAN
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
BIOLOGICAL DISINFECTION OR STERILIZATION INDICATOR
- Publication number 20210179998
- Publication date Jun 17, 2021
- TERRAGENE LLC
- Esteban LOMBARDÍA
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
SELF-CONTAINED BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR
- Publication number 20210147784
- Publication date May 20, 2021
- ASP Global Manufacturing GmbH
- Behnam AMIN
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...

Means for testing the completeness of the sterilization

Industry

Parent Industries

Current Industry

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Device and method for the microbiological examination of washing ma...

Liquid-chemical sterilization system with biological indicator

Apparatus to simulate biocide performance in crude pipeline conditions

Biological disinfection or sterilization indicator

Biological indicator for liquid-chemical sterilization system

System and method for vaporized hydrogen peroxide cleaning of an in...

Self-contained biological indicator

Integrated continuous isolation of fluid streams from sterile proce...

Liquid-chemical sterilization system with biological indicator

Liquid-chemical sterilization system with biological indicator

Plant fat-based scaffolds for the growth of cell-based meats and me...

Apparatus to simulate biocide performance in crude pipeline conditions

Self-contained biological indicator

Biological indicators, and systems and methods for determining effi...

System and method for vaporized hydrogen peroxide cleaning of an in...

Self-contained biological indicator

Self-contained biological indicator

Self-contained biological indicator

Biological disinfection or sterilization indicator

Decontamination surrogate microorganisms

Self-contained biological indicator

Process for determining viability of test microorganisms of biologi...

Process for determining viability of test microorganisms of biologi...

Process for determining viability of test microorganisms of biologi...

Reactor surface finish remediation

System and method for vaporized hydrogen peroxide cleaning of an in...

Self-contained biological indicator

Biological indicator

Biological indicator

Sample preparation device

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Controlled bacteria extermination with ultra violet radiation

STERILIZATION INDICATOR READING APPARATUS WITH A COLOR SENSOR

OZONE TREATMENT OF FERMENTATION MEDIA

Process Challenge Device and Method

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING MICROBIAL GROWTH, USE OF A PACKAGE...

Biological Indicator with Adjusted Resistance Characteristics

A PLATFORM FOR THE FAST, LABEL-FREE, AUTOMATED EVALUATION OF STERIL...

Biological Indicator For Liquid-Chemical Sterilization System

Self-Contained Biological Indicator

DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING EFFICACY OF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT DIS...

METHOD FOR STERILITY TESTING

Liquid-Chemical Sterilization System With Biological Indicator

PLATE CLEANING DEVICE

IN-PROCESS VERIFICATION OF CALIBRATION STATUS OF PH PROBES

Self-Contained Biological Indicator With Integrated Activation Cont...

APPARATUS TO SIMULATE BIOCIDE PERFORMANCE IN CRUDE PIPELINE CONDITIONS

BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING EFFI...

OPTICAL CELL CULTURE MONITORING AND ANALYTE MEASURING SYSTEM

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VAPORIZED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE CLEANING OF AN IN...

Self-Contained Biological Indicator with Salt Compound

PLANT FAT-BASED SCAFFOLDS FOR THE GROWTH OF CELL-BASED MEATS AND ME...

PLANT FAT-BASED SCAFFOLDS FOR THE GROWTH OF CELL-BASED MEATS AND ME...

BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR FOR USE WITH A LIQUID STERILANT

BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING EFFI...

BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING EFFI...

BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING EFFI...

Integrated Continuous Isolation of Fluid Streams From Sterile Proce...

SELF-CONTAINED BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR

BIOLOGICAL DISINFECTION OR STERILIZATION INDICATOR

SELF-CONTAINED BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR