Patents Examined by Sean E. Conley
  • Method for controlling unpleasant odors
    Patent number: 11583605
    Abstract: In a method for controlling unpleasant odors in discharge air from containers, rooms or plants in which strong smelling substances such as feces, waste or highly odorous foods are stored or processed, a fluid is introduced into the discharge air in a finely distributed form, which physically and/or chemically neutralizes the odor of the substances contained in the discharge air. The fluid is a 0.1% to 8% aqueous solution of an active substance concentrate which is 55-65 wt.-% triethylcitrate, 17.5 to 22.5 wt.-% 1,2 propanediol and 17.5 to 22 wt.- % di-propylene glycol-methylether. Alternatively, the fluid can also be a mixture of a suitable propellant gas mixture and the active substance concentrate specified above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: GreenAirSystems GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Hueggenberg, Franziska Hueggenberg
  • Odor emission system, device and method
    Patent number: 11583604
    Abstract: Embodiments of a controlled odor emission system and device include an odor presentation port tube and an odor tray securely retained against a platform, a valve housing securable to the platform adjacent the tray, a valve secured within the valve housing and an actuator for moving the valve. By controlling movement of the valve, precise amounts of an odor can be dispensed under programmatic control for training animals. Further, a system incorporating a central control unit and a reward dispenser in communication with an odor emission device to facilitate animal training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Barron Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. Gressick, Brian R. Clark, Clifford Schultz
  • Method and system for generating a fragrance
    Patent number: 11576992
    Abstract: A method and a system for generating a fragrance (also referred to herein as perfume) are disclosed. A method may comprise providing a perfume blender machine (100) and cartridges (102) for storing liquid olfactory ingredients (112), the machine comprising dispensing means to dispense olfactory ingredients (112) from the cartridges (102) for generating a fragrance (114); controlling the dispensing means to generate a fragrance (114) based on instructions given by a user on the liquid olfactory ingredients (112) to be blended and the quantity of each; and generating a recipe with the information of the ingredients (112) and their respective quantities which have been used to generate the fragrance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Gimeno Asin, Jakub Jan Jedlinski, Hugo Lasala Alonso, Alvaro Suarez Iribarne
  • Low voltage far UV C bulb assembly
    Patent number: 11576991
    Abstract: An excimer bulb assembly including an excimer bulb and a pass filter such that the excimer bulb assembly does not emit substantial UV radiation in wavelengths longer than 231 nm, 232 nm, 233 nm, 234 nm or 235 nm. The wavelengths are measured at an incident angle of zero (0) degrees to the filter plane. The pass filter is preferably constructed of a plurality of layers of hafnium oxide, and most preferably constructed of less than seventy five (75)layers of hafnium oxide. The excimer bulb, pass filter, and two electrical connectors may be adapted to form a cartridge which may be adapted to swivel along its main axis. The cartridge may further include a smart chip. The smart chip may retain and store information regarding the assembly and preferably retains hours of use of the excimer bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Lumenlabs LLC
    Inventors: Kevin C. Baxter, Min Shi
  • Pathogen mitigation
    Patent number: 11571488
    Abstract: The mitigation of indoor pathogens comprises quantifying, using a bio-aerosol monitoring system, the amount of total pathogens in the air and on surfaces within an indoor environment. Moreover, the process comprises sanitizing the indoor environment with portable equipment to stabilize the indoor environment when it is determined that the indoor environment is contaminated. Also, the process comprises installing a purification device within a contaminated area of the indoor environment, and monitoring continuously, the indoor environment after sanitizing, for pathogens. Still further, the process comprises releasing a purifying agent upon detecting pathogens in the indoor environment, and providing periodic maintenance to the purification device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventor: Randy A. Mount
  • Sterilization module
    Patent number: 11565007
    Abstract: A sterilization module including a main body including an ultraviolet outlet, a transparent member disposed on the ultraviolet outlet to transmit ultraviolet light, and a light source unit irradiating ultraviolet light toward the transparent member, and a sealing member, in which the light source unit includes a circuit board and a light emitting diode chip mounted thereon and including an epitaxial substrate, a conductive semiconductor layer electrically connected to the circuit board directly by an electrode, ultraviolet light is c irradiated toward the transparent member by passing through the epitaxial substrate, the sealing member is disposed between the transparent member and the circuit board, and a distance between the transparent member and the circuit board spaced apart from each other by the sealing member is greater than a height of the light emitting diode chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woong Ki Jeong, Jae Hak Jeong, Si Ho Yu, Byung Chul Joo, Jae Young Choi, Kyu Won Han, Yeo Jin Yoon
  • Ultraviolet (UV) light emission device employing visible light for target distance guidance, and related methods of use, particularly suited for decontamination
    Patent number: 11565012
    Abstract: Ultraviolet (UV) light emission devices and related methods of use. The UV light emission devices disclosed herein are particularly suited for use in disinfecting surfaces and air. The UV light emission devices disclosed herein can be provided in the form factor of a handheld device that is easily held and manipulated by a human user. The human user can manipulate the handheld UV light emission device to decontaminate surfaces, air, and other areas by orienting the handheld UV light emission device so that the UV light emitted from its light source is directed to the area of interest to be decontaminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: UV INNOVATORS, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Grenon, Nicholas William Medendorp, Jr., Scott Eric Liddle, Jeffery Michael Rosino, Nathan Thomas Luck
  • Sterilization structure, sterilization board and display device
    Patent number: 11559592
    Abstract: A sterilization structure, a sterilization board, and a display device are disclosed. The sterilization structure includes an active layer, wherein, one surface of the active layer has an exposed region, and a material of the active layer includes a laser-induced graphene material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guangyao Li, Luke Ding, Leilei Cheng, Yingbin Hu, Jingang Fang, Ning Liu, Qinghe Wang, Dongfang Wang, Liangchen Yan
  • Ultraviolet disinfection device
    Patent number: 11559593
    Abstract: The present device provides a safe, effective means of mobile ultraviolet (UV) disinfection. A control board within the main body of the device receives data from sensors that may variously measure orientation and speed of the main body as it moves along various surfaces for disinfection. In response to such data, the control board may brighten, dim, or completely shut off UV light-emitting diodes (UVLEs), both to prevent over- and under-exposure of the materials being disinfected, and to prevent a user from unsafely using the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Germbot, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Flaherty, Karen Flaherty, Conor Flaherty, Bruce Winkler, Tim Bank
  • Plumbing drain trap treatment and method of use
    Patent number: 11555303
    Abstract: A plumbing drain trap treatment mixture is disclosed. The mixture is poured into a plumbing drain trap to form a layer of the mixture that floats on top of the water in the trap. The mixture layer forms a boundary to prevent evaporation of the water from the trap, thereby maintaining the water in the trap to prevent sewer gas infiltration and pest infiltration to the building. The anti-pest and antimicrobial properties of the mixture may serve to further prevent migration of pests from the sewage drain beyond the trap through the plumbing trap and into the building and/or to protect the barrier itself from microbial infestation. A method of use of a treatment for a plumbing drain trap is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Inventors: Derrick A. Denis, Paul V. Anderson
  • Plasma treatment device and method of treating items
    Patent number: 11554189
    Abstract: The use of plasma to clean or sterilize items can be particularly advantageous for items that cannot be readily washed or cleaned by standard methods. The toxicity and complications generating sufficient plasma makes it hard to use for such purposes. The subject invention addresses the problem by generating a minimal amount of highly reactive plasma to sterilize an item. This is achieved by reducing the amount of space and ambient air around and within the item. In this way, the plasma generated fills only the required volume of the item to be cleaned and the plasm is directed at the object, not directed at or released into non-target areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: BLUEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Julius Regalado, Xin Zhou, Kenneth Cherisol, Miles Clark
  • Systems and methods for treating biological fluids
    Patent number: 11554185
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for treating a biological fluid, e.g., to inactivate pathogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Cerus Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Church, Peter Bringmann, Grace Castro, Thea Lu, Shelby Reinhardt, Felicia Santa Maria, Adonis Stassinopoulos
  • Airflow UV quarantine method and airborne infection UV quarantine device
    Patent number: 11554186
    Abstract: The systems and methods herein involve an infection ultraviolet (UV) device where an enclosed area is exposed to 254 nanometer (nm) radiation, thereby reducing and quarantining airborne pathogens and microbes. This reduces transfer of said pathogens and microbes among individuals equipped with UV protection in the enclosed area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Inventor: Yi Yu Lai
  • Device for evaporating a liquid medium in a filling product filling system
    Patent number: 11541325
    Abstract: A device for evaporating a fluid medium in a filling product filling plant includes an inclined evaporator surface, a medium supply line for applying the fluid medium that is to be evaporated to the evaporator surface, and grooves in the evaporator surface for conducting the fluid medium. The grooves along the evaporator surface have a non-linear design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: KRONES AG
    Inventors: Michael Peter, Juergen Soellner
  • Method and device for capturing and disinfecting contaminants for drainage system
    Patent number: 11541146
    Abstract: Provided herein is a disinfection device for drainage system comprising: a housing comprising a chamber and a top end, the chamber having a body and a reducing part, the reducing part including a first opening at the bottom end of the chamber and a floating body configured to seal the first opening at the bottom end; a spiral guiding channel having an inlet and an outlet, the spiral guiding channel connected to the chamber through the outlet; an exhaust conduit having an expandable part at one end of the exhaust conduit, the exhaust conduit connecting to the top end of the housing and partially extending through the body of the chamber; and a disinfection part equipped in the interior of the disinfection device so as to remove air contaminants when air passing through the chamber from the spiral guiding channel to the exhaust conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventor: Wing Han Ching
  • Artificial airway management devices, systems and methods
    Patent number: 11541195
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning and maintaining artificial airways sized for insertion within pediatric or neonatal patients (e.g., external diameters of less than 5 mm) are disclosed. The system includes a multi-port ventilator manifold configured to couple to a ventilation source, thereby forming a ventilator circuit with the patient. The manifold includes an occluder configured to advantageously reduce an amount of dead space in the manifold so as to prevent loss of positive end expiratory pressure of the ventilator circuit and reduce the likelihood of broncho-pulmonary dysplasia of the patient, or even premature death.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Avent, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Eugene Vazales, David Mark Chersky
  • UV germicidal panel light
    Patent number: 11534510
    Abstract: A UV germicidal panel light for sterilization. The UV germicidal panel light includes a light body in a square shape and with four lateral faces provided with an accommodating groove; four gratings connecting to the light body respectively and provided in four the accommodating grooves respectively, including several light emitting grooves which extend from the end where the gratings are nearby the light body to the end where the gratings are far from the light body and whose inner wall is provided with a light absorption layer; and four UV germicidal modules connecting to the light body or the gratings, with the light emitting direction pointing to the corresponding the grating. The UV germicidal panel light can be applied in occasions with people, can prevent UV rays generated acting on human body and can guarantee the safety and high sterilization efficiency of the UV germicidal panel light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GUANKE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qing Lan, Tianlong Dai, Shoubao Chen, Ligen Liu
  • Systems, methods, and apparatuses for disinfection and decontamination
    Patent number: 11533914
    Abstract: In one aspect, a system for generating and monitoring an antimicrobial is provided, the system including: a microprocessor and/or a microcontroller; an external communications device; a computational system; an antimicrobial sensor and/or an environmental sensor; and an antimicrobial generator, wherein the external communications device, the computational system, the antimicrobial generator, and the antimicrobial sensor and/or the environmental sensor are operatively connected to the microprocessor and/or the microcontroller. The system may further include a separate sensor sub-system comprising: a sensor sub-system microprocessor and/or a sensor sub-system microcontroller; a sensor sub-system external communications device; a sensor sub-system antimicrobial sensor and/or a sensor sub-system environmental sensor; and a sensor sub-system computational system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Chorus, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Rader, Kenneth J. Heater, Raymond Desabato, Daniel P. Lorch, Adriane L. Lewis, Timothy N. Wells
  • Dynamic reconfigurable contamination reduction control system
    Patent number: 11529434
    Abstract: A control system and pathogen inactivation method to reduce cross-contamination within operational devices that experience sequential touching of touch spots on the operational device by multiple people. Additionally, the system controls and then executes the reconfiguration of touch spot position to increase the probabilistic time interval between sequential touches from a first person to a second person physically interacting with the operational device. The dynamic reconfiguration control system reduces the probability of cross-contamination between sequential personal touches in sequential user sessions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Gurin
  • Microwave assisted methods and systems for surface decontamination
    Patent number: 11524087
    Abstract: Disclosed are microwave assisted methods and systems for decontaminating a variety of contaminated surfaces. The systems and methods comprise treating the surfaces with benign chemical formulations followed by exposing to microwave irradiation for short periods of time to achieve at least 6-log reduction in biological contaminants including spores of B. anthracis, B. thuringiensis, and P. roqueforti. Chemical formulations may comprise copper (II) chloride in water. The formulations may include a surfactant such as a polyethylene sorbitol ester surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Zeteo Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas McCreery, Wayne A. Bryden