Patents by Inventor Bruce C. Armstrong

Bruce C. Armstrong has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Ultraviolet Light Sanitizing Method and Apparatus
    Publication number: 20120056102
    Abstract: A unit, system, and method for disinfecting or sterilizing the entire surface area of an item. The system includes at least one ultraviolet light source producing ultraviolet light for disinfecting the item. In addition, the system including a cavity housing the ultraviolet light source, the cavity having a reflective interior for redirecting light produced by the at least one ultraviolet light source. Furthermore, the system including a shelf positioned above a bottom portion of the cavity to support the item, the shelf capable of passing light produced by the at least one ultraviolet light source there through to disinfect an entire surface area of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Stanley, Bruce C. Armstrong, Thomas F. Ruggirello, Troy Daniel Smith, Kenneth A. Stanley, JR.
  • Ultraviolet light sanitizing method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20100108917
    Abstract: A unit, system, and method for disinfecting or sterilizing the entire surface area of an item. The system includes at least one ultraviolet light source producing ultraviolet light for disinfecting an item. In addition, the system including a cavity housing the ultraviolet light source, the cavity having a reflective interior for redirecting light produced by the at least one ultraviolet light source. Furthermore, the system including a shelf positioned above a bottom portion of the cavity to support the item, the shelf capable of passing light produced by the at least one ultraviolet light source therethrough to disinfect an entire surface area of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Stanley, Bruce C. Armstrong, Thomas F. Ruggirello, Troy Daniel Smith, Kenneth A. Stanley, JR.