Patents by Inventor Sharon L. Norris

Sharon L. Norris 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).

  • Patent number: 10272169
    Abstract: A system and method of sanitizing one or more structures within an enclosed space includes operatively coupling an ozone ventilation control unit to an ultraviolet (UV) light assembly, an ozone sensor, and an exhaust fan, using the ozone ventilation control unit to operate the UV light assembly to emit UV light into or onto structure(s) of the enclosed space during a cleaning cycle, receiving, by the ozone ventilation control unit, an ozone presence signal indicative of an amount of ozone within the enclosed space from an ozone sensor that detects the amount of ozone within the enclosed space, using the ozone ventilation control unit to selectively activate and deactivate the exhaust fan based on the amount of ozone within the enclosed space, and using the ozone ventilation control unit to selectively activate and deactivate the UV light assembly based on the amount of ozone within the enclosed space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Chao-Hsin Lin, Sharon L. Norris
  • Patent number: 9993571
    Abstract: An ultraviolet (UV) light sanitizing system is configured to sanitize a structure. The UV light sanitizing system includes a UV light assembly that is configured to emit UV light onto the structure, and a UV light emission control unit coupled to the UV light assembly. The UV light emission control unit is configured to control the UV light assembly to emit UV light onto the structure within at least a first UV band and a second UV band that differs from the first UV narrow band during a sanitizing cycle that sanitizes the structure. The UV light within the first and second UV bands is configured to kill at least one type of microbe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Chao-Hsin Lin, Roveyln T. Dytioco, Sharon L. Norris
  • Publication number: 20180055959
    Abstract: An ultraviolet (UV) light sanitizing system is configured to sanitize a structure. The UV light sanitizing system includes a UV light assembly that is configured to emit UV light onto the structure, and a UV light emission control unit coupled to the UV light assembly. The UV light emission control unit is configured to control the UV light assembly to emit UV light onto the structure within at least a first UV band and a second UV band that differs from the first UV narrow band during a sanitizing cycle that sanitizes the structure. The UV light within the first and second UV bands is configured to kill at least one type of microbe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Chao-Hsin Lin, Roveyln T. Dytioco, Sharon L. Norris
  • Publication number: 20180050122
    Abstract: A system and method of sanitizing one or more structures within an enclosed space includes operatively coupling an ozone ventilation control unit to an ultraviolet (UV) light assembly, an ozone sensor, and an exhaust fan, using the ozone ventilation control unit to operate the UV light assembly to emit UV light into or onto structure(s) of the enclosed space during a cleaning cycle, receiving, by the ozone ventilation control unit, an ozone presence signal indicative of an amount of ozone within the enclosed space from an ozone sensor that detects the amount of ozone within the enclosed space, using the ozone ventilation control unit to selectively activate and deactivate the exhaust fan based on the amount of ozone within the enclosed space, and using the ozone ventilation control unit to selectively activate and deactivate the UV light assembly based on the amount of ozone within the enclosed space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Chao-Hsin Lin, Sharon L. Norris