Source And Object Encasement (e.g., Sterilizers) Patents (Class 250/455.11)
  • Patent number: 12228310
    Abstract: A movable LED lamp that emits in the UV wavelength for germicidal purposes. The LED lamp can be mounted near the ceiling such that air in a room can be disinfected. Movements of the LED lamp sweeps the air near the ceiling in ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, which kills both bacteria, virus, fungi, and other bioaerosols. A poorly ventilated room can be disinfected more readily with such a sweeping system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventor: Chi Keung Lai
  • Patent number: 12214102
    Abstract: There is provided a sterilisation monitoring device for a molecular diagnostics analyser. The device comprises a sensor arranged in use to detect radiation; and an analysis unit connected to the sensor. The analysis unit is arranged in use to issue a signal when the radiation level incident on the sensor is lower than a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: RANDOX LABORATORIES LTD
    Inventors: Catherine McCooke, Peter Fitzgerald
  • Patent number: 12212918
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a holder, a light emitting unit, and a housing. The holder includes a head holder in which a head of a wearable device is mounted, and a body holder in which a body of the wearable device is disposed. The light emitting unit emits light toward the head holder. The housing surrounds the holder and the light emitting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Eujin Kim, Wonseok Joo, Sungin Choi, Jungyun Lee
  • Patent number: 12186582
    Abstract: A touchless skin sanitization system, device and method. The sanitizing device is configurable to sense an object and radiate the sensed object with UV light for a predetermined amount of time. A touchless switch activates the sanitizing device upon sensing the object, while a timer deactivates the sanitizing device after the predetermined amount of time. The sanitizing device provides an outer cover adapted to move between a closed condition and an open condition for maintenance. The outer cover is also adapted to mount the sanitizing device in a downward orientation relative to the UV radiating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Inventor: John William Thompson
  • Patent number: 12178924
    Abstract: A mobile system for disinfecting a surface is described, having a chamber having an inner housing at least partially surrounding the surface, a disinfectant source at the inner housing to apply a disinfectant to at least one portion of the surface, and a motor for moving the chamber along a predetermined path from a first position to a second position, the at least one portion of the surface contacted by disinfectant changing as a result of the chamber moving from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher J. Stankus, Robert D. Keeler
  • Patent number: 12178927
    Abstract: An air gasper knob system for an overhead Passenger Service Unit (PSU) includes an annular gasper knob of a UV transparent material. The annular gasper knob defines an air passage therethrough, and extends about the air passage from a first annular end face to a second annular end face. The system also includes a UV illuminator mounted to the gasper knob, oriented to transmit UV illumination through the UV transparent material to sanitize exterior surfaces of the gasper knob. A method of sanitizing an air gasper knob comprises illuminating a gasper knob in an overhead PSU using UV illumination to destroy infectious agents on surfaces of the gasper knob.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: John John Kocherry, Santosh Kumar Tripathy
  • Patent number: 12151041
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a condiment sterilizer can include: a base, a lid attached to the base and configured to move between an open position and a closed position, and a condiment tray mounted in the base. The base and the lid define an internal chamber when the lid is in the closed position. The condiment tray can include a center column, and one or more compartments disposed around the center column and configured to accommodate one or more condiment containers. The condiment sterilizer can further include at least one UV light device disposed on the center column and configured to emit UV light into the internal chamber. The condiment sterilizer can further include a controller configured to cause the lid to move from the closed position to the open position, and to raise the condiment tray, in response to a sensor sensing heat or motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: MSPLG of Florida, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Bergman, Kenneth Fagin
  • Patent number: 12151038
    Abstract: A robotic surface cleaning device is disclosed. The robotic surface cleaning device may be configured to traverse over a floor surface in a room area to disinfect various surface as well as disinfect the air in the room. The robotic surface cleaning device may include a maneuvering base. The robotic surface cleaning device may also include a support tower coupled to the maneuvering base and at least one deployable structure attached to the support tower, wherein the at least one deployable structure is capable of extending and retracting to pass over surfaces in the room area. The at least one deployable structure may include one or more ultraviolet (UV) light source configured to disinfect the surfaces in the room area. The support tower may include at least one air inflow vent configured to draw in room air, at least one air sanitizing unit configured with at least one array of UV light emitting diodes (LEDs), and at least one discharge vent configured to emit sanitized air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Molekule Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Krosney, Amin J. Khoury
  • Patent number: 12138390
    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 less 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: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SunMed Group Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Brad Eugene Vazales, David Mark Chersky
  • Patent number: 12133940
    Abstract: An example luminaire includes a white light source (e.g. LEDs emitting white light in a region of the CIE color chart within three Macadam ellipses below the black body curve) and a violet light source emitting light in a wavelength range of approximately 380 nm to 450 nm (e.g. 405 nm LEDs) for deactivating bacteria, such as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on a surface exposed to illumination from the luminaire. A controller coupled to the sources pulses the violet light source at an irregular rate and interval over a time period to apply a deactivation dosage of the violet light to bacteria within range of the emissions. When ON, the violet source emits light for deactivating bacteria at an intensity higher than the concurrent intensity of the white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Yan Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 12128145
    Abstract: Disclosed is a decontamination robot. The robot includes a decontamination box including at least two arrays of ultraviolet LEDs, the two arrays arranged to irradiate an object placed inside the decontamination box from at least two independent directions, the decontamination box further including an interior surface with at least 90% reflectivity of ultraviolet light. The robot also includes a drivetrain including four swerve-drive units, each swerve-drive unit capable of rotating a wheel on an axis of the wheel and capable of orienting the wheel in a plane defined by the axes of the four wheels of the four swerve-drive units, whereby the four swerve-drive units coordinate to generate translational motion of the decontamination robot on a working surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Cardinal Gibbons High School
    Inventors: Benjamin James Miranda, Thomas Ryan Michael Greene, Ethan James Dominic, Charles Joseph Kilani, William Michael Meyers, Daniel Thomas Mahon, John Michael Gebhardt, Joseph Michael Biersack, Ilam Maya, Gillian Nicole Kearney, Brett Richard Gallagher, Brigitte Noelle Gallagher, Ayda Rose Suing, Nicole Carol Allen, Cassian Farias Kraus, Zachary Clayton Naylor
  • Patent number: 12121623
    Abstract: A cleaning-disinfecting system may be utilized for one or both of cleaning and/or disinfecting medical devices. The cleaning-disinfecting system may be a portable battery-powered medical device washer-disinfector. The systems, devices, or methods may be specifically designed for use at home or other contexts and can wash and disinfect single or multiple medical devices simultaneously. The cleaning-disinfecting system may automatically reprocess medical devices placed within the cleaning-disinfecting system. The cleaning-disinfecting system may store medical devices after reprocessing without exposing the medical devices to potential contamination from the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: CathBuddy, Inc.
    Inventors: Souvik Paul, Daniel Wollin, Marjorie Nelson
  • Patent number: 12115267
    Abstract: A system may include an area configured to accept an object for disinfection, a first light emitter configured to emit a first light within a wavelength range of 380-420 nanometers (nm) and having a first intensity, and a second light emitter configured to emit a second light within a wavelength range of 380-420 nanometers (nm) and having a second intensity, wherein the first intensity and the second intensity comprise an intensity sufficient to initiate inactivation of microorganisms, and wherein the first light and the second light create a multi-dimensional space of disinfection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Vyv, Inc.
    Inventors: Cori Winslow, Robert Barron, Kasia Kozak, Aram Kuzmak
  • Patent number: 12115270
    Abstract: A pulsed xenon UV disinfection system for treating objects present inside a room and/or area surrounding the system. The system includes an head portion, an intermediate portion and a lower portion. The head portion includes a lamp, a housing and a reflector to redirect the UV rays in preferred direction. A shutter mechanism is disposed in the intermediate portion includes a shutter to provide protection to the lamp. A shape changing mechanism comprising second actuator to change shape of reflector as per the treatment conditions and/or physical characteristics of the room. The shape of reflector facilitates to converge or diverge UV rays emitted by the lamp to effectively treat objects/area close to the system or away from the system, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: HELIOSXE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Pratik Shah, Vinay Sreekumar, Vinod Menon
  • Patent number: 12111077
    Abstract: An air conditioner unit may include a housing, an outdoor heat exchanger assembly, an indoor heat exchanger assembly, a compressor, and a sterilization light assembly. The housing may define an indoor portion and outdoor portion. The housing may further define an exhaust outlet downstream from the indoor portion to exhaust air. The outdoor heat exchanger assembly may be disposed in the outdoor portion and include an outdoor heat exchanger. The indoor heat exchanger assembly may be disposed in the indoor portion and include an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor fan. The compressor may be in fluid communication with the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger to circulate a refrigerant between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger. The sterilization light assembly may be disposed within the indoor portion below the indoor fan and directed forward to transmit an ultraviolet light emission within the indoor portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Shaffer, Craig Benjamin Williams, Stephen Budelsky
  • Patent number: 12097298
    Abstract: A currency sterilizing machine includes an internal sorting, counting, and stacking mechanism of the type found in conventional currency-counting devices. Within the housing interior is a sterilizing device for disinfecting currency as it passes through the machine. The sterilizing device is either a spray nozzle for dispensing a disinfectant or a plurality of UVC radiators for destroying microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Inventor: Carla Ashmore
  • Patent number: 12086403
    Abstract: Devices include first and second frame elements having mounting points connectable to opposite ends (e.g., first end, second end) of the touchscreen. First and second rollers are connected, respectively, to the first and second frame elements. A web of transparent material is supported by and between the first and second rollers. Further, an ultraviolet light device is connected to the second frame element and is positioned to expose the web of transparent material to ultraviolet radiation to disinfect the transparent material between users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas K. Herrmann, Seemit Praharaj, Jason M. LeFevre, Paul J. McConville, Chu-Heng Liu, Linn C. Hoover, David A. VanKouwenberg
  • Patent number: 12071109
    Abstract: A retractable sanitizing apparatus for a vehicle including a return station, a sanitizing mechanism positionable between a first sanitizing position, a second sanitizing position, and a stowed position, the sanitizing mechanism positioned at the return station when in the stowed position, and a linkage member connecting the sanitizing mechanism to the return station and positioning the sanitizing mechanism between the first sanitizing position and the second sanitizing position, wherein the sanitizing mechanism sanitizes a surface of the vehicle as the sanitizing mechanism moves from the first sanitizing position to the second sanitizing position and across the surface of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Goemer, Evan Vijithakumara, Imad Zahid, Lou Pope, Yuho Kozu, Lizbeth Jurado
  • Patent number: 12053609
    Abstract: Apparatus and a method are presented for delivering a therapeutic substance to a subject. A therapeutic substance delivery device includes an ultraviolet radiation source that disinfects a disinfection chamber of the therapeutic device. Control circuitry (a) activates the ultraviolet radiation source to irradiate the disinfection chamber, (b) measures a current input to the ultraviolet radiation source, the current being indicative of intensity of the ultraviolet radiation within the disinfection chamber, and (c) terminates the activation of the ultraviolet radiation source at a time determined based on the measured current. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: LTS DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
    Inventors: Ori Ben-David, Andrei Yosef, Michael Plaksin
  • Patent number: 12048772
    Abstract: An apparatus for decontaminating and storing lab instruments such as pipettes. A carousel feature of the apparatus provides convenient access and allows multiple items to be decontaminated at the same time. The ultraviolet lamp directs UV radiation to surface contaminations of the instruments and effectively eliminates various microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: MTC Bio. Inc
    Inventors: Edward Varga, Walter Demsia
  • Patent number: 12042570
    Abstract: Apparatuses are disclosed having an ultraviolet lamp, a reflector system arranged to project light emitted from the lamp to a region 2-4 feet from a floor of a room in which the apparatus is arranged, and a mobile carriage with operational components for the apparatus. The apparatuses are configured such that the lamp is not moveable beyond vertical planes aligned with a casing of the carriage. Other apparatuses are disclosed having an ultraviolet lamp and configurations for moving the lamp relative to a structure of the apparatuses while the lamp is emitting light. Yet other apparatuses are disclosed having an ultraviolet lamp and a surrounding housing, a reflector to redirect light emitted from the lamp, an actuator for moving the reflector and the housing together relative to a structure supporting the lamp, and a rotator distinct from the actuator for rotating the reflector and housing relative to the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Xenex Disinfection Services Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Stibich, James B. Wolford, Alexander N. Garfield, Martin Rathgeber, Eric M. Frydendall
  • Patent number: 12016962
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, there is an ultraviolet equipped smart hair appliance organizer (“organizer”) that can be mounted on a wall or taken off the wall and closed with a lid for portability. Both the lid and a front plate contain sanitization and disinfecting lights that shine ultraviolet light on hair appliances. The organizer has coiled cords connecting the hair appliances. The organizer utilizes lasers in order to detect the presence of hair appliances within the organizer; automatically shut off the hair appliances after a preset time period of the hair appliances being inside the organizer; automatically turn on ultraviolet lights for the purpose of sanitization and disinfection of the hair appliances inside the organizer as soon as the organizer is closed; and automatically shut off the ultraviolet lights after a preset time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Stylerbox Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Kirschner
  • Patent number: 12005147
    Abstract: A sterilization case includes a case body having a seating surface configured to seat an object to be sterilized, a case cover that is coupled to the case body, the case cover and the case body defining an accommodation space that is configured to accommodate therein the object to be sterilized, a sterilization module that is provided at the case body and configured to sterilize the object to be sterilized, and a reflective pattern provided at an inner surface of the case cover and configured to reflect ultraviolet light emitted from the sterilization module onto a surface of the object to be sterilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seongkyeol Hong, Hyungho Park, Wansu Youn, Hoon Kim, Jieun Choi
  • Patent number: 12006573
    Abstract: A film layer curing apparatus includes: a support platform, configured to carry a substrate having a film layer on the substrate surface; and a light source component located above the support platform, the light source component including a light source array being arranged toward the support platform and covering the light outgoing surface of the entire film layer by projection of the light source array, the light source array including multiple point light sources evenly distributed on the light outgoing surface, light emitted by the light source array being able to uniformly irradiate the entire film layer so as to improve the thickness distribution uniformity of the film layer after curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Tiancheng Wu
  • Patent number: 12007145
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning a fluid, in particular air, comprising a through-channel for the fluid, a radiation source device and a photocatalysis device, wherein the radiation source device emits electromagnetic radiation, wherein, in order to generate a photocatalytic reaction, the photocatalysis device can be exposed to at least some of the electromagnetic radiation, wherein a sensor device is provided to detect at least one change in radiation parameters of the electromagnetic radiation, wherein a control device is connected to the sensor device via signals, and wherein at least one control parameter of the radiation source device can be modified by means of the control device in the case of a deviation of the radiation parameter from a setpoint/threshold value or setpoint/threshold range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: EMZ-HANAUER GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Manfredi Signorino, Martin Brabec, Thomas Hanauer
  • Patent number: 11992566
    Abstract: A delivery robot includes a cargo bin to carry cargo for delivery, and a door coupled to the cargo bin. The door to the cargo bin has an open state to allow access to an interior of the cargo bin, and a closed state to seal the interior of the cargo bin from an exterior environment. The delivery robot also includes a disinfecting light source operable to generate a disinfecting radiation to disinfect the interior of the cargo bin. The disinfecting light source is allowed to be activated when the door is in the closed state, and is prevented from being activated when the door is in the open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Serve Robotics Inc.
    Inventors: David Gillespie, Colin Janssen, Sean Plaice, Aaron Leiba, Ali Haghighat Kashani
  • Patent number: 11970366
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a handrail disinfecting device for a handrail of a passenger transport installation. The handrail disinfecting device has a plurality of light-emitting diodes that can emit germicidal electromagnetic radiation in the region of their light cone. A pass-through segment of the handrail disinfecting device is divided into at least two sectors and has a carrier having planes that are arranged in the sectors. The light-emitting diodes are arranged on the carrier such that they are oriented according to the planes. In one of the sectors, there are two planes that are arranged in parallel with the longitudinal extension of the pass-through segment and so as to be mutually inclined at an angle of 100° to 160°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Inventio AG
    Inventors: Georg Wagenleitner, Gerhard Kleewein, Michael Berger, Richard Schütz, Ulrich Häberle
  • Patent number: 11929247
    Abstract: Apparatuses are disclosed which include one or more lamps configured to emit germicidal light, wherein the apparatuses are configured such that germicidal light emitted from the one or more lamps is projected exterior to the apparatus. The apparatuses further include wheels arranged along a bottom of the apparatus and a motor to provide automated mobility of the apparatus across at least a part of a room or area in which the apparatus is arranged. Moreover, the apparatuses include a processor and a storage medium having program instructions which are executable by the processor for activating the motor such that the apparatus is moved within the room or area while the one or more lamps are emitting germicidal light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Xenex Disinfection Services Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Stibich, James B. Wolford, Alexander N. Garfield, Martin Rathgeber, Eric M. Frydendall
  • Patent number: 11925715
    Abstract: A sterilization system and method for sterilizing an oral appliance is disclosed. As part of the system, a sterilization case is provided, which includes a case body, a rechargeable battery, and at least one ultraviolet light. The case body includes a top portion and a bottom portion movably connected to one another, and the case body is sized and shaped to house the oral appliance. The at least one ultraviolet light is mounted in the case body, is powered by the rechargeable battery, and, in use, sterilizes the oral appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Clean Case LLC
    Inventors: Jean Seibold McGill, James Noah McNeely
  • Patent number: 11918697
    Abstract: This disclosure includes a description of a sanitizing system for sanitizing a mobile electronic device comprising: a housing; a sanitizer contained within the housing configured to emit radiation with a sanitizing effect; and an entry system with a default closed position, the entry system being configured to permit a mobile electronic device to pass through the entry system and then automatically return to the default closed position, the entry system comprising a first outer enclosure and a second inner obstruction; wherein the entry system blocks radiation emitted within the sanitizing system to a level acceptable for consumer use, or wherein the second inner obstruction provides more radiation attenuation than the first outer enclosure, and/or wherein the combination of the first outer enclosure and the second inner obstruction provides more radiation attenuation than the first outer enclosure by itself. Disclosed are internal reflectors to help distribute sanitizing radiation generally evenly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: simplehuman, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Ryan Wong, Cory Bowman, Frederick Bushroe, William Patrick Conley, Nasser Pirshafiey
  • Patent number: 11903900
    Abstract: A container unit may be used to facilitate administrations of multiple medicinal fluids to a patient. A container unit may include a first container, a second container, and a carrier which holds the first container and the second container stationary relative to each other. The carrier may include a lip configured to engage a pooling device to secure the container unit to the pooling device. The carrier may also include a slot configured to engage an insert on the pooling device to guide the container unit as the container unit is secured to the pooling device. The carrier may also include a first portion and second portion with different shapes that are complementary to a shape of a port on the pooling device. The carrier may also include an extension which extends in a direction away from one of the first container to a level at least even with a stopper disposed in the first container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Seth Dale Jones, Madeleine Clare Gibson, Denise A. Alexander, Daniel Edward Roush
  • Patent number: 11896106
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a light emitting diode (LED) nail dryer comprises a cover having a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface having a rear opening, a bottom plate coupled with the cover and having a bottom opening extending to the rear opening, an internal body formed on the bottom plate in the cover and having a plurality of sockets, and a plurality of LED panels. The plurality of sockets of the internal body may be arranged in a dome shape. Each of the plurality of LED panels may be detachably fitted into a respective one of the plurality of sockets via at least one magnet or at least one fitting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Ko, Boksung Moon
  • Patent number: 11882407
    Abstract: A charging case having one or more charging docks for charging one or more earbuds. The charging case can further have UV LEDs for automatically sterilizing the earbuds while charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventor: Reshma N Kheraj
  • Patent number: 11871768
    Abstract: A unit is disclosed for sterilizing and disinfecting an object, and particularly, a drink or beverage. The unit includes a housing with a set of retractable doors. The unit includes an interior chamber in which an object, including a drink or beverage, can be placed for sterilization and disinfection. The unit includes ultraviolet lights that can be activated when the drink or object is placed within the interior chamber. The ultraviolet lights are configured to emit ultraviolet wavelengths that sterilize and disinfect the surfaces of the drink or object. The unit includes sensors to detect motion in front of the unit and to open and close the set of retractable doors automatically. The unit further includes a drip tray and removable base that houses the electronics of the unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventors: Kyieme White, Jenna Elsayed
  • Patent number: 11865218
    Abstract: An embodiment may involve obtaining a three-dimensional image map of m surfaces within an environment, wherein the surfaces are associated with importance weights that represent how frequently the surfaces are expected to be touched; determining a set of n vantage points for a light source within the environment; calculating an m×n irradiance matrix for each of the surfaces when the light source is in each of the vantage points, wherein each entry in the m×n irradiance matrix is determined by: (i) rasterizing the three-dimensional image map, (ii) identifying a set of visible surfaces, and (iii) calculating an amount of light-based power that would reach each of the visible surfaces; determining a set of n dwell times for the vantage points; and providing instructions, to a disinfecting agent, to traverse at least a subset of the vantage points, pausing at and illuminating at least some.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Kristoffer Karl Hauser, Joao Marcos Correia Marques, Zherong Pan
  • Patent number: 11852884
    Abstract: Aspects of systems and methods for controlling SAR in medical infusion illumination are disclosed herein. In one aspect a system for reducing microorganism load in an environment surrounding an electronic illuminator is disclosed. In the system an electronic illuminator is disclosed comprising an LED module, a power driver equipped to the LED module for driving power to the LED, housing to protect the contents of the electronic illuminator and dissipate heat, and a PCB configured with an MCU for controlling operations within the electronic illuminator. Further, the system comprises a side emitting fiber optic line or line, also known as side glow fiber. The side emitting fiber optic line comprises a funnel cap for engaging with the electronic illuminator and a protective end cap for protecting and reflecting light radiation. In other aspects, a method for reducing microorganism count in an environment surrounding an electronic illuminator is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: CHS HEALTHCARE VENTURES, INC
    Inventors: Hans Utz, Dragan Nebrigic
  • Patent number: 11821790
    Abstract: An example system includes a first light source, a second light source, a photodetector, and an electronic control device. The electronic control device is operable to cause the first light source to emit first light within a range of wavelengths towards a subject, and measure, using the photodetector, the first light reflected from the subject. The electronic control device is also operable to cause the second light source to emit second light including a plurality of emission peaks within the range of wavelengths, and measure, using the photodetector, the second light. The electronic control device is also operable to determine spectral information regarding the subject based on the measured first light and the measured second light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Javier Miguel Sánchez
  • Patent number: 11805770
    Abstract: Plant eradication and stressing of plants using illumination signaling where a short-time dual component, low energy, unnatural set of irradiances is applied, with no mutagenic or high radiative energy transfers in any wavelength for eradication by substantial high temperature thermally-induced leaf and plant component failure or incineration. An Indigo Region Illumination Distribution of wavelength 300 nm to 550 nm is directed to plant foliage and/or a plant root crown, while infrared radiation that is substantially Medium Wavelength Infrared radiation of 2-20 microns wavelength, 2.4-8.0 microns preferred, is directed to a plant root crown and/or soil immediately adjacent the root crown. The Indigo Region Illumination Distribution can pass through the MWIR emitter to form a compact illuminator that uses specific unnatural irradiances that provide unexpected plant control. The MWIR emitter can comprise borosilicate glass at 400° F. to 1000° F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Global Neighbor, Inc
    Inventors: Jonathan A Jackson, Christopher Hoffman, Norman Novotney, Joseph Carroll, Patrick A Jackson, Mark J Elting
  • Patent number: 11794221
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a cart. The methods comprise: receiving an electronic device on a shelf disposed in a main chamber of the cart; supplying power from the cart to the electronic device; transitioning a mode of the cart from a first mode in which a UV lamp is disabled to a second mode during which the UV lamp is to be enabled; detecting, by a computing device, that a door of the cart is in a closed position; causing, by the computing device, an enablement of the UV lamp, responsive to a detection that the door is in the closed position; and using light from the UV lamp to clean the surface of the electronic device while power is being supplied from the cart to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: VIVACITY TECH PBC
    Inventors: Eli Maloley, Samar Elmaghraby, Timothy Orton
  • Patent number: 11786752
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a self-sanitizing touchscreen in a liquid crystal display of a medical device. In one example, ultraviolet light of a first wavelength may be generated from one or more light emitting diode (LED) engines positioned along a perimeter of the touchscreen or integrated in the LCD assembly to sanitize the touchscreen, the ultraviolet (UV) light flooding the touchscreen to sanitize the touchscreen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventor: Russell James Kuzelka
  • Patent number: 11786622
    Abstract: A Far UV-C light apparatus has a Far UV-C lamp located within a housing emitting a Far UV-C light having a wavelength of 222±1 nm for destroying pathogens. A quarter wave generator supplies electric energy to the Far UV-C lamp. A handle connected to the housing allows the Far UV-C device to be hand held and moved to a selected location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ULTRA-VIOLET SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas J. Godfroy, Robert V. Albertson
  • Patent number: 11759536
    Abstract: A case for a mobile device is disclosed. The case includes a housing having a portion configured to receive a mobile device, and a tethered disinfecting module selectively removeable from the housing, the tethered disinfecting module having one or more UV light emitting devices configured to selectively emit disinfecting light upon surfaces of the case and the mobile device. Various embodiments include visible and blue light for disinfecting surfaces of a mobile device and the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Garth Levandowski, John Phillip Levandowski, II
  • Patent number: 11738111
    Abstract: An example luminaire includes a white light source (e.g. LEDs emitting white light in a region of the CIE color chart within three Macadam ellipses below the black body curve) and a violet light source emitting light in a wavelength range of approximately 380 nm to 450 nm (e.g. 405 nm LEDs) for deactivating bacteria, such as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) on a surface exposed to illumination from the luminaire. A controller coupled to the sources pulses the violet light source at periodic intervals or at random times. When ON, the violet source emits light for deactivating bacteria at an intensity higher than the concurrent intensity of the white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventor: Yan Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11730868
    Abstract: A dialysis system including a disposable fluid pumping cassette including at least one flexible membrane attached to a housing and at least one port extending from the housing, the at least one port including a spike; at least one dialysis fluid supply in fluid communication with at least one tubing and tubing connector; an autoconnection device including a shuttle for moving the at least one tubing and tubing connector towards the spike of the at least one port, the autoconnection device including at least one lead screw in mechanical communication with the shuttle, a motor and power transmission equipment to transmit power from the motor to the at least one lead screw; and a controller programmed to operate the motor to move the at least one tubing and tubing connector towards the spike of the at least one port of the disposable fluid pumping cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare SA
    Inventors: Robert W. Childers, Patrick Lee, Andrey Kopychev, Douglas Reitz, Rodolfo Roger, John E. Steck
  • Patent number: 11717589
    Abstract: A tray disinfection devices for a security inspection system can include a frame, a disinfection channel on the frame, and a conveyor on the frame. An ultraviolet disinfection lamp is arranged in the disinfection channel. The conveyor on the frame is configured to convey a tray to pass through the disinfection channel so as to disinfect the tray through an irradiation of the ultraviolet disinfection lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Zhiqiang Chen, Qingping Huang, Mingzhi Hong, Yue Li, Bo Li, Minghua Qiu, Yanhua Lu
  • Patent number: 11712489
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for decontaminating substantially enclosed environments by using ultrasonic cavitation of a cleaning fluid to produce a low pressure, low air flow mist that can be activated by a nonthermal plasma actuator to create a cloud of activated hydroxyl species with the capacity to decontaminate articles, open surfaces or substantially enclosed spaces of pathogens, including bacteria, and other pathogenic microorganisms. An automated system and related non-transitory computer medium are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Halden Stuart Shane, Johnny Sullivan Cato
  • Patent number: 11712492
    Abstract: A sanitizing cup that is advantageously used in a vehicle interior. The sanitizing cup includes a cup base and a sanitizing compartment extending at least partially from the cup base. The sanitizing compartment has a sanitizing area which can be used to sanitize an object, such as a user's face mask. The sanitizing cup also includes a hand sanitizer dispenser extending at least partially from the cup base, from the sanitizing compartment, or from both of the cup base and the sanitizing compartment. A combined hand and mask sanitizing cup provides enhanced in-vehicle disinfection capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Cedric Ketels, Thomas Dessapt
  • Patent number: 11708951
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source emitting light having a first bandwidth. A single optic device is coupled to the light source. The single optic device filters light having a preselected subrange of wavelengths within the first bandwidth to generate a first filtered light. The single optic device controls a shape of a beam of the filtered light. The filtered light creates a high-intensity narrow-spectrum light output. A second light source emits a high-intensity narrow-spectrum light output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: HLI SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Christopher Lane Bailey
  • Patent number: 11707541
    Abstract: An apparatus for decontaminating and storing lab instruments such as pipettes. A carousel feature of the apparatus provides convenient access and allows multiple items to be decontaminated at the same time. The ultraviolet lamp directs UV radiation to surface contaminations of the instruments and effectively eliminates various microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: MTC BIO, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Varga, Walter Demsia
  • Patent number: RE49580
    Abstract: Sanitizing surfaces in a location related to aircraft. There are multiple rows of seats. A sanitization device includes a mobile body configured to travel along the aisle of the aircraft. An arm extends from the sanitization device laterally from the mobile body across the seats, and a source of UV radiation mounted on the sanitization device is directed across the seats exposing surfaces in the passenger area to UV radiation. There can be a unit hand operated, pushed down the aisle by hand, wings deployed and stowed by hand. There can be a plug in version with long extension cords that a human can keep from tangling. The operator can be protected with skin and eye protective gear and there can be remote control by an operator standing nearby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: DIMER, LLC
    Inventor: Arthur Kreitenberg