Sterilization units, systems, and methods
AssigneePurpleSun, Inc.
InventorsLuis Fernando Romo, Arto Cinoglu, David Moses
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Abstract
A Sterilization Unit includes: a UV-C radiation source configured to emit UV-C radiation; and a room partition selectably configurable between two or more different partition geometrics and configured, in each of the two or more different partition geometrics, to (a) physically separate floor space of a room into sterilization target area and a non-target area, and (b) direct the UV-C radiation to the target area from at least two different directions while shielding the non-target area from the UV-C radiation.
Claims65
A method of disinfecting a target zone having a perimeter, said method comprising:
- providing a plurality of UV light emitting sources disposed on different positions on a UV light emitting device;
- disposing the plurality of sources along at least a portion of the perimeter of the target zone;
- illuminating the target zone from a plurality of directions with UV light emitted from at least some of the plurality of emitting sources;
- converging at least some of the UV light in the target zone;
- controlling the convergence of UV light by focusing UV light from the plurality of directions to achieve a targeted amplification of converged multivector UV light;
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- disinfecting the target zone with the targeted amplification of converged multivector UV light.
A system for disinfecting a target zone having a perimeter, said system comprising:
- a plurality of UV light emitting sources disposed on a housing,
- a first portion of the plurality of UV light emitting sources located on a first panel of the housing and a second portion of the plurality of UV light emitting sources located on a second panel of the housing substantially transverse to the first panel such that the plurality of sources are configured to be disposed along at least a portion of a perimeter of the target zone, and at least some of the plurality of sources are configured to illuminate the target zone with UV light from a plurality of directions,
- wherein at least some of the sources are disposed to provide enhanced UV light across the entire target area, is controlled to achieve a target amplification of converged multivector UV light, and disinfects the target zone with the targeted amplification of converged multivector UV light.
A method of disinfecting a target zone within a specified time comprising:
- providing a plurality of UV light emitting sources disposed on different positions on a UV light emitting device;
- disposing the plurality of sources along at least a portion of a perimeter of the target zone;
- illuminating the target zone from a plurality of directions with UV light emitted from at least some of the plurality of emitting sources;
- creating a UV light convergence field in the target zone;
- controlling the UV light convergence field to achieve a target amplification of converged multivector UV light;
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- disinfecting the target zone with the target amplification of converged multivector UV light in the UV light convergence field.
A method of disinfecting a target zone comprising:
- providing a plurality of UV light emitting sources disposed on different positions on a UV light emitting device;
- moving an element that is translationally attached to a stationary element of the device, thereby increasing a surface area of the device;
- illuminating the target zone with UV light emitted from a plurality of sources in the translational element and a plurality of sources in the stationary element;
- converging at least some of the UV light in the target zone;
- controlling the convergence of UV light to achieve a target amplification of converged multivector UV light;
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- disinfecting the target zone with the target amplification of converged multivector UV light.
A system for disinfecting a target zone having a perimeter, said system comprising:
- a housing having a stationary element and a translational element, wherein the translational element is movable relative to the stationary element so as to increase a surface area of the housing;
- a plurality of UV light emitting sources disposed on the stationary element and the translational element, wherein at least some of the sources are configured to illuminate the target area with UV light from a plurality of directions, wherein at least some of the sources are disposed so at least some of the UV light converges in the target zone, is controlled to achieve a target amplification of converged multivector UV light, and disinfect the target zone with the target amplification of converged multivector UV light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.