# US 10,478,515 B2 · Multi wave sterilization system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,478,515 B2 - Document ID: US10478515B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/622,004 - Filed: 2017-06-13 - Published: 2017-11-30 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2012-08-28 - Assignees: Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. - Applicants: Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. - Inventors: Michael Shur; Maxim S. Shatalov; Timothy James Bettles; Yuri Bilenko; Saulius Smetona; Alexander Dobrinsky; Remigijus Gaska - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10478515B2 ## CPC - A61L 2/10: Ultraviolet [UV] radiation - A61L 9/20: Ultraviolet radiation - A61L 2202/14: Means for controlling sterilisation processes, data processing, presentation and storage means, e.g. sensors, controllers, programs - F25D 3/00: Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies - F25D 3/04: Stationary cabinets - G05D 23/00: Control of temperature - A61L: METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES (preservation of bodies or disinfecting characterised by the agents employed A01N; preserving, e.g. sterilising, food or foodstuffs A23; preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes A61K) - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES ## Abstract Ultraviolet radiation is directed within an area. The target wavelength ranges and/or target intensity ranges of the ultraviolet radiation sources can correspond to at least one of a plurality of selectable operating configurations including a virus destruction operating configuration and a bacteria disinfection operating configuration. Each configuration can include a unique combination of the target wavelength range and target intensity range. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a set of ultraviolet radiation sources configured to generate ultraviolet radiation directed within a storage area; and a monitoring and control system for managing the storage area by performing a method comprising: enabling selection of each of a plurality of selectable operating configurations, the plurality of selectable operating configurations including: a virus destruction operating configuration, a bacteria disinfection operating configuration, and a condition monitoring operating configuration, wherein each operating configuration includes a unique combination of a target wavelength, a target intensity range, and a target pattern for the ultraviolet radiation; monitoring a set of current conditions of at least one of: the storage area or a set of items located in the storage area, wherein the set of current conditions includes a visual appearance of the at least one of: the storage area or the set of items located in the storage area; and controlling ultraviolet radiation generated by the set of ultraviolet radiation sources using a selected one of the plurality of selectable operating configurations and the set of current conditions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one of: a visual camera or a chemical sensor for acquiring data used in monitoring the set of current conditions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein a target intensity range of the ultraviolet radiation in the condition monitoring operating configuration is lower than both: a target intensity range of the ultraviolet radiation in the virus destruction operating configuration and a target intensity range of the ultraviolet radiation in the bacteria disinfection operating configuration. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the target intensity range of the virus destruction operating configuration is higher than the target intensity range of the ultraviolet radiation in the bacteria disinfection operating configuration. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the set of ultraviolet radiation sources includes a first ultraviolet radiation source and a second ultraviolet radiation source configured to emit ultraviolet radiation of different peak wavelengths. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the monitoring and control system is configured to independently control the first ultraviolet radiation source and the second ultraviolet radiation source. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising an ultraviolet radiation detector configured to detect a level of ultraviolet radiation within the storage area, wherein the monitoring and control system processes data corresponding to the level of ultraviolet radiation to determine a presence of at least one of: bacteria or a virus. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein at least one ultraviolet radiation source in the set of ultraviolet radiation sources is configured to generate ultraviolet radiation to excite a fluorescence, wherein the monitoring and control system processes data corresponding to a level of fluorescence to determine a presence of at least one of: bacteria or microorganisms. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising a catalyst located within the storage area configured to enhance a suppression of biological activity. ### Claim 10 A storage device comprising: a storage area configured to store at least one item; a set of ultraviolet radiation sources configured to generate ultraviolet radiation directed within the storage area; and a monitoring and control system for managing the storage area by performing a method comprising: enabling selection of each of a plurality of selectable operating configurations, the plurality of selectable operating configurations including: a virus destruction operating configuration, a bacteria disinfection operating configuration, and a condition monitoring operating configuration, wherein each operating configuration includes a unique combination of a target wavelength, a target intensity range, and a target pattern for the ultraviolet radiation; monitoring a set of current conditions of at least one of: the storage area or a set of items located in the storage area, wherein the set of current conditions includes a visual appearance of at least one of: the storage area or the set of items located in the storage area; and controlling ultraviolet radiation generated by the set of ultraviolet radiation sources using a selected one of the plurality of selectable operating configurations and the set of current conditions. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The storage device of claim 10, further comprising at least one of: a visual camera or a chemical sensor for acquiring data used in monitoring the set of current conditions. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The storage device of claim 10, wherein the set of current conditions further includes: a presence of biological activity, a location of the biological activity, a determination of a type of the biological activity, and a concentration of the biological activity. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The storage device of claim 10, wherein the monitoring further includes analyzing the set of current conditions over a period of time, such that the set of current conditions includes an estimated amount of time an organism has been in a growth phase, a growth rate of biological activity, and a rate with which an area including the biological activity is spreading. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The storage device of claim 10, further comprising a set of ultraviolet radiation detectors configured to detect a level of ultraviolet radiation within the storage area, wherein the monitoring and control system processes data corresponding to the level of ultraviolet radiation to determine a presence of at least one of: bacteria or a virus. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The storage device of claim 14, wherein the set of ultraviolet radiation detector includes at least one ultraviolet photodiode and the set of ultraviolet radiation sources includes at least one ultraviolet light emitting diode. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The storage device of claim 10, wherein at least one ultraviolet radiation source in the set of ultraviolet radiation sources is configured to generate ultraviolet radiation to excite a fluorescence, wherein the monitoring and control system processes data corresponding to a level of fluorescence to determine a presence of at least one of: bacteria or microorganisms. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The storage device of claim 10, further comprising a catalyst located within the storage area configured to enhance a suppression of biological activity. ### Claim 18 A refrigeration device comprising: a storage area configured to store at least one refrigerated item; a component configured to control at least one environmental condition of the storage area, wherein the at least one environmental condition includes at least one of: a temperature, a humidity, a gas convection, or a fluid convection; a set of ultraviolet radiation sources configured to generate ultraviolet radiation directed within the storage area; and a monitoring and control system for managing the storage area by performing a method comprising: enabling selection of each of a plurality of selectable operating configurations, the plurality of selectable operating configurations including: a virus destruction operating configuration, a bacteria disinfection operating configuration, and a condition monitoring operating configuration, wherein each operating configuration includes a unique combination of a target wavelength, a target intensity range, and a target pattern for the ultraviolet radiation; monitoring a set of current conditions of at least one of: the storage area or a set of items located in the storage area, wherein the set of current conditions includes a change in visual appearance of at least one of: the storage area or the set of items located in the storage area; and controlling ultraviolet radiation generated by the set of ultraviolet radiation sources using a selected one of the plurality of selectable operating configurations and the set of current conditions. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The refrigeration device of claim 18, further comprising a set of ultraviolet radiation detectors configured to detect a level of ultraviolet radiation within the storage area, wherein the monitoring and control system processes data corresponding to the level of ultraviolet radiation to determine a presence of at least one of: bacteria or a virus. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The refrigeration device of claim 18, wherein at least one ultraviolet radiation source in the set of ultraviolet radiation sources is configured to generate ultraviolet radiation to excite a fluorescence, wherein the monitoring and control system processes data corresponding to a level of fluorescence to determine a presence of at least one of: bacteria or microorganisms.