# US 11,122,378 B1 · Hearing aid dryer and disinfection kit > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,122,378 B1 - Document ID: US11122378B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/532,868 - Filed: 2019-08-06 - Granted: 2021-09-14 - Earliest claimed: 2019-08-06 - Applicants: Daniel R. Schumaier - Inventors: Daniel R. Schumaier - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11122378B1 ## CPC - F26B 9/003: {Small self-contained devices, e.g. portable} - H04R 25/65: {Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture} - A61L 2/10: Ultraviolet [UV] radiation - A61L 2/26: Accessories - F26B 3/00: Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B9/00 - F26B19/00) - F26B 19/00: Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects not covered by groups F26B9/00 - F26B17/00 - F26B 21/331: {by using sorbent or hygroscopic materials, e.g. chemical substances or molecular sieves} - A61L 2103/05: Living organisms or biological materials - A61L 2202/122: Chambers for sterilisation - A61L 2202/14: Means for controlling sterilisation processes, data processing, presentation and storage means, e.g. sensors, controllers, programs - H04R 25/00: Electric hearing aids - H04R 2460/17: Hearing device specific tools used for storing or handling hearing devices or parts thereof, e.g. placement in the ear, replacement of cerumen barriers, repair, cleaning hearing devices - F26B: DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM (drying devices for combines A01D41/133; racks for drying fruit or vegetables A01F25/12; drying foodstuffs A23; drying hair A45D20/00; body-drying implements A47K10/00; drying household articles A47L; drying gases or vapours B01D; chemical or physical processes for dewatering or like separating liquids from solids B01D43/00; centrifugal apparatus B04; drying ceramics C04B33/30; drying yarns or fabrics in association with some other form of treatment D06C; drying frames for laundry without heating or positive air circulation, domestic laundry-or spin-driers, wringing or hot pressing laundry D06F; furnaces, kilns, ovens F27) - H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K) - 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) ## Abstract A portable airtight electronic component dryer device including a container having an interior portion for receiving one or more electronic components for drying; a desiccant disposed in the interior portion of the container; and a removable lid for the container. The removable lid contains a disinfecting light source, and a power source for providing power to the disinfecting light source. Light generated by the disinfecting light source is directed into the interior portion of the container. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A portable electronic component dryer device comprising: a container having an interior portion for receiving one or more electronic components for drying; an air-tight removable lid for the container, the removable lid comprising a disinfecting light source, and a power source for providing power to the disinfecting light source, wherein light generated by the disinfecting light source is directed into the interior portion of the container; and lid removal detection circuitry that deactivates the disinfecting light source upon removal of the lid from the container. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The portable electronic component dryer device of claim 1 wherein the lid removal detection circuitry comprises a magnetic switch or metal contacts on the container and the lid, wherein the magnetic switch or metal contacts close a circuit to provide power to the disinfecting light source when lid is secured to the container. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic component dryer device of claim 1, wherein the removable lid further comprises a timer circuit that is isolated from the interior portion of the container, the timer circuit for controlling the disinfecting light source to operate during a predetermined period of time. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic component dryer device of claim 1, wherein the removable lid further comprises a switch that is isolated from the interior portion of the container, the switch for activating the disinfecting light source. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic component dryer device of claim 4, wherein the switch comprises a capacitive switch. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic component dryer device of claim 5, wherein the capacitive switch is on a top portion of the removable lid. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic component dryer device of claim 1, wherein the disinfecting light source comprises an ultraviolet light source. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic component dryer device of claim 7, wherein the ultraviolet light source comprises one more ultraviolet light emitting diodes or one or more ultraviolet lamps. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic component dryer device of claim 1, wherein the container comprises a cylindrical container. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic component dryer device of claim 1, wherein the removable lid further comprises a power on/off indicator. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic component dryer device of claim 1, further comprising a desiccant disposed in the interior portion of the container. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic component dryer device of claim 11, wherein the desiccant comprises a replaceable desiccant holder containing desiccant and having vent holes therein.