Ultraviolet disinfection device
AssigneeGermbot, LLC
InventorsPatrick Flaherty, Karen Flaherty, Conor Flaherty, Bruce Winkler, Tim Bank
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Abstract
The present device provides a safe, effective means of mobile ultraviolet (UV) disinfection. A control board within the main body of the device receives data from sensors that may variously measure orientation and speed of the main body as it moves along various surfaces for disinfection. In response to such data, the control board may brighten, dim, or completely shut off UV light-emitting diodes (UVLEs), both to prevent over- and under-exposure of the materials being disinfected, and to prevent a user from unsafely using the device.
Claims19
An ultraviolet disinfection device comprising:
- a main body having a hollow configuration divided into a control compartment and an active compartment;
- a handle connected to the main body;
- at least one control board located within the control compartment;
- a heat sink located within the active compartment of the main body, wherein the heat sink comprises a plurality of heat sink structures located on a first side of a heat sink panel, wherein a second side of the heat sink panel comprises a bottom-most surface of the main body;
- at least one UVLE panel, operably connected to the heat sink, and operably connected to the at least one control board, wherein the at least one UVLE panel comprises at least one ultraviolet (UV) light-emitter (UVLE), wherein the bottom-most surface of the main body is located between the at least one UVLE panel and the heat sink such that the at least one UVLE is located below the at least one UVLE panel and below the main body, wherein the at least one UVLE is a solid-state light emitter;
- a plurality of end plates removably attached to a first exterior side and a second exterior side of the main body;
- a plurality of wheel assemblies connected to the main body;
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- at least one speed sensor operably connected to the at least one control board, wherein the at least one speed sensor is configured to detect data on the speed of the main body and transmit the data to the at least one control board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.