# US 11,992,564 B2 · System and method for sterilization using adjustment in direction of Ultra-Violet Illumination > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,992,564 B2 - Document ID: US11992564B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/178,247 - Filed: 2021-02-18 - Published: 2021-08-12 - Granted: 2024-05-28 - Earliest claimed: 2018-10-02 - Applicants: Futuremedix, LLC - Inventors: Alain Dijkstra - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11992564B2 ## CPC - A61L 2/10: Ultraviolet [UV] radiation - A61L 2/24: Apparatus using programmed or automatic operation - A46B 17/065: {Sterilising brushes; products integral with the brush for sterilising, e.g. tablets, rinse, disinfectant} - A61L 2103/15: Laboratory, medical or dentistry appliances, e.g. catheters or sharps - A61L 2103/75: Room floors or walls - A61L 2202/11: Apparatus for generating biocidal substances, e.g. vaporisers, UV lamps - A61L 2202/14: Means for controlling sterilisation processes, data processing, presentation and storage means, e.g. sensors, controllers, programs - A61L 2202/16: Mobile applications, e.g. portable devices, trailers, devices mounted on vehicles - 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) - A46B: BRUSHES (handles not integral with brushware B25G) ## Abstract The invention provides a UV illumination device for sterilizing and disinfecting a desired item or area. The UV illumination device comprises a base of a fixed housing. The base comprises a pair of electrical terminals establishing connection with external power source. A movable housing is connected to the fixed housing through a mechanical joint. The movable housing includes a plurality of light sources, a motor, an adjustment lens, a camera unit, a memory unit, and a controlling unit connected to the camera unit and the memory unit. The plurality of light sources, the camera unit, the memory unit and the controlling unit are mounted on a base plate. The controlling unit includes a processor configured to perform certain computing operations in order to control adjustment in the direction of UV illumination by the UV illumination device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An Ultra-Violet (UV) illumination device used for sterilization of any item or area, the UV illumination device comprising: a fixed housing including a base, the base comprises a pair of electrical terminals establishing a connection with an external power source; a movable housing connected to the fixed housing through a mechanical joint, wherein the movable housing includes: a plurality of light sources, a camera unit, and a memory unit mounted on a base plate, a motor, an adjustment lens, and a controlling unit connected to the camera unit and the memory unit, wherein the controlling unit includes a processor with computer-implemented code stored as instructions in the memory unit, the instructions configuring the processor to perform: scanning of at least one item within an enclosed area, by the camera unit, storing scanned data of the at least one item in the memory unit, identifying the at least one item from the scanned data, rotating of the motor, facilitating rotation of the UV illumination device, illuminating UV light on the at least one item identified from the scanned data, projecting the UV light on the at least one item, providing back and forth movement to the adjustment lens with respect to the plurality of light sources using the motor, and adjusting the UV light illuminated on the at least one item. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The UV illumination device of claim 1, wherein the mechanical joint is a ball socket joint attached to a support surface in a rotatable manner and a socket of the ball socket joint accommodates the ball in a manner that the ball can rotate in any desired direction within the socket. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The UV illumination device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of light sources is selected from a group consisting of a plurality of light emitting diode (LED), laser lights, or any other light sources which can produce light in the UV range. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The UV illumination device of claim 1, wherein the camera unit comprises a plurality of sensors. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The UV illumination device of claim 1, further comprising an object detection module, a machine learning module, a localization module, and an artificial intelligence module in order to identify the at least one item. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The UV illumination device of claim 1, wherein the UV illumination device is adapted to illuminate light of visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, in presence of a user within the enclosed area. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The UV illumination device of claim 1, wherein the UV illumination device is adapted to illuminate the at least one UV light beam in absence of a user within the enclosed area. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The UV illumination device of claim 1, wherein the enclosed area is selected from a group consisting of a bathroom, a toilet, a room, a lift, an operation theater or any other closed structure. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The UV illumination device of claim 1, wherein the UV illumination device is capable of rotating with the help of a rotation assembly. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The UV illumination device of claim 1, wherein the user can control shape, time and intensity of the UV light beam by using a remote device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The UV illumination device of claim 1, wherein the illumination device comprises a mirror reflector positioned in the path of light beam to deviate the light beam. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The UV illumination device of claim 1, wherein the controlling unit is configured to process the image data to determine whether a surface needs to be disinfected or not. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The UV illumination device of claim 1, wherein the illumination device comprises a UV sensor to identify the microorganisms including microbes and mites present in the item or the area to be sterilized and upon the identification of the microorganisms acting on any item or the area, detecting intensity of incident UV radiation to be illuminated on the microorganisms to eliminate the microorganisms pests. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The UV illumination device of claim 1, wherein the UV illumination device is further adapted to sterilize or disinfect underwater. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The UV illumination device of claim 1, wherein the UV illumination device works in master-slave mode.