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.
Claims20
An ultraviolet disinfection device comprising:
- a main body having a hollow configuration divided into a control compartment and an active compartment;
- at least one control board located within the control compartment;
- a heat sink located within the main body, wherein the heat sink comprises a heat sink panel, wherein a side of the heat sink panel comprises a bottom-most surface of the main body;
- at least one UVLE panel 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 main body;
- a plurality of end plates removably attached to a first side and a second side of the main body;
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- a plurality of wheel assemblies connected to the main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.