Ultraviolet device and methods of using the same
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJagdish T. Madhav, Geoffrey Thomas Warr
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Abstract
A device including an outer shell having a first longitudinal axis and a first arcuate shape. The outer shell is opaque to ultraviolet light and to visible light. The device also includes an inner shell having a second longitudinal axis. The inner shell is connected longitudinally to the outer shell along a first longitudinal length and a second longitudinal length. The inner shell has a second arcuate shape different than the first arcuate shape. A chamber is disposed between the outer shell and the inner shell. The chamber is defined by a difference between the first arcuate shape and the second arcuate shape. The device also includes an ultraviolet light source disposed along the second longitudinal axis.
Claims7
A device comprising:
- an outer shell having a first longitudinal axis and a first arcuate shape;
- an inner shell having a second longitudinal axis, wherein the inner shell is connected longitudinally to the outer shell along a first longitudinal length and a second longitudinal length, wherein the inner shell has a second arcuate shape different than the first arcuate shape, wherein a chamber is disposed between the outer shell and the inner shell, and wherein the chamber is defined by a difference between the first arcuate shape and the second arcuate shape;
- an ultraviolet light source disposed along the second longitudinal axis;
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- an actuator connected to at least one of the outer shell and the inner shell, wherein the actuator is configured to rotate the outer shell and the inner shell together about the ultraviolet light source.
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