System for Sterilizing Objects Utilizing Germicidal UV-C Radiation and Ozone

A method of killing pathogens on objects, the method comprising:

• providing a device sterilization system comprising:
• an enclosure having an opening, the opening having a door;
• at least one ultraviolet emitting device supported within the enclosure, the at least one ultraviolet emitting device directing ultraviolet radiation on the object placed in the enclosure;
• a shelf for supporting, the shelf comprising a plurality of bars, the bars pass the ultraviolet radiation there through;
• a source of electrical current selectively interfaced to each of the at least one ultraviolet emitting device;
• opening the door;
• placing the object within the enclosure resting on the shelf;
• closing the door;
• responsive to the closing, the source of electric current providing the electric current to the at least one ultraviolet emitting device, the at least one ultraviolet emitting device thereby emitting ultraviolet radiation, the ultraviolet radiation radiating the object and the ultraviolet radiation breaking oxygen molecules into single oxygen atoms (O1), some of the single oxygen atoms (O1) combine with dioxygen (O2) forming ozone (O3), the ultraviolet radiation and the ozone killing at least one pathogens on the object;
• the source of electric current abating the electric current to the at least one ultraviolet emitting device;
• opening the door;
• and
• removing the object from the enclosure.

An object sterilization device comprising:

• an enclosure having an opening of accepting objects, the opening having a door;
• at least one ultraviolet emitting device supported within the enclosure, the at least one ultraviolet emitting device directing ultraviolet radiation on an object placed within the enclosure;
• a shelf for supporting objects, the shelf comprising a plurality of bars, the bars pass the ultraviolet radiation there through;
• a circuit for controlling a flow of electrical current through each of the at least one ultraviolet emitting devices, the circuit electrically interfaced to each of the at least one ultraviolet emitting devices;
• an interlock switch coupled to the door, the interlock switch electrically coupled to the circuit such that the interlock switch signals the circuit to abate the flow of electrical current through each of the at least one ultraviolet emitting devices when the door is open;
• and
• a control panel electrically interfaced to the circuit, the control panel having at least one switch for initiating the flow of electrical current through each of the at least one ultraviolet emitting devices.