Personal ultraviolet respiratory germ elimination machine (pur gem)
AssigneeWayne State University
InventorNausheen R. Shah
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Abstract
A Germ Eliminating Machine (GEM) having a first spheroid cavity and a second spheroid cavity coupled in series to the first spheroid cavity is set forth. The GEM is configured to pass outside air through the first spheroid cavity and into the second spheroid cavity. The GEM also includes a first UV device configured to provide UV light to the first spheroid cavity, such that UV light repeatedly reflects in the first spheroid cavity, and a second UV device configured to provide UV light to the second spheroid cavity such that UV light repeatedly reflects in the second spheroid cavity. The UV light from the first and second UV devices damage germs in the outside air that passes through the first spheroid cavity and into the second spheroid cavity.
Claims20
A Germ Eliminating Machine (GEM) comprising:
- a first spheroid cavity having a first ultraviolet (UV) reflective boundary substantially surrounding the first spheroid cavity;
- a first UV device configured to project UV light into the first spheroid cavity;
- a first air pipe configured to convey air into the first spheroid cavity, wherein the first UV device is configured to damage germs in air passing through the first spheroid cavity;
- a second spheroid cavity having a second UV reflective spheroid boundary substantially surrounding the second spheroid cavity;
- a second UV device configured to project UV light into the second spheroid cavity;
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- a second air pipe configured to convey air from the first spheroid cavity to the second spheroid cavity, wherein the second UV device is configured to damage germs in air passing through the second spheroid cavity.
A Germ Eliminating Machine (GEM) comprising:
- a first spheroid cavity;
- a second spheroid cavity coupled in series to the first spheroid cavity, wherein the GEM is configured to pass outside air through the first spheroid cavity and into the second spheroid cavity;
- a first ultraviolet (UV) device configured to provide UV light to the first spheroid cavity such that UV light repeatedly reflects in the first spheroid cavity;
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- a second UV device configured to provide UV light to the second spheroid cavity such that UV light repeatedly reflects in the second spheroid cavity, wherein UV light from the first and second UV devices damage germs in the outside air that passes through the first spheroid cavity and into the second spheroid cavity.
The GEM of 10 further comprising:
- a first air pipe having a first air pipe outlet to provide outside air to the first spheroid cavity;
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- a second air pipe having a second air pipe inlet to receive air from the first spheroid cavity that is conveyed to the second spheroid cavity, wherein the first air pipe outlet and the second air pipe inlet are configured to create diffuse turbulent air flow through the first spheroid cavity and minimize straight-line airflow through the first spheroid cavity.
A method of manufacturing a Germ Eliminating Machine (GEM) comprising:
- creating a first spheroid cavity having a first ultraviolet (UV) reflective boundary, the first spheroid cavity allows air to be passed therethrough;
- creating a second spheroid cavity having a second UV reflective boundary;
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- coupling the first spheroid cavity to the second spheroid cavity such that air passing into the first spheroid cavity passes through the first spheroid cavity and then through the second spheroid cavity, wherein the GEM is configured to disinfect air passing therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.