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US 9,675,720 B2Granted
Sterilization units, systems, and methods
AssigneePurpleSun, Inc.
InventorsLuis Fernando Romo, Arto Cinoglu, David Moses
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Abstract
A Sterilization Unit includes: a UV-C radiation source configured to emit UV-C radiation; and a room partition selectably configurable between two or more different partition geometrics and configured, in each of the two or more different partition geometrics, to (a) physically separate floor space of a room into sterilization target area and a non-target area, and (b) direct the UV-C radiation to the target area from at least two different directions while shielding the non-target area from the UV-C radiation.
Claims54
An ultraviolet emitting device comprising:
- a UV-C emitting source comprising a plurality of UV-C emitting elements, and configured to emit UV-C;
- a room partition selectably configurable between two or more different partition geometries and configured, in each of the two or more different partition geometries, to (a) physically separate floor space of a room into a target area and a non-target area, and (b) direct the UV-C to the target area from at least two different directions while shielding the non-target area from the UV-C;
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- an electronic control system including at least one computer processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions to perform at least one UV-C illumination operation,
- wherein the at least one computer processor is configured to selectively control the plurality of UV-C emitting elements dependent upon which of the plurality of shapes the partition is configured to have, and
- wherein the at least one computer processor is configured to power on a subset of the plurality of UV-C emitting elements while one or more of the plurality of UV-C emitting elements is powered off.
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An ultraviolet emitting device comprising:
- a UV-C source configured to illuminate an area with UV-C;
- a first panel including a first side, and an opposite second side configured to direct a first portion of the UV-C outwardly away from the second side, the first panel configured to block the UV-C from passing outwardly from the first side of the first panel;
- a second panel including a first side, and an opposite second side configured to direct a second portion of the UV-C outwardly away from the second side, the second panel configured to block the UV-C from passing outwardly from the first side of the second panel;
- wherein the second panel is coupled to the first panel such that the first panel and the second panel form a free-standing ultraviolet emitting unit, and
- an angle between the first panel and the second panel is adjustable to allow the device to conform to different spaces to be illuminated;
- a third panel including a first side, and an opposite second side configured to direct a third portion of the UV-C outwardly from the second side, the third panel configured to block the UV-C from passing outwardly from the first side of the panel, wherein the third panel is coupled to the first panel and slideable along a width of the first panel between a proximal position and a distal position;
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- a slide mechanism via which the third panel is coupled to the first panel, the slide mechanism comprising a track and a slide block configured to move along the track.
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An ultraviolet emitting device, said device comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel coupled to the first panel;
- a third panel coupled to the first panel;
- a fourth panel coupled to the second panel,
- wherein each of the first panel, the second panel, the third panel, and the fourth panel includes a first side, an opposite second side, and a UV-C emitting source configured to emit UV-C outwardly from the second side, each of the first panel, the second panel, the third panel, and the fourth panel configured to block the UV-C from passing outwardly away from the respective first side,
- wherein the third panel is slideable between a proximal and distal position relative to the first panel and, in the distal position, pivotable relative to the first panel,
- wherein the fourth panel is slideable between a proximal and distal position relative to the second panel and, in the distal position, pivotable relative to the second panel, and
- wherein the device is selectably configurable among a plurality of configurations including a first configuration in which the second side of the first panel faces the second side of the second panel and a second configuration in which the second panel is at a right angle or greater relative to the first panel;
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- a cantilevered arm comprising a UV-C source configured to emit UV-C, the cantilevered arm moveable between a folded position and an extended position.
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An ultraviolet emitting device comprising:
- a UV-C emitting source comprising a plurality of UV-C emitting elements, and configured to emit UV-C;
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- a room partition selectably configurable between two or more different partition geometries and configured, in each of the two or more different partition geometries, to (a) physically separate floor space of a room into a target area and a non-target area, and (b) direct the UV-C to the target area from at least two different directions while shielding the non-target area from the UV-C, wherein the room partition includes casters to allow the room partition to be rolled between multiple configurations.
An ultraviolet emitting device comprising:
- a UV-C source configured to emit UV-C;
- a first panel including a first side, and an opposite second side configured to direct a first portion of the UV-C outwardly away from the second side, the first panel configured to block the UV-C from passing outwardly from the first side of the first panel;
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- a second panel including a first side, and an opposite second side configured to direct a second portion of the UV-C outwardly away from the second side, the second panel configured to block the UV-C from passing outwardly from the first side of the second panel;
- wherein the second panel is coupled to the first panel such that the first panel and the second panel form a free-standing ultraviolet emitting unit, and
- an angle between the first panel and the second panel is adjustable to allow the device to conform to different spaces to be illuminated;
- wherein at least one of the first panel and the second panel includes a window configured to allow visual inspection of an area to be illuminated with the UV-C from a position that is not exposed to the UV-C generated by the UV-C source.
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An ultraviolet emitting device, said device comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel coupled to the first panel;
- a third panel coupled to the first panel;
- a fourth panel coupled to the second panel,
- wherein each of the first panel, the second panel, the third panel, and the fourth panel includes a first side, an opposite second side, and a UV-C emitting source configured to emit UV-C outwardly from the second side, each of the first panel, the second panel, the third panel, and the fourth panel configured to block the UV-C from passing outwardly away from the respective first side,
- wherein the third panel is slideable between a proximal and distal position relative to the first panel and, in the distal position, pivotable relative to the first panel,
- wherein the fourth panel is slideable between a proximal and distal position relative to the second panel and, in the distal position, pivotable relative to the second panel, and
- wherein the device is selectably configurable among a plurality of configurations including a first configuration in which the second side of the first panel faces the second side of the second panel and a second configuration in which the second panel is at a right angle or greater relative to the first panel, and
- wherein the device is modular such that a free end of the third panel is configured to mate with a free end of a fourth panel of a like device, and a free end of the fourth panel is configured to mate with a free end of a third panel of a like device.
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An ultraviolet emitting device, said device comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel coupled to the first panel;
- a third panel coupled to the first panel;
- a fourth panel coupled to the second panel,
- wherein each of the first panel, the second panel, the third panel, and the fourth panel includes a first side, an opposite second side, and a UV-C emitting source configured to emit UV-C outwardly from the second side, each of the first panel, the second panel, the third panel, and the fourth panel configured to block the UV-C from passing outwardly away from the respective first side,
- wherein the third panel is slideable between a proximal and distal position relative to the first panel and, in the distal position, pivotable relative to the first panel,
- wherein the fourth panel is slideable between a proximal and distal position relative to the second panel and, in the distal position, pivotable relative to the second panel, and
- wherein the device is selectably configurable among a plurality of configurations including a first configuration in which the second side of the first panel faces the second side of the second panel and a second configuration in which the second panel is at a right angle or greater relative to the first panel;
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- an electronic control system configured to selectably control an amount of the UV-C emitted from at least one of the panels based at least in part on the configuration of the panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.