A61L2202/15

Apparatus and Methods for Inactivating Bacteria on Surfaces and Mammalian Tissue
20230149571 · 2023-05-18 ·

A device to provide sterilized surfaces and skin with the application of multiple bactericidal agents in combinations accentuating each agent's efficacy. UV, IR, and potentially others, in conjunction with minimal Ozone levels conditioned to rapidly move through the air surface/boundary layer for effective and timely activation of oxidizing effects on bacterial agents and secondarily through surface layer absorption for continued bacterial inactivation/oxidation after the stenlization event has occurred.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISINFECTING A VOLUME IN SPACE
20230149582 · 2023-05-18 ·

A method and system for disinfecting a volume in space involves: localizing a volume in space requiring disinfection; calculating directions to the volume in space from a plurality of available beam-producing light sources for disinfection and projecting at least one light beam from the available beam-producing light sources to the volume in space; and, coordinating the projected light beams to minimize time required to deliver a threshold disinfecting light dose to the volume in space requiring disinfection.

Entryway Sanitizing Assembly
20220313846 · 2022-10-06 ·

An entryway sanitizing assembly for neutralizing microbes on an entrant includes a frame, which defines an opening through which a user can pass. A first sensor, which detect motion, is engaged to the frame and can detect a user approaching the opening. A lamp engaged to the frame emits ultraviolet radiation into the opening to neutralize microbes on the user passes through the opening. A plurality of nozzles is engaged to the frame and is directed into the opening. A pump is operationally engaged to the plurality of nozzles and to a reservoir containing a disinfectant solution. The disinfectant solution is pumped by the pump to the nozzles to generate a disinfectant mist to neutralize the microbes on the user passing through the opening. A controller selectively actuates the lamp and the pump upon detection of motion by the first sensor.

Cabinets for disinfecting objects
11648326 · 2023-05-16 · ·

Methods are provided which include placing one or more objects into a cabinet, subsequently closing the cabinet and remotely starting a disinfection device disposed therein to disperse a germicide within the closed cabinet. Embodiments of cabinets include an interior void of at least 10 ft.sup.3, a door to enclose the cabinet and one or more support structures arranged within the cabinet adjacent the interior void. Portions of the support structures facing the interior void are transparent and/or have through-holes. Other embodiments of cabinets include a moveable germicidal blocking partition for separating portions of the cabinet, a door for accessing one of the portions and a sensor for detecting when the partition is in position to separate the portions. An embodiment of a support structure includes a base having transparent materials and/or one or more through-holes, sidewalls shaped to match a peripheral contour of a medical device, and a weight sensor.

MULTIFUNCTIONAL PHYSICAL STORE SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION FUNCTIONS

A multifunctional physical store system with automatic sterilization and disinfection functions includes a central process device, and a disinfection device, an order device, a sterilization device, and a serve device that are coupled with the central process device. The system is applied to a physical store. The disinfection device is applied for carrying out the disinfection operation on the environment of the physical store. The sterilization device is applied for carryout surface sterilization on the people entering the store. The order device and the serve device are applied for people to order and acquire meals. Therefore, the application of various devices facilitates a nearly dust-free and sterile environment in the store, lowering the possibility of virus or bacterial infection between people in the operation area and the customers.

Sterilization equipment and sterilization process

The present application relates to a field of sterilization and disinfection, and in particular, relates to a sterilization equipment and a sterilization process. A sterilization equipment includes a rotatable table, a heat transmission pipe, a suction pipe, a pretreatment gas pipe and a protective gas pipe; a plurality of working station modules are provided on the rotatable table; a heating pipe is provided inside the working station module and configured for communicating with the heat transmission pipe; a material port, a suction port, a first gas inlet, a second gas inlet and a reagent port are defined in the working station module; when the rotatable table is rotated, the working station module is moved to a feeding station, a pretreatment station, a pre-sterilization station, a reagent adding station, a sterilization station, a cleaning station and a discharging station in turn.

Disinfecting floor mat for cleaning the bottoms of shoes
11642003 · 2023-05-09 ·

A disinfecting floor mat having a disinfecting wet station (or wet side) onto which a user may step and wet the bottoms of his/her shoes with a disinfecting and/or cleaning solution are described. The wet section can comprise a shallow pool over which an elastomeric cover is provided that has small holes. slits or other openings distributed thereon permitting the solution to flow therethrough when the cover is stepped upon to make contact with the shallow pool bottom. A reservoir of cleaning solution can be provided that is in fluid communication with the shallow pool to help ensure it remains full. Optionally, the floor mat can further include a drying section (or dry side) located next to the wet section to permit a user to substantially dry the bottoms of his/her shoes after disinfecting the shoe bottoms in the wet section.

Fogging system for disinfecting a treatment area including humidity control features
11642427 · 2023-05-09 · ·

A system for disinfecting an enclosed area may include a humidity sensor, and a fogging device including a portable housing, an atomizing disinfectant generator carried by the portable housing, at least one output circuit carried by the portable housing, and a processor carried by the portable housing. The processor may be configured to determine a humidity level within the enclosed area based upon the humidity sensor, operate a humidity control device via the at least one output circuit responsive to the determined humidity control level being outside of a starting humidity range, cease operating the humidity control device responsive to the humidity level being within the starting humidity range based upon the humidity sensor, and initiate a treatment cycle during which the atomizing disinfectant generator dispenses atomized disinfectant fluid into the enclosed area.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED SMART HAND SANITIZATION SYSTEM FOR ELDERLY

The present invention relates to an artificial intelligence based smart hand sanitization system (100) for elderly is provided. The system (100) comprises an inlet pipe (102), a liquid chamber (104), a washing model (110), a collection chamber (106), and an outlet pipe (108). The washing model (110) comprises a plurality of sensors (112), a first scanner unit (116), and a plurality of moveable nozzles (114), a second scanner unit (118), a central processing unit (120), and an alert generating unit (122). The smart portable system (100) for hand-wash has a plurality of moveable nozzles (114) to wash the hands of the user without wetting the accessories and cloth of the user. The present invention is a detachable smart portable system (100) for hand wash that can detach from the wall and be re-fixed on the wall according to the user requirement.

Sanitizing door handle
11638767 · 2023-05-02 · ·

Various implementations of the invention are directed toward a sanitizing door handle and/or components of such sanitizing door handle. Some implementations of the invention are directed toward a manual sanitizing door handle while some implementations of the invention are directed toward an auto-sanitizing door handle. According to some implementations of the invention, a sanitizing fluid is dispensed directly onto an exterior surface of the sanitizing door handle in connection with an operation of the door handle to sanitize the door handle. According to some implementations of the invention, a sanitizing fluid is dispensed directly onto a user's hand(s) in connection with an operation of the door handle to sanitize the user's hand(s).