Mobile ultraviolet lamp apparatuses having a reflector system that redirects light to a high touch area of a room
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a germicidal lamp configured to emit ultraviolet light, wherein the germicidal lamp is arranged lengthwise substantially parallel to a horizontal plane of the apparatus;
a mobile carriage supporting the germicidal lamp, wherein the mobile carriage comprises;
one or more compartments underneath the germicidal lamp that hold operational components for the apparatus; and
a casing enclosing the one or more compartments, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the germicidal lamp is not moveable beyond vertical planes aligned with the casing when the germicidal lamp is supported by the mobile carriage;
a reflector system arranged in the apparatus such that ultraviolet light emitted from the germicidal lamp is projected to an entire vertical extent of a region exterior to the apparatus between approximately 2 feet and approximately 4 feet from a floor of a room in which the apparatus is arranged;
an automated actuator for moving a reflector of the reflector system relative to the mobile carriage; and
a controller for activating the automated actuator continuously move the reflector relative to the mobile carriage while the apparatus is in operation.
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Abstract
Apparatuses having an ultraviolet light lamp are disclosed, where ultraviolet light is projected exterior to the apparatus and, in some embodiments, to a region 2-4 feet from a floor of a room in which the apparatus is arranged. In some cases, an apparatus includes a mobile carriage supporting the lamp and the apparatus is configured such that the lamp is not moveable beyond vertical planes aligned with a casing of the mobile carriage. Additional or alternative embodiments of apparatuses include a housing transparent to ultraviolet light surrounding the lamp and an exhaust duct extending from a gas outlet of the housing into a support structure that has an outlet disposed along its lower half portion or its bottom surface. Other embodiments of apparatuses include a pulsed ultraviolet light lamp and a sensor system to monitor and determine when to replace the pulsed lamp based on pulse count.
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39 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a germicidal lamp configured to emit ultraviolet light, wherein the germicidal lamp is arranged lengthwise substantially parallel to a horizontal plane of the apparatus; a mobile carriage supporting the germicidal lamp, wherein the mobile carriage comprises; one or more compartments underneath the germicidal lamp that hold operational components for the apparatus; and a casing enclosing the one or more compartments, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the germicidal lamp is not moveable beyond vertical planes aligned with the casing when the germicidal lamp is supported by the mobile carriage; a reflector system arranged in the apparatus such that ultraviolet light emitted from the germicidal lamp is projected to an entire vertical extent of a region exterior to the apparatus between approximately 2 feet and approximately 4 feet from a floor of a room in which the apparatus is arranged; an automated actuator for moving a reflector of the reflector system relative to the mobile carriage; and a controller for activating the automated actuator continuously move the reflector relative to the mobile carriage while the apparatus is in operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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a germicidal lamp configured to emit ultraviolet light; a mobile carriage disposed beneath the germicidal lamp, wherein the mobile carriage comprises a casing having an uppermost surface at least 36 inches above a floor of a room in which the apparatus is arranged, wherein a lowermost surface of the germicidal lamp is arranged at substantially the same level or above the uppermost surface of the casing, and wherein the apparatus is configured such that the germicidal lamp is moveable relative to the mobile carriage when the germicidal lamp is operationally arranged in the apparatus but is not moveable beyond vertical planes aligned with the casing when the germicidal lamp is operationally arranged in the apparatus; and a reflector system arranged in the apparatus such that ultraviolet light emitted from the germicidal lamp is projected to a region exterior to the apparatus which is between approximately 2 feet and approximately 4 feet from the floor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus, comprising:
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a germicidal lamp configured to emit ultraviolet light; a mobile carriage disposed beneath the germicidal lamp, wherein the mobile carriage comprises a casing having an uppermost surface at least 36 inches above a floor of a room in which the apparatus is arranged, wherein a lowermost surface of the germicidal lamp is arranged at substantially the same level or above the uppermost surface of the casing, and wherein the apparatus is configured such that the germicidal lamp is not moveable beyond vertical planes aligned with the casing when the germicidal lamp is operationally arranged in the apparatus; a reflector system arranged in the apparatus such that ultraviolet light emitted from the germicidal lamp is projected to a region exterior to the apparatus which is between approximately 2 feet and approximately 4 feet from the floor; a housing surrounding the germicidal lamp, wherein one or more sidewalls of the housing are transparent to ultraviolet light, wherein the housing is arranged exterior to the mobile carriage, and wherein the housing and a reflector of the reflector system comprise a moveable assembly within the apparatus; and a rotator which allows rotational movement of the housing and the reflector together relative to the mobile carriage. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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