Hard surface disinfection system and method
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1. A disinfection system capable of disinfecting a space without the use of chemicals comprising:
- a plurality of independently placeable light towers, each of said plurality of independently placeable light towers including;
a base unit;
a communications module that sends and receives data;
an ultraviolet light source;
a controller in data communication with said communications module of each of the plurality of independently placeable light towers;
a rotating beam-directing device that creates a beam of light from the ultraviolet light source and is useable to sweep the beam across a surface to be disinfected;
wherein said controller is capable of relaying data from each of said plurality of independently placeable light towers to any or all of the other independently placeable light towers;
wherein said data provided by said controller includes individual beam rotation rate instructions for each of the plurality of independently placeable light towers based on locations of all of said plurality of independently placeable light towers.
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Abstract
A system and method for disinfecting hard surfaces in an area such as a hospital room including a light source emitting UV light and a reflector mounted behind the light source for concentrating and directing the light toward a target. The light source and reflector rotate to direct the concentrated beam around a room, thereby making more efficient use of the energy being emitted.
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1. A disinfection system capable of disinfecting a space without the use of chemicals comprising:
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a plurality of independently placeable light towers, each of said plurality of independently placeable light towers including; a base unit; a communications module that sends and receives data; an ultraviolet light source; a controller in data communication with said communications module of each of the plurality of independently placeable light towers; a rotating beam-directing device that creates a beam of light from the ultraviolet light source and is useable to sweep the beam across a surface to be disinfected; wherein said controller is capable of relaying data from each of said plurality of independently placeable light towers to any or all of the other independently placeable light towers; wherein said data provided by said controller includes individual beam rotation rate instructions for each of the plurality of independently placeable light towers based on locations of all of said plurality of independently placeable light towers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for disinfecting a space without the use of chemicals comprising:
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positioning a plurality of independently placeable light towers throughout the space wherein each of said plurality of independently placeable light towers includes a base and a communications module that sends and receives data and an ultraviolet light source; establishing data communication between a controller and at least one of said communications modules; relaying data from each of said plurality of independently placeable light towers to any or all of the other independently placeable light towers through said controller; rotating a beam of light at a rotation speed from each of said light towers within the space to be disinfected; wherein each rotation speed is independent and determined based on locations of each of said plurality of independently placeable light towers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A disinfection system capable of disinfecting a space without the use of chemicals comprising:
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a plurality of independently placeable light towers, each of said plurality of independently placeable light towers including; a base unit; a communications module that sends and receives data; an ultraviolet light source; a controller in data communication with said communications module of each of the plurality of independently placeable light towers; a rotating beam-directing device that creates a beam of light from the ultraviolet light source and is useable to sweep the beam across a surface to be disinfected at a speed determined by a location of said tower; wherein signals generated by said towers are able to be relayed to any or all of the other towers via said controller. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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