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Internal sanitizing and communicating

  • US 10,500,296 B2
  • Filed: 01/03/2019
  • Issued: 12/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of sanitizing seat surfaces in a fixed-non-movable structure and location being related to a public mass assembly area for an association or congregation of people, selectively a passenger area at the fixed-non-moveable structure and location, or a venue for entertainment or sport at the fixed-non-movable movable structure and location, the area having multiple rows of seats arranged opposite to each other with an aisle between the opposite rows comprising the steps of:

  • a) providing a sanitization device including a mobile body configured to travel along the aisle of the assembly area at the fixed-non-movable structure and location;

    b) extending the sanitization device laterally from the mobile body across a seat surface, a source of UV radiation being mounted on the sanitization device;

    c) moving the sanitization device across a first seat surface;

    d) exposing the first seat surface to UV radiation produced by the source;

    e) moving the mobile body along the aisle while the device moves over seats surfaces of subsequent seat rows at the fixed-non-movable structure and location; and

    f) directing a source of UV radiation to the seat surfaces at a predetermined dosage while the device moves over seats surfaces;

    the mobile body being powered by a power source on board the mobile device, including at least one of a data collector for collecting information about the aircraft, wherein elements in the aircraft include a passive RFID tag, and the device includes an RFID reader to check that each element or the device includes one or more sniffer cells for scanning the aircraft for unwanted or dangerous devices or chemicals.

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