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

• Current Assignee: Dimer, LLC
• Original Assignee: Dimer, LLC
• Inventors: Kreitenberg, Arthur
• Primary Examiner(s): Conley, Sean E
• Application Number:
  US16/239,337
• Publication Number:
  US 20190160190A1
• Time in Patent Office: 341 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/10 Ultraviolet radiation
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/24 Apparatus using programmed or automatic operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/26 Accessories or devices or components used for biocidal treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2202/14 Means for controlling sterilisation processes, data processing, presentation and storage means, e.g. sensors, controllers, programs
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2202/16 Mobile applications, e.g. portable devices, trailers, devices mounted on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2202/25 Rooms in buildings, passenger compartments
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2209/111 Sensor means, e.g. motion, brightness, scent, contaminant sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/20 Ultraviolet radiation

Abstract

Sanitizing surfaces in a location related to aircraft. There are multiple rows of seats. A sanitization device includes a mobile body configured to travel along the aisle of the aircraft. An arm extends from the sanitization device laterally from the mobile body across the seats, and a source of UV radiation mounted on the sanitization device is directed across the seats exposing surfaces in the passenger area to UV radiation. There is a data collector to collect information in the aircraft. A passive RFID tag mounted on elements can be read by an RFID reader. The device can include one or more sniffer cells for scanning the aircraft for unwanted or dangerous devices or chemicals.

Claims

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.

2. The method of claim 1 including a transmitter for reporting data through the Internet to an end user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the public mass assembly area is a movie theater, theater, sports arena, arena, entertainment arena, or waiting room.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the public mass assembly area is a movie theater, theater, sports arena, arena, entertainment arena, or waiting room.

5. A method of sanitizing seat surfaces in an aircraft passenger cabin, the cabin 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 passenger cabin of the aircraft;

the mobile body being composed of at least two separable components, the components being for location one above the other, which when joined together with one above the other, the components form a functional sanitization device;

b) extending a 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; 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, providing 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.

6. The method of claim 5 including a transmitter for reporting data through the internet to an end user.

7. A method of sanitizing seat surfaces in an aircraft passenger cabin, the cabin 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 passenger cabin of the aircraft;

b) extending a 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; 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, providing 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.

8. The method of claim 7 including a transmitter for reporting data through the internet to an end user.

9. A method of sanitizing surfaces comprising the steps of:

a) providing a sanitization device including a mobile body;

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

c) moving the sanitization device across the surface;

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

e) moving the mobile body while the device moves over the surface;

f) directing a source of UV radiation to the surface at a predetermined dosage while the device moves over surface, the mobile body being powered by a power source on board the mobile device; and

g) moving and locating the sanitization device inwardly and outwardly relative to the mobile body to extend at different angles being from a horizontal angle relative to the mobile body to a non-horizontal angle relative to the mobile body and to effect sanitization when so extended.

10. The method of claim 9 including at least one of a data collector for collecting information about the surface including a passive RFID tag, and the device includes an RFID reader to check each the data.