Aircraft and passenger decontamination system
First Claim
1. A method for decontamination of an aircraft and contents thereof comprising:
- removing people from the aircraft;
decontaminating the people with a liquid decontaminant capable of reducing the pathogenic activity of at least one of a biological agent and a chemical agent, where present, on skin of the people; and
decontaminating an interior of the aircraft with a peroxy vapor.
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Abstract
An integrated system for decontaminating an aircraft, its passengers, and items transported in the aircraft in the event of a known or suspected contamination of the aircraft by a pathogenic biological or chemical agent includes several mobile decontamination systems. A first decontamination vehicle (32) sprays a chemical decontaminant solution over an exterior of the aircraft. A mobile passenger recovery and treatment assembly (36) recovers passengers from the aircraft and decontaminates them with a human decontaminant solution. The assembly prevents escape of pathogenic agents into the surrounding environment. Luggage and other items are removed from the aircraft to a separate vehicle for decontamination or disposal. The aircraft interior (100) is then decontaminated with a gaseous decontaminant, such as hydrogen peroxide vapor delivered by a mobile generator (142).
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25 Claims
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1. A method for decontamination of an aircraft and contents thereof comprising:
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removing people from the aircraft;
decontaminating the people with a liquid decontaminant capable of reducing the pathogenic activity of at least one of a biological agent and a chemical agent, where present, on skin of the people; and
decontaminating an interior of the aircraft with a peroxy vapor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for decontamination of a passenger aircraft and people on the aircraft comprising:
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an enclosure which receives people from the aircraft;
a means for decontaminating the people associated with the enclosure; and
a decontamination system configured for selective connection with the aircraft for decontamination of an interior of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for decontamination of passengers from a vehicle or from within a facility who have been exposed to at least one of pathogenic biological agents and chemical agents comprising:
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a mobile enclosure capable of being coupled to an exit door of the vehicle for receiving passengers from the vehicle or facility, the enclosure spacing the received passengers from the surrounding environment; and
a decontaminant delivery system which supplies a decontaminant to the enclosure, the decontaminant being capable of destroying the pathogenic biological or chemical agent, the delivery system including at least one liquid outlet within the enclosure which sprays the decontaminant on the passengers. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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