Self-Propelled Sterilization Robot and Method
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a robot configured and arranged to move over a surface;
at least one germicidal energy source carried by the robot;
at least one motive capability to facilitate movement of the robot over the surface.
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Abstract
A sterilization apparatus (200) comprises a robot (201), at least one germicidal energy source (202), and at least one motive capability (203). The sterilization apparatus may optionally further comprise numerous additional components, including a filtration unit (204), at least one power source (209), a power connector (210), an environmental sampling device (211), at least one sensor (212), a control system (213), an audio output device (214), a data transmitter (215), a global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver (216), a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag (217), a vacuum device (218), a floor washing device (219), an activator (220), a waterproof housing (221), and/or a padded housing (222).
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110 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a robot configured and arranged to move over a surface; at least one germicidal energy source carried by the robot; at least one motive capability to facilitate movement of the robot over the surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A robot system comprising:
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a docking station; and a robot, the robot comprising; at least one germicidal energy source configured and arranged to emit germicidal energy outwardly from the robot; at least one motive capability to facilitate the robot'"'"'s movement on a surface; a filtration unit for filtering the ambient air, the filtration unit comprising; at least one filter capable of filtering out airborne particulate matter at least as small as 500 microns, wherein the at least one filter comprises at least one of; high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter; ultra low penetration air (ULPA) filter; super ultra low penetration air (SULPA) filter; activated carbon filter; electrostatic precipitator filter; charged media filter; gas phase filter; hybrid filter, charcoal filter; fiberglass filter; polyester filter; mechanical filter; electronic filter; ceramic filter; carbon filter; high efficiency gas adsorber (HEGA) filter; and at least one air drawer capable of drawing ambient air toward the self-propelled sterilization robot and through the at least one filter. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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56. A method comprising providing a sterilization apparatus, the sterilization apparatus comprising:
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a robot configured and arranged to move over a surface; at least one germicidal energy source carried by the robot; at least one motive capability to facilitate movement of the robot over the surface. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110)
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83. The method of claim 83 wherein the sensor comprises at least one of:
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an infrared sensor; a motion sensor.
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99. The method of 97 wherein detection of an environmental condition above a preset value generates a signal that is transmitted to a docking station such that the generated signal is storable as data by the docking station.
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