SANITIZATION USING HIGH ELECTRIC FIELDS
First Claim
1. A hand sanitizer, comprising:
- a power supply;
an inner glove having an inner surface and an outer surface;
a first electrode adjacent to the inner surface of the inner glove;
a second electrode, selectively disposable next to the outer surface of the inner glove;
a dielectric, the dielectric including at least a portion of the inner glove and being disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and
a signal generator, the signal generator configured to generate a high-voltage, periodic signal across the first electrode and the second electrode for a predetermined period of time, such that the high-voltage periodic signal generates an electrical field configured to inactivate pathogens disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
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Abstract
A sanitizer utilizing electrical fields for hands and gloved hands. The sanitizer includes a power supply, a first and second electrode, and a dielectric between the first and second electrode. For sanitizing the outer surface of a glove, the first electrode is disposed inside the glove and the second electrode is disposed near the outer surface of the glove. A signal generator produces a high-voltage, periodic signal across the first and second electrode for a predetermined period of time to generate an electrical field configured to inactivate pathogens between the two electrodes. The second electrode can include a metallic layer or a conducting liquid in which a gloved hand is inserted. Alternatively, an electric field can be generated between the stratum corneum of a user'"'"'s skin and an outer conducting layer of a glove so as to deactivate pathogens on the surface of the hand.
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24 Claims
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1. A hand sanitizer, comprising:
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a power supply; an inner glove having an inner surface and an outer surface; a first electrode adjacent to the inner surface of the inner glove; a second electrode, selectively disposable next to the outer surface of the inner glove; a dielectric, the dielectric including at least a portion of the inner glove and being disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a signal generator, the signal generator configured to generate a high-voltage, periodic signal across the first electrode and the second electrode for a predetermined period of time, such that the high-voltage periodic signal generates an electrical field configured to inactivate pathogens disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of sanitizing an outer surface of a surface of a glove worn by a person, comprising the steps of:
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disposing the glove to be sanitized between a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode disposed substantially next to an inner surface of the glove and the second electrode disposed substantially next to the outer surface of the glove; applying a high-voltage periodic signal across the first electrode and the second electrode for a period of time; generating a field using the high-voltage periodic signal, the field being configured to inactivate pathogens disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of sanitizing an outer surface of a user'"'"'s hand, comprising the steps of:
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disposing the hand to be sanitized inside a glove having an inner and outer surface, the inner surface facing the hand; and
a first electrode disposed substantially next to the outer surface of the glove;applying a high-voltage periodic signal across the first electrode for a period of time so as to generate a field between the first electrode and the stratum corneum of the hand, the field being configured to inactivate pathogens disposed on the surface of the hand.
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Specification