Ultraviolet sterilization device
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1. A hand-held sterilization device comprising:
- a housing containing an ultra-violet light source, a power source, and an electronic safety mechanism, whereinsaid ultraviolet light source operates in a wavelength spectra effective to have germicidal, bactericidal, and pathogenicidal effects;
said power source operates the ultraviolet light source at an intensity emission of said ultraviolet light from said device that is unsafe to the unprotected human anatomy and effective to have germicidal, bactericidal, and pathogenicidal effects; and
said electronic safety mechanism regulates said power source,wherein said electronic safety mechanism includes a switch lock attached to said housing and electrically integrated in an electric circuit with said power source, said switch lock having a first position and a second position such that said first position opens said electric circuit at said switch lock and said second position closes said circuit at said switch lock to send power to the device, andwherein said electronic safety mechanism includes a digital lock circuit coupled to said power source, such that a predetermined digital signal must be received to close said electric circuit.
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Abstract
A hand-held sterilization device that emits ultraviolet radiation in a range sufficient to eradicate germs, bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens and microorganisms is disclosed. The device includes a housing containing an ultraviolet light source, a power source, and an electronic safety mechanism, wherein the electronic safety mechanism includes both a switch lock circuit and a digital lock circuit that must be actuated to close an electric circuit and actuate the device. A method of using the hand-held sterilization device is also disclosed.
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1. A hand-held sterilization device comprising:
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a housing containing an ultra-violet light source, a power source, and an electronic safety mechanism, wherein said ultraviolet light source operates in a wavelength spectra effective to have germicidal, bactericidal, and pathogenicidal effects; said power source operates the ultraviolet light source at an intensity emission of said ultraviolet light from said device that is unsafe to the unprotected human anatomy and effective to have germicidal, bactericidal, and pathogenicidal effects; and said electronic safety mechanism regulates said power source, wherein said electronic safety mechanism includes a switch lock attached to said housing and electrically integrated in an electric circuit with said power source, said switch lock having a first position and a second position such that said first position opens said electric circuit at said switch lock and said second position closes said circuit at said switch lock to send power to the device, and wherein said electronic safety mechanism includes a digital lock circuit coupled to said power source, such that a predetermined digital signal must be received to close said electric circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for sterilizing objects comprising:
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providing a hand-held sterilization device that includes a housing containing an ultra-violet light source, wherein said ultraviolet light source operates in a wavelength spectra effective to have germicidal, bactericidal, and pathogenicidal effects, a power source that operates the ultraviolet light source such that the amount of said ultraviolet light emitted from said device is unsafe to the unprotected human anatomy and is effective to have germicidal, bactericidal, and pathogenicidal effects, and an electronic safety mechanism that regulates the power source, wherein said electronic safety mechanism includes a switch lock attached to said housing and electrically integrated in an electric circuit with said power source, said switch lock having a first position and a second position such that said first position opens said electric circuit at said switch lock and said second position closes said circuit at the switch lock to send power to the device, and wherein said electronic safety mechanism includes a digital lock circuit coupled to said power source, such that a predetermined digital signal must be received to close said electric circuit; and passing said hand-held sterilization device over said object for a sufficient time to have germicidal, bactericidal, and pathogenicidal effects. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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