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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2015
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Chapaton, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Michael J. Llerandi, Miami, FL (US);
Keith V. Huguley, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Mark A. Gordon, Oxford, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 3/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/32 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 9/20 (2006.01); B60H 1/32 (2006.01); C02F 103/02 (2006.01); F25D 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 3/0085 (2013.01); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 9/20 (2013.01); C02F 1/325 (2013.01); A61L 2209/16 (2013.01); B60H 1/3227 (2013.01); B60H 1/3233 (2013.01); B60H 3/0092 (2013.01); C02F 2103/023 (2013.01); C02F 2201/3222 (2013.01); C02F 2201/3224 (2013.01); C02F 2201/3227 (2013.01); C02F 2201/3228 (2013.01); F25D 27/00 (2013.01); F25D 2317/0417 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for reducing microbial contamination and growth in an automotive HVAC system by irradiating one or more air contacting surfaces of the HVAC system with antimicrobial UV-C light.