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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2016
Xenex Disinfection Services Llc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Mark A. Stibich, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Morris Miller, Austin, TX (US);
Ricardo Flores-Clar, San Antonio, TX (US);
Sarah E. Simmons, San Antonio, TX (US);
Rachael A. Sparks, San Antonio, TX (US);
Paul P. Froutan, Katy, TX (US);
Julie A. Stachowiak, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Daniel F. S. English, Holyoke, MA (US);
Timothy J. Morton, Austin, TX (US);
Joel G. Delman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Xenex Disinfection Services Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
Curtains are provided which have fastener/s and, in some cases, strut/s arranged along a screen. The strut/s extend to elevation/s below and/or above the fastener/s. An upper strut may have a lower degree of stiffness than a lower strut. In some cases, the fastener/s are arranged at least 20 inches from the screen's upper edge. Systems are described which include a disinfection apparatus and any of such curtains. Other systems include any of such curtains attached to an edge of a room divider. Easily assembled and disassembled room dividers are described which include cord/s and/or pole/s, installed or portable device/s for supporting the cords/poles, and fasteners for attaching a curtain to the cords/poles. A disinfection apparatus is described which includes a shield extending to an elevation at least two feet above a germicidal light source and borders at least one third of a continuous region surrounding the germicidal light source.