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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2019
Vital Vio, Inc., Troy, NY (US);
Robert Barron, Port Washington, NY (US);
Cori Winslow, Rensselaer, NY (US);
Nicholas Jones, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Vital Vio, Inc., Troy, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a multiple light emitter device which inactivates microorganisms. The device includes at least two light emitters and at least one light-converting material arranged to convert at least a portion of light from the light emitters. Any unconverted light emitted from the light emitters and converted light emitted from the at least one light-converting material mixes to form a combined light, the combined light being white. In one aspect, the light emitters include at least one blue light emitter and at least one violet light emitter. In another aspect, the light emitters include one blue light emitter and one emitter within the range of approximately yellow to infra-red light.