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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Xenon Corporation, Wilmington, MA (US);
Inventor:
Saad Ahmed, Wilmington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Xenon Corporation, Willmington, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 45/10 (2006.01); B65G 15/28 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 45/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); B65G 15/28 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0202 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0291 (2013.01); B65G 2207/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flash lamp system provides flashes to a bottom side of a conveyor to disinfect the conveyor while the conveyor is transporting products on a top side of the conveyor. The flashes are provided to discontinuous segments of the conveyor such that a portion of the conveyor is treated with each revolution, but a controller causes the entire length of the conveyor to be disinfected over multiple revolutions. The controller can respond to changes in speed and detected levels of disinfection. The disinfection system can be used in many applications, such as the transporting of fresh or frozen food products.