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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Tadd Bernard Hughes, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
RAYTHEON COMPANY, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); E05B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/24 (2013.01); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); E05B 1/0069 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/40 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/132 (2013.01);
Abstract
Sterilization assemblies and self-sterilizing systems using the same include a support housing, a plurality of light-emitting diodes coupled to the support housing to selectively emit UV radiation to sterilize contaminants on a door handle, and a controller coupled to a power source and being configured to operate the plurality of light-emitting diodes by selectively providing power to the plurality of light-emitting diodes based on motion detection within a proximity of the door handle.