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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2020
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
David D. Crouch, Riverside, CA (US);
David R. Sar, Marana, AZ (US);
Alf L. Carroll, III, Marion, MA (US);
John Carcone, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A system includes a containment vessel configured to receive and hold one or more pieces of personal protection equipment to be heated and decontaminated during a decontamination process. The system also includes a solar collection device configured to heat the containment vessel based on received solar energy. The solar collection device includes a body having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a solar aperture configured to receive the solar energy. The second portion is configured to receive the containment vessel within the body of the solar collection device. The solar collection device also includes louvered slats across the solar aperture. The louvered slats are configured to be rotated in order to control an amount of solar energy passing through the solar aperture into the body of the solar collection device.