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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 12, 2020
Applicant:

GM Cruise Holdings Llc, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Samuel Harrison Glidden, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Erik Nielsen, Glendale, AZ (US);

Sriram Salem Kannan, Pacifica, CA (US);

Kenneth Ramon Ferguson, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Maximilian Gerrit Euchenhofer, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Michael Frank Schmidt, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Assignee:

GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC, San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 2/22 (2006.01); A61L 2/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/24 (2013.01); A61L 2/0023 (2013.01); A61L 2/0047 (2013.01); A61L 2/18 (2013.01); A61L 2/22 (2013.01); G01C 21/3407 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/15 (2013.01); A61L 2202/25 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for automated detection and disinfection of microbes in autonomous vehicles, to prevent possible transmission of diseases or illness to subsequent users. Automated detection and disinfection of a vehicle includes autonomously scanning various parts of the autonomous vehicle for microbes, selecting a disinfectant based on detected microbes, and autonomously disinfecting at least a portion of the autonomous vehicle.


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