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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jay Z. Chen, Sylvania, OH (US);
Anthony Ligi, Jr., Chelsea, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Michael Hrecznyj, Livonia, MI (US);
Clay Wesley Maranville, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Amy Ellen Langhorst, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Rick H. Wykoff, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A treatment apparatus for a vehicle comprises: a housing with at least one wall and a floor forming a treatment chamber; a source of ultraviolet light configured to emit ultraviolet light into the treatment chamber; and a door connected to the housing, the door having (i) an open position providing access to the treatment chamber and (ii) a closed position denying access to the treatment chamber and, together with the housing, preventing emitted ultraviolet light from irradiating beyond the treatment chamber.