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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Strix Limited, Isle of Man, GB;
Inventor:
Colin Peter Moughton, Port St. Mary, GB;
Assignee:
STRIX LIMITED, Ronaldsway, IM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/07 (2006.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01); F26B 3/04 (2006.01); F26B 9/00 (2006.01); F26B 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/07 (2013.01); A61L 2/24 (2013.01); F26B 3/04 (2013.01); F26B 9/003 (2013.01); F26B 21/06 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/15 (2013.01); A61L 2202/23 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for sterilizing objects includes a chamber with a heated base in thermal communication with an electric heating element; a forced air flow device arranged to direct air into the chamber; an electrical power supply circuit; a thermomechanical control in series with the electric heating element and arranged to detect a temperature of the heated base; and a thermally sensitive switch in series with the forced air flow device and arranged to detect a temperature of the heated base. The apparatus is configured to operate in a sterilization mode and in a drying mode.