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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Inventor:
Orion Davies, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/12 (2006.01); A61L 9/18 (2006.01); H01Q 3/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 9/18 (2013.01); A61L 2/12 (2013.01); H01Q 3/34 (2013.01); A61L 2209/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for sterilizing recirculated airflow in closed environments, as well as certain types of material equipment includes electronically steered antenna (ESA) elements. The ESA elements operate in radio frequencies (RF). The ESA elements produce directed beams of microwave radiation to sterilize surfaces or volumes of air. The directivity gain associated with the beam forming increases RF energy density in the area where the beam is steered.