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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2021
Sloan Valve Company, Franklin Park, IL (US);
Thomas Flaherty, Lunenburg, MA (US);
Johannes Verzijl, Winthrop, MA (US);
Joseph Collins, Worcester, MA (US);
Warren Friedl, Chicago, IL (US);
Sloan Valve Company, Franklin Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A hand sanitizing device described herein allows users to sanitize and/or disinfect their hands by bathing them in ultraviolet light. The hand sanitizing device may comprise a cabinet that comprises one or more cavities for a user's hands. The one or more cavities may comprise a sensor to detect a user's hands, a controller to send signals to a plurality of ultraviolet lights, and a plurality of ultraviolet lights. Based on a determination that the user has placed their hands in the one or more cavities, the plurality of ultraviolet lights may be illuminated to sanitize and/or disinfectant the user's hands. When the user has removed their hands from the one or more cavities, the plurality of ultraviolet lights may be turned off. By using ultraviolet light, the hand sanitizing device may reduce the spread of infectious diseases and waste consumption associated with bathroom usage.