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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Claude J. Moreau, Vernon, CT (US);
Blair A. Smith, South Windsor, CT (US);
Vijay V. Pujar, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Steven Poteet, Ashland, MA (US);
Lance R. Bartosz, Granby, MA (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 9/20 (2006.01); B64D 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 9/20 (2013.01); B64D 13/06 (2013.01); A61L 2209/14 (2013.01); A61L 2209/16 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0651 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0688 (2013.01);
Abstract
An air management system of a vehicle having a conditioned area includes at least one duct defining a flow path for delivering air to the conditioned area and a sterilization system associated with the at least one duct. The sterilization system including at least one light source operable to emit a germicidal ultraviolet light into the flow path defined by the at least one duct to sterilize the air to be provided to the conditioned area.