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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2022
Hcl America Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Greg Irmen, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Samaresh Swaro, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An aircraft sanitization system is disclosed. The aircraft sanitization system includes an armrest comprising a pocket, a top lid, and a retractable mechanism. The pocket is configured to store a tray and the top lid is covers the pocket. The retractable mechanism enclosed in the pocket includes a first end removably attached to the tray and a second end fixed within the pocket. The retractable mechanism is configured to extract the tray from the pocket in an open state and retract the tray into the pocket in a closed state. The aircraft sanitization system further includes a first set of Ultraviolet (UV) Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) affixed on each inner wall of the pocket. The first set of UV LEDs is configured to sanitize each surface of tray, when the tray is in the closed state.