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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2021
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Sanith Kurumpilavu Subramanian, Bangalore, IN;
Raja Mandava, Rammurthy Nagar, IN;
Dharamveer Surya Prakash Bathla, Sonipat, IN;
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A self-disinfecting partition system is disclosed. The system includes a housing, and an attachment element configured to attach the housing to a surface. The system further includes one or more arms configured to deploy from a stored position an extended position. The system further includes a flexible screen coupled to the one or more arms configured to restrict a transmission of microbes. The system further includes a retraction assembly configured to retract the flexible screen into the housing. The system further includes an electromagnetic energy source disposed within the housing configured to emits disinfecting electromagnetic energy onto the flexible screen. A second self-disinfecting partition system is disclosed that includes a housing configured to fit around the headrest and/or seatback of a passenger seat. The system further includes an accordion-folded flexible screen coupled to the housing that deploys from the housing and disinfected via electromagnetic energy.