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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Arthur E. Brockschmidt, Jr., Renton, WA (US);
Jamie J. Childress, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01); F21V 21/14 (2006.01); F21V 23/00 (2015.01); F21V 29/74 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/26 (2013.01); F21V 21/14 (2013.01); F21V 23/003 (2013.01); F21V 29/74 (2015.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
Assemblies and methods for disinfecting surfaces using ultraviolet (UV) light are disclosed. In one aspect, a UV light-emitting assembly comprises a plurality of UV light emitters, and first and second UV light emitter supports seating the UV light emitters. A first heat sink is affixed to the first UV light emitter support and a second heat sink is affixed to the second UV light emitter support. A thermally conductive and electrically insulating plate contacts the first heat sink and the second heat sink.