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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Salvatore Brauer, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS ACQUISITION LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 9/20 (2006.01); B60H 3/00 (2006.01); B60H 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 3/0078 (2013.01); A61L 9/20 (2013.01); B60H 3/0608 (2013.01); A61L 2209/14 (2013.01); A61L 2209/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for controlling air quality in a vehicle cabin includes at least one mechanical filtering device receiving unfiltered air and collecting particulate matter from the unfiltered air. Air flow downstream from the mechanical filtering device is a first filtered air flow. At least one ultraviolet (UV) light source is positioned within the vehicle between the at least one mechanical filtering device and the vehicle cabin, wherein the UV light source directs UV light into the first filtered air flow.