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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2023
Fca Us Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Stephen J Eynon, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Jason C Hedlund, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Danja Mcgoff, Washington Township, MI (US);
Steven C Hall, Livonia, MI (US);
Santiago Caceres, Pontiac, MI (US);
Martin Hofmann, Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, DE;
Richard S Silbert, Bingham Farms, MI (US);
Mark D Osterbrink, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Edward Rickettson, Davisburg, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A cabin purification system for a vehicle includes an air inlet in communication with a fan, a light source emitting ultraviolet C light at a wavelength of from 100 nanometers to 280 nanometers, a photocatalytic oxidizer element, and an air outlet. The photocatalytic oxidizer element has a surface coating comprising anatase and rutile forms of TiO. The surface coating is illuminated by the light source. The fan generates an air flow from outside the air inlet to the air outlet. The air flow passes the light source and the photocatalytic oxidizer where the surface coating converts HO Oand Oin the air flow into HOwhich is distributed into the vehicle cabin to purify it.