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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2007
Melvin W. First, Newton, MA (US);
Stephen N. Rudnick, Cambridge, MA (US);
Richard L. Vincent, Bloomfield, NJ (US);
Philip W. Brickner, Bronx, NY (US);
John J. Mcellen, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Melvin W. First, Newton, MA (US);
Stephen N. Rudnick, Cambridge, MA (US);
Richard L. Vincent, Bloomfield, NJ (US);
Philip W. Brickner, Bronx, NY (US);
John J. McEllen, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An air sterilization apparatus for sterilizing air that can include a fan assembly, which may be mounted in an upper-part of a room, and a UVC lamp to emit a UVGI field. The air sterilization apparatus may direct air across the UVGI field to sterilize the air. A baffle may also be provided to shield the eyes of occupants of the room from UVC energy contained in the UVGI field. The air sterilization apparatus may also include an illuminator lamp to provide illumination to a room.