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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2012
Patrick Flaherty, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Bruce L. Winkler, Madison, WI (US);
Robert J. Gold, Jackson Heights, NY (US);
Patrick Flaherty, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Bruce L. Winkler, Madison, WI (US);
Robert J. Gold, Jackson Heights, NY (US);
Teckni-Corp, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Abstract
An exemplary sterilization system includes a self-propelled robotic mobile platform for locating and eradicating infectious bacterial and virus strains on floors (and objects thereon), walls, cabinets, angled structures, etc., using one or more ultraviolet light sources. A controller allows the system to adjust the quantity of ultraviolet light received by a surface by, for example, changing the intensity of energy input to a ultraviolet light source, changing a distance between a ultraviolet light source and a surface being irradiated, changing the speed/movement of the mobile platform to affect time of exposure, and/or by returning to contaminated areas for additional passes. The mobile platform may include a sensor capable of detecting fluorescence of biological contaminants irradiated with ultraviolet light to locate contaminated areas. The system is thus capable of 'seek and destroy' functionality by navigating towards contaminated areas and irradiating those areas with ultraviolet light accordingly.