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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Vioguard Llc, Kirkland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Craig Ranta, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven Swedenberg, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
VIOGUARD LLC, Kirkland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/10 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G01J 5/00 (2006.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/10 (2013.01); G01J 5/0022 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); A61L 2/24 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sanitizing system for use with monitors, particularly including touchscreen monitors, includes an ultraviolet light source positioned about a periphery of the monitor and configured to transmit light toward the monitor. A sensor detects the presence of an object such as a human finger in the close vicinity or in contact with the monitor in order to stop the operation of the lights.