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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Translogic Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Inventor:
Daniel Robert Gross, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Assignee:
TRANSLOGIC CORPORATION, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 9/20 (2006.01); F24F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 9/20 (2013.01); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); F24F 2003/1667 (2013.01); F24F 2003/1682 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are systems, apparatuses and methods for use in disinfecting pneumatic tube system (PTS) components and/or disinfecting air displaced during the operation of a PTS. More specifically, various aspects are directed to the use of light source disinfection systems for disabling bacteria, viruses and/or other micro-organisms (hereafter 'pathogens') in a PTS. The light source disinfection systems allow of cleaning pneumatic carriers, cleaning the interior of pneumatic tubes and PTS components and/or cleaning air, which is used to propel pneumatic carriers in a PTS.