IP Library Granted Patent US 7,638,090
Granted Patent B2
US 7,638,090 · App. 11/411,207 · Granted Dec 29, 2009

Surveying sterilizer methods and systems

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Patent No.
US 7,638,090
App. No.
11/411,207
Granted
Dec 29, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems for surveying and sterilizing one or more areas or one or more portions of one or more areas are described.

Claims (30)

1. A sterilization method comprising:

receiving one or more signals associated with one or more maps of one or more portions of one or more rooms; and

applying one or more sterilization agents to the one or more portions of the one or more rooms in response to the receiving one or more signals,

wherein the applying one or more sterilization agents to the one or more portions of the one or more rooms in response to the receiving one or more signals includes avoiding application of the one or more sterilization agents to the one or more portions of the one or more rooms if one or more humans are present within the one or more portions of the one or more rooms.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving one or more signals associated with one or more maps of one or more portions of one or more rooms comprises:

receiving the one or more signals associated with one or more instructions to apply the one or more sterilization agents to the one or more portions of one or more rooms.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving one or more signals associated with one or more maps of one or more portions of one or more rooms comprises:

receiving the one or more signals associated with one or more instructions to apply the one or more sterilization agents to one or more objects within the one or more portions of the one or more rooms.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving one or more signals associated with one or more maps of one or more portions of one or more rooms comprises:

receiving the one or more signals associated with one or more models of the one or more portions of the one or more rooms.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving one or more signals associated with one or more maps of one or more portions of one or more rooms comprises:

receiving the one or more signals associated with one or more readings obtained from one or more sensor units.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving one or more signals associated with one or more maps of one or more portions of one or more rooms comprises:

receiving the one or more signals associated with the one or more survey units that are stationary.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving one or more signals associated with one or more maps of one or more portions of one or more rooms comprises:

receiving the one or more signals associated with one or more humans that are present or absent within the one or more portions of the one or more rooms.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving one or more signals associated with one or more maps of one or more portions of one or more rooms comprises:

receiving the one or more signals associated with one or more instructions that indicate where to apply the one or more sterilization agents within the one or more portions of the one or more rooms.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving one or more signals associated with one or more maps of one or more portions of one or more rooms comprises:

receiving the one or more signals associated with one or more recording units.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applying one or more sterilization agents to the one or more portions of the one or more rooms in response to the receiving one or more signals comprises:

applying the one or more sterilization agents to the one or more portions of the one or more rooms.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applying one or more sterilization agents to the one or more portions of the one or more rooms in response to the receiving one or more signals comprises:

applying the one or more sterilization agents to the one or more portions of the one or more rooms in accordance with one or more maps of the one or more portions of the one or more rooms.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applying one or more sterilization agents to the one or more portions of the one or more rooms in response to the receiving one or more signals comprises:

applying the one or more sterilization agents to the one or more portions of the one or more rooms in accordance with one or more models of the one or more portions of the one or more rooms.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applying one or more sterilization agents to the one or more portions of the one or more rooms in response to the receiving one or more signals comprises:

applying the one or more sterilization agents to the one or more portions of the one or more rooms in accordance with one or more readings obtained from one or more sensor units.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applying one or more sterilization agents to the one or more portions of the one or more rooms in response to the receiving one or more signals comprises:

applying the one or more sterilization agents to the one or more portions of the one or more rooms from one or more sterilization units that are stationary.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2023
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To: ENTERPRISE SCIENCE FUND, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2016
From: THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC
To: DEEP SCIENCE, LLC
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TO RE-RECORD ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 018079 FRAME 0946. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNEE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED FROM SEARETE LLC TO THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC. Recorded Mar 3, 2010
From: SEARETE LLC
To: THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2006
From: HYDE, RODERICK A.; JUNG, EDWARD K.Y.; LEVIEN, ROYCE A.; LORD, ROBERT W.; MALAMUD, MARK A.; RINALDO JR., JOHN D.; TEGREENE, CLARENCE T.; WOOD JR., LOWELL L.
To: SEARETE LLC
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