Granted Patent B2

US 12,350,660 · App. 16/854,752 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Inventors: R. Barry Holtz (Houston, TX); Troy Arledge (Rockdale, TX); Phillip B. Maples (Pilot Point, TX); David M. Shanahan (Dallas, TX)

Assignee: G-CON Manufacturing, Inc.

B01L1/04B23P11/00C12M37/00F24F3/167Y02A50/20Y10T29/49826

Abstract

Claims (22)

1. A rapid deployment cleanroom system comprising:

at least two unitary modular structures, each structure having a length and a width sized for portability by truck, wherein the at least two structures are positioned and connected to form at least a double-wide cleanroom within the structures;

a maintenance room located within an end of one of the at least two structures, the maintenance room isolated from the at least double wide cleanroom;

an air handling unit that provides air to the at least double-wide cleanroom or a power supply that provides power to electrical outlets in the at least double-wide cleanroom, the air handling unit or the power supply located in the maintenance room; and

a corridor from which the at least two structures project such that the maintenance room located within an end of the at least two structures is on an opposite end of the at least double-wide cleanroom from the corridor.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a unitary, information technology system that connects to an intranet, an extranet, or both, wherein the information technology system is configured to connect to and control one or more sensors in the at least double-wide cleanroom.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more external controls configured to connect to one or more sensors that monitor, temperature, humidity, air pressure, equipment status, security, fire protection, chemical or biological contamination, hard wired internet connection or wireless connections connected to an information technology system.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

universal connectors including at least one of an electrical, water, wastewater, gas, HVAC, water, air filtration inputs/outputs or a fire suppression system.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least double-wide cleanroom further comprises at least one of an integral autoclave.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the corridor further comprises a connection to an information technology system that connects to an intranet, an extranet, or both, wherein the information technology system is configured to connect to and control one or more sensors in the rapid deployment cleanroom system, one or more external controls connected to one or more sensors that monitor, temperature, humidity, air pressure, equipment status, security, chemical or biological contamination, hard wired internet connection or wireless connections, and optionally at least one of an electrical, water, wastewater, gas, HVAC, water or air filtration inputs/outputs, or a fire suppression system.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a gowning room between the at least double-wide cleanroom and the corridor, the cleanroom having an entry point for personnel from the corridor through the gowning room, the gowning room configured to have a pressure differential between the gowning room, the cleanroom, and the corridor.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one air handling unit comprises at least two air handling units configured such that if any of the air handing units fail during operation of the cleanroom, each of the at least two air handling units has instantaneous fail-over of air to the cleanroom.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one power supply comprises at least two power supplies configured such that if any of the power supplies fail during operation of the cleanroom, each of the at least two power supplies has instantaneous fail-over without loss of power to the cleanroom.

10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an entrance to the mechanical room for personnel configured to allow the maintenance room to be serviced without entering the at least double-wide cleanroom or the corridor.

11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

air bearings under each of the unitary modular structures.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the structures reside on flat, smooth floors, wherein the air bearings permit movement of the structures.

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