IP Library Granted Patent US 12,616,763
Granted Patent B2
US 12,616,763 · App. 17/922,986 · Granted May 5, 2026

Quick connect device with disinfection feature and lighting fixture for lighting and disinfection

Inventor: Ran Roland Kohen (Aventura, FL)
Assignee: SKYX Platforms Corp.
A61L2/10A61L2/24A61L2/26A61L9/20A61L2202/11A61L2202/14A61L2202/25A61L2209/111A61L2209/12
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Patent No.
US 12,616,763
App. No.
17/922,986
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Electrical connectors and fixtures, and more particularly, electrical plug and socket combinations allowing quick connection and mounting of electrical fixtures are provided with a disinfection feature for disinfecting air and/or surfaces. Additionally, lighting fixtures include or are retrofitted to provide both lighting and disinfection functions. The disinfection feature can be provided by any suitable source of UV radiation, such as an LED array. The emitted UV radiation is UV-A or FAR UV-C so that disinfection can occur regardless of whether a human is exposed to the emitted UV radiation or the emitted UV radiation is UV-C so that disinfection should only occur if there is no human exposure to the emitted UV radiation. Some electrical connectors and fixture can provide both types of emitted UV radiation, which are selectively actuatable.

Claims (26)

1 . A canopy for a light fixture, wherein the canopy includes

a connector for coupling to the light fixture,

a plug of a quick connect device, and

a plurality of emitters on the canopy emitting UVA and/or FAR UVC radiation; and

wherein the canopy is between the plurality of emitters and the light fixture.

2 . The canopy of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of emitters forms a ring on a periphery of the canopy.

3 . The canopy of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of emitters is an array of LEDs.

4 . The canopy of claim 3 , wherein the array of LEDs emits UVA radiation.

5 . The canopy of claim 4 , further comprising an antenna and/or sensor array to control selective activation of the plurality of emitters and/or illumination of the light fixture.

6 . The canopy of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of emitters is removably attached to the canopy.

7 . The canopy of claim 6 , wherein the removable attachment is achieved with at least one of a screw connection, a hook and loop fastener, a magnetic coupling, and an adhesive.

8 . The canopy of claim 7 , wherein the removable attachment is at a base of the canopy.

9 . The canopy of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of emitters includes a coupler for supplying electricity thereto and the canopy includes an aperture for accommodating the coupler.

10 . A smart quick connect device for electrically and mechanically connecting an electrical fixture, the device comprising

a socket and

a plurality of emitters on the socket emitting UV radiation;

wherein the plurality of emitters includes a first plurality of emitters in the form of a ring along a periphery of the smart quick connect device and a second plurality of emitters centrally located within the ring on the smart quick connect device.

11 . The smart quick connect device of claim 10 , wherein the first and second plurality of emitters are separately activatable.

12 . The smart quick connect device of claim 11 , wherein the first plurality of emitters emits UVA and/or FAR UVC radiation when activated and the second plurality of emitters emits UVC radiation when activated.

13 . The smart quick connect device of claim 12 , wherein the first plurality of emitters comprises a first array of LEDs and the second plurality of emitters comprises a second array of LEDs.

14 . The smart quick connect device of claim 13 , wherein the first array of LED's emits UVA radiation when activated.

15 . The smart quick connect device of claim 12 , wherein the first plurality of emitters emits UVA radiation when activated.

16 . The smart quick connect device of claim 15 , further comprising at least one sensing unit for wirelessly communicating a sensed condition and/or for wireless receiving a signal.

17 . The smart quick connect device of claim 16 , wherein the at least one sensing unit includes a sensor for wirelessly receiving a command signal to control the device and/or an associated electrical fixture.

18 . The smart quick connect device of claim 17 , wherein the sensor controls activation of the first and second plurality of emitters.

19 . The smart quick connect device of claim 18 , wherein the command signal results from the sensed condition.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63019954 · May 4, 2020
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