IP Library Granted Patent US 12,370,278
Granted Patent B2
US 12,370,278 · App. 18/059,339 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Proportionality of distributed illumination with adaptive multivector delivery system

Inventors: Luis F. Romo (New York, NY); Wladyslaw Kowalski (Long Island City, NY); Audrey McNicholas (Long Island City, NY); Arto Cinoglu (Bohemia, NY); David Moses (Bohemia, NY)
Assignee: Leviant, Inc.
A61L2/10A61L2/24A61L2/26B08B7/0057A61L2202/11A61L2202/14A61L2202/25
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Patent No.
US 12,370,278
App. No.
18/059,339
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ultraviolet emitting device comprising a plurality of light sources; and a plurality of arms on which the plurality of light sources are mounted, wherein: each arm is expandable between a first position and a second position, each arm is fully collapsed in the first position and fully expanded in the second position, and when each arm is transitioning between the first position and the second position, a length of the arm maintains a fixed proportionality with respect to a spacing of the plurality of light sources on the arm.

Claims (17)

1. A system comprising:

a center structure;

one or more arms coupled to the center structure, each of the one or more arms movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position

a plurality of light sources coupled to the one or more arms and configured to emit ultraviolet light to irradiate a target volume;

a motion sensor disposed at a top portion of the center structure; and

one or more supports extending from the top portion of the center structure and configured to hold the motion sensor when the one or more arms move between the collapsed position and the expanded position.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the motion sensor is configured to monitor the target volume.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional motion sensors disposed on at least one of the one or more arms.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the motion sensor and the one or more additional motions sensors are configured to monitor an irregularly shaped room.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an additional motion sensor is disposed on each of the plurality of arms.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the additional motion sensor of each respective arm of the one or more arms is disposed at a distal end of the respective arm.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the motion sensor is mounted to the top portion of the center structure via a mounting block.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the mounting block includes a flat upper roof portion having a cutout defined therein, the motion sensor being mounted in the cutout.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the motion sensor is configured to detect motion within the target volume, and wherein at least one of the plurality of light sources is configured to be deactivated in response to the motion being detected within the target volume.

10. The system of claim 9 ,

wherein the motion sensor comprises a plurality of motion sensors, and

wherein the plurality of motion sensors provide full coverage of the target volume a first subset of the plurality of motion sensors facing outward from the center structure and a second subset of the plurality of motion sensors facing downwards from the center structure, such that the first subset of the plurality of motion sensors and the second subset of the plurality of motion sensors face generally perpendicular to each other.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2025
From: ROMO, LOUIS F.; KOWALSKI, WLADYSLAW; MCNICHOLAS, AUDREY; CINOGLU, ARTO; MOSES, DAVID
To: PURPLESUN INC.
Reel/Frame 071001/0681 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2025
From: PURPLESUN INC.
To: PURPLESUN SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071001/0905 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 1, 2025
From: PURPLESUN SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: LEVIANT, INC.
Reel/Frame 071150/0947 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17708238 · Mar 30, 2022
Continuation 17708182 · Mar 30, 2022
Continuation PCTUS2020063669 · Dec 7, 2020
Continuation PCTUS2020063669 · Dec 7, 2020
Provisional Application 62944686 · Dec 6, 2019
Related Publication 20230149575A1 · May 18, 2023
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