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Granted Patent B2
US 10,279,061 · App. 15/382,617 · Granted May 7, 2019

Sanitation platform

Inventors: Steven N. Wyman (Boise, ID); Robert T. Wyman (Hilo, HI); Joseph L. Acayan (Soquel, CA)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,279,061
App. No.
15/382,617
Granted
May 7, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Implementations generally relate to a sanitizing platform. In one implementation, a system includes a base. The system also includes a first sanitizer mechanism coupled to the base, where the first sanitizer mechanism is configured to sanitize at least one hand of a user. The system also includes a second sanitizer mechanism coupled to the base, where the second sanitizer mechanism is configured to sanitize a door handle.

Claims (36)

1. A system for sanitizing, the system comprising:

a base;

a first sanitizer mechanism coupled to the base, wherein the first sanitizer mechanism is configured to sanitize at least one hand of a user; and

a second sanitizer mechanism coupled to the base, wherein the second sanitizer mechanism is configured to sanitize a door handle, and wherein the second sanitizer mechanism comprises:

a light source that provides light onto the door handle to sanitize the door handle; and

a handle rotation mechanism having a gear coupled to the door handle, wherein the gear rotates to cause the door handle to rotate, and wherein the door handle rotates to expose substantially all of a surface of the door handle to the light provided by the light source.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first sanitizer mechanism sanitizes the at least one hand of the user by applying a hand sanitizer to the at least one hand of the user.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first sanitizer mechanism sanitizes the at least one hand of the user by applying a hand sanitizer to the at least one hand of the user, and wherein the hand sanitizer is a gel.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first sanitizer mechanism sanitizes the at least one hand of the user by applying a hand sanitizer to the at least one hand of the user, and wherein the hand sanitizer is a foam.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first sanitizer mechanism sanitizes comprises a nozzle for applying a hand sanitizer to the at least one hand of the user, wherein the nozzle is positioned on an exterior of the first sanitizer mechanism, and wherein the nozzle is positioned over the door handle.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second sanitizer mechanism sanitizes the door handle by applying a surface sanitizer to the door handle.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second sanitizer mechanism further comprises:

at least one door that opens and closes between the door handle and the user, wherein the second sanitizer mechanism sanitizes the door handle with the light while the at least one door is closed, and wherein the at least one door being closed shields the light from the user while the second sanitizer mechanism is sanitizing the door handle.

8. A system for sanitizing, the system comprising:

a base that mounts onto a door;

a door handle coupled to the base, wherein the door handle enables a user to operate the door;

a first sanitizer mechanism coupled to the base, wherein the first sanitizer mechanism is configured to sanitize at least one hand of the user; and

a second sanitizer mechanism coupled to the base, wherein the second sanitizer mechanism is configured to sanitize the door handle, and wherein the second sanitizer mechanism comprises:

a light source that provides light onto the door handle to sanitize the door handle; and

a handle rotation mechanism having a gear coupled to the door handle, wherein the gear rotates to cause the door handle to rotate, and wherein the door handle rotates to expose substantially all of a surface of the door handle to the light provided by the light source.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first sanitizer mechanism sanitizes the at least one hand of the user by applying a hand sanitizer to the at least one hand of the user.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first sanitizer mechanism sanitizes the at least one hand of the user by applying a hand sanitizer to the hand of the user, and wherein the hand sanitizer is a gel.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first sanitizer mechanism sanitizes the at least one hand of the user by applying a hand sanitizer to the hand of the user, and wherein the hand sanitizer is a foam.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first sanitizer mechanism sanitizes comprises a nozzle for applying a hand sanitizer to the at least one hand of the user.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the second sanitizer mechanism sanitizes the door handle by applying a surface sanitizer to the door handle.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the second sanitizer mechanism sanitizes the door handle by applying a surface sanitizer to the door handle, and wherein the surface sanitizer is the light.

15. A method for sanitizing, the method comprising:

detecting a hand of a user;

sanitizing the hand of the user with a first sanitizer mechanism;

determining that the hand of the user has released a door handle; and

sanitizing the door handle with a second sanitizer mechanism, wherein the second sanitizer mechanism comprises a light source that provides light onto the door handle to sanitize the door handle and provides a handle rotation mechanism having a gear coupled to the door handle, wherein the gear rotates to cause the door handle to rotate, and wherein the door handle rotates to expose substantially all of a surface of the door handle to the light provided by the light source.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the sanitizing of the hand of the user comprises applying a hand sanitizer to the hand of the user using a first sanitizer mechanism.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first sanitizer mechanism sanitizes the at least one hand of the user by applying a hand sanitizer to the hand of the user, and wherein the hand sanitizer is a gel.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first sanitizer mechanism sanitizes the at least one hand of the user by applying a hand sanitizer to the hand of the user, and wherein the hand sanitizer is a foam.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the determining that the hand of the user has released a door handle comprises no longer detecting the at least one hand of the user.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the sanitizing of the door handle comprises applying a surface sanitizer to the door handle using a second sanitizer mechanism.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62269982 · Dec 19, 2015
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