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Granted Patent B2
US 12,194,170 · App. 17/313,983 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Germicidal lighting system

Inventor: Xinxin Shan (Surrey, CA)
Assignee: LED Smart Inc.
A61L2/10A61L2202/11A61L2202/14A61L2202/16
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Patent No.
US 12,194,170
App. No.
17/313,983
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A germicidal lighting system may include a directional germicidal light source for emitting a beam of germicidal light. The directional germicidal light may be mounted movably with respect to a structure, which can in turn be movable. The directional germicidal light source may be moved and oriented relative to surfaces to be irradiated using the motion relative to the structure or the motion of the structure. The directional germicidal light source may be moved to scan a surface to smooth out dosage. Dosage may also be controlled using sensors to monitor the dosage applied.

Claims (13)

1. A germicidal lighting system comprising:

a movable structure including a tower and a base, and a column fixed to the base, the tower being rotatable around the column about an axis defined by the column, the axis being substantially vertical relative to the base;

a header mounted on top of the column, the header including one or more video cameras;

a shaft mounted to the tower; and;

a directional germicidal light source mounted to the movable structure via the shaft;

the directional germicidal light source being rotatable about an axis defined by the shaft for adjusting an orientation of the directional germicidal light source relative to the movable structure.

2. The germicidal lighting system of claim 1 in which the directional germicidal light source is manually rotatable about the axis to adjust the orientation of the directional germicidal light source relative to the movable structure.

3. The germicidal lighting system of claim 1 in which the directional germicidal light source is rotatable about the axis using an actuator to adjust the orientation of the directional germicidal light source relative to the movable structure.

4. The germicidal lighting system of claim 1 configured to be controlled via remote control.

5. The germicidal lighting system of claim 4 configured to be controlled by wireless control.

6. The germicidal lighting system of claim 4 configured to be controlled by a user interface over remote control.

7. The germicidal lighting system of claim 1 in which the directional germicidal light source comprises a concave or convex mirror configured to direct light from the directional germicidal light source.

8. The germicidal lighting system of claim 1 further comprising a battery for supplying power to the germicidal lighting system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2022
From: SHAN, XINXIN
To: LED SMART INC.
Reel/Frame 062196/0303 →
Priority Claims (1)
CA 3083292 · Jun 11, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63020983 · May 6, 2020
Related Publication 20210346547A1 · Nov 11, 2021
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