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US 12,364,778 · App. 18/462,134 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Portable disinfection apparatus, and system and method for tracking disinfection

Inventor: Thomas W. Dooley (Mico, TX)
A61L2/10A61L2202/11A61L2202/14A61L2202/16
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Patent No.
US 12,364,778
App. No.
18/462,134
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

The present disclosure concerns a portable disinfection apparatus, as well as a system and method for tracking disinfection. The apparatus generally comprises an enclosure having an ultraviolet (UV) light source mounted on a rolling mechanism. UV light from the UV light source travels toward a ground surface and disinfects one or more areas or features of the ground surface. The apparatus may also have a scanner or machine reader that reads data encoded on an object each time disinfection occurs. The disinfection events can be logged to create a disinfection event log, thereby tracking the frequency of disinfection events. Additionally, the encoded object may be configured as an image that is placed relative to the floor drain or other to be disinfected such that a user can confirm the apparatus is in the proper location to disinfect the item to be disinfected.

Claims (24)

1. A portable disinfection apparatus comprising:

a plate having first opening and a second opening disposed therein, said plate being mounted on at least one rolling mechanism;

an enclosure mounted on the plate over the first opening, said enclosure having an exhaust outlet for emitting an air stream from said enclosure, said air stream being directed through the second opening;

an ultraviolet light source housed within the enclosure, said ultraviolet light source being positioned to emit ultraviolet light through the first opening; and

a hose extending between the exhaust outlet and the second opening.

2. The portable disinfection apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a skirt extending from the plate to a ground surface.

3. The portable disinfection apparatus of claim 1 wherein the plate has a perimeter with a front end and a rear end opposite said front end, and said portable disinfection apparatus further comprises a handle extending from a location on the plate adjacent the front end.

4. The portable disinfection apparatus of claim 3 wherein the handle extends over the plate and over the enclosure.

5. The portable disinfection apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a scanner that reads an encoded object to record a disinfection event.

6. The portable disinfection apparatus of claim 5 wherein the scanner is mounted on the enclosure.

7. The portable disinfection apparatus of claim 5 wherein the scanner is an optical scanner, and the encoded object is an image on a ground surface.

8. The portable apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least one rolling mechanism comprises a hand truck with wheels.

9. A portable disinfection apparatus for a ground surface comprising:

a hand truck with a handle and a nose plate;

an enclosure on the hand truck in a position above the nose plate, said enclosure having an exhaust outlet for emitting air from the enclosure;

a plate between the enclosure and the nose plate, said plate having a first opening and a second opening disposed therein;

an ultraviolet light source housed within the enclosure; and

a hose extending between the exhaust outlet and the second opening;

wherein the ultraviolet light source emits ultraviolet light through the first opening onto an area of the ground surface to disinfect the area and the air is directed through the second opening.

10. The portable disinfection apparatus of claim 9 wherein the nose plate further comprises a central opening aligned with the first opening in the plate and the ultraviolet light is emitted through the central opening.

11. The portable disinfection apparatus of claim 9 further comprising a skirt extending from the plate toward the ground surface.

12. The portable disinfection apparatus of claim 9 further comprising a scanner that reads an encoded object when the portable disinfection apparatus is in a correct position for disinfection of the area.

13. The portable disinfection apparatus of claim 12 wherein the scanner is mounted on the enclosure.

14. The portable disinfection apparatus of claim 12 wherein the scanner is an optical scanner, and the encoded object is an image on the ground surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2023
From: DOOLEY, THOMAS W
To: KREATIVE ZENO SYSTEMS, INC.
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