Heated airflow and air filtration apparatus for multi-function sanitization, disinfection and sterilization
View Patent ↗Methods and apparatus for the sanitization, detoxification, disinfection, high level disinfection, or sterilization of both the interior and exterior surfaces of at least one object.
1 . An enhanced decontamination enclosure for treating at least one object, comprising:
a treatment chamber having a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet;
an ultrasonic aerosol generator having a generator inlet and a generator outlet, said ultrasonic aerosol generator emits an airborne treatment substance into said treatment chamber through said generator outlet and into said chamber inlet for treating the at least one object;
at least one blower communicating with said treatment chamber;
an inlet port includes an inlet port input, inlet port output and a heater, said inlet port output communicates with said generator outlet, said heater is capable of heating gas drawn through said inlet port input, wherein said inlet port is closed when the at least one object is being treated in said treatment chamber;
an outlet port includes an outlet port input, outlet port output and an outlet port blower; and
an outlet port input valve, an inlet port output valve, aerosol generator input valve and an aerosol generator output valve, wherein said outlet port input valve and said inlet port output valve are open and said aerosol generator input valve and said aerosol generator output valve are closed when drying said treatment chamber.
2 . The enhanced decontamination enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising:
a stirring blower communicating with said treatment chamber, wherein running said stirring blower stirs the airborne treatment substance in said treatment chamber.
3 . The enhanced decontamination enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising:
said inlet port includes an inlet port blower.
4 . The enhanced decontamination enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising:
said outlet port input valve and said inlet port output valve are closed and said aerosol generator input valve and said aerosol generator output valve are open when treating the at least one object.
5 . An enhanced decontamination enclosure for treating at least one object, comprising:
a treatment chamber having a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet;
an ultrasonic aerosol generator having a generator inlet and a generator outlet, said ultrasonic aerosol generator emits an airborne treatment substance into said treatment chamber through said generator outlet and into said chamber inlet for treating the at least one object;
at least one blower communicates with said treatment chamber for circulating air;
an inlet port includes an inlet port input, inlet port output, a heater and an inlet port blower, said inlet port output communicates with said generator outlet, said heater is capable of heating gas drawn through said inlet port input; and
an outlet port includes an outlet port input and an outlet port output, said outlet port input communicates with said generator inlet, wherein said inlet port and said outlet port are closed when the at least one object is treated in said treatment chamber with the airborne treatment substance, wherein said generator inlet and said generator outlet are closed when said inlet port and said outlet port are open, heated air from said heater is used to dry out said treatment chamber with at least said inlet port blower.
6 . The enhanced decontamination enclosure of claim 5 , further comprising:
a stirring blower communicating with said treatment chamber, wherein running said stirring blower stirs the airborne treatment substance in said treatment chamber.
7 . The enhanced decontamination enclosure of claim 5 , further comprising:
an outlet port input valve, an inlet port output valve, aerosol generator input valve and an aerosol generator output valve, wherein said outlet port input valve and said inlet port output valve are closed and said aerosol generator input valve and said aerosol generator output valve are open when treating the at least one object.
8 . The enhanced decontamination enclosure of claim 5 , further comprising:
an outlet port input valve, an inlet port output valve, aerosol generator input valve and an aerosol generator output valve, wherein said outlet port input valve and said inlet port output valve are open and said aerosol generator input valve and said aerosol generator output valve are closed when drying said treatment chamber.
9 . An enhanced decontamination enclosure for treating at least one object, comprising:
a treatment chamber having a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet;
an ultrasonic aerosol generator having a generator inlet and a generator outlet, said ultrasonic generator emits an airborne treatment substance into said treatment chamber through said generator outlet and into said chamber inlet for treating the at least one object;
at least one blower communicates with said treatment chamber for circulating air;
an inlet port includes an inlet port input, inlet port output, a heater and an inlet port blower, said inlet port output communicates with said generator outlet, said heater is capable of heating gas drawn through said inlet port input; and
an outlet port includes an outlet port input and an outlet port output, said outlet port input communicates with said generator inlet, said ultrasonic aerosol generator, said at least one blower, said inlet port and said outlet port are contained in a portable structure, wherein said inlet port and said outlet port are closed when the at least one object is treated in said treatment chamber with the airborne treatment substance, wherein said generator inlet and said generator outlet are closed when said inlet port and said outlet port are open, heated air from said heater is used to dry out said treatment chamber with at least said inlet port blower.
10 . The enhanced decontamination enclosure of claim 9 , further comprising:
a stirring blower communicating with said treatment chamber, wherein running said stirring blower stirs the airborne treatment substance in said treatment chamber.
11 . The enhanced decontamination enclosure of claim 9 , further comprising:
an outlet port input valve, an inlet port output valve, aerosol generator input valve and an aerosol generator output valve, wherein said outlet port input valve and said inlet port output valve are closed and said aerosol generator input valve and said aerosol generator output valve are open when treating the at least one object.
12 . The enhanced decontamination enclosure of claim 9 , further comprising:
an outlet port input valve, an inlet port output valve, aerosol generator input valve and an aerosol generator output valve, wherein said outlet port input valve and said inlet port output valve are open and said aerosol generator input valve and said aerosol generator output valve are closed when drying said treatment chamber.