US 11,654,211 B2
Wearable air cleaner with ultraviolet light disinfection
James Joseph Wade, Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed by James Joseph Wade, Liberty Lake, WA (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/709,140.
Application 17/709,140 is a continuation of application No. 17/159,099, filed on Jan. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,318,221.
Prior Publication US 2022/0233739 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. A61L 9/20 (2006.01); A42B 1/012 (2021.01); A41D 13/11 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 9/20 (2013.01) [A41D 13/1184 (2013.01); A42B 1/012 (2021.01); A61L 2209/12 (2013.01); A61L 2209/14 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable air cleaner comprising:
a hat with a brim having an opening; and
an air cleaning device comprising:
a chamber with a LED light that illuminates the chamber with UV-C light;
a fan unit position over the opening that draws air through the air filter and the chamber;
a power unit;
a controller electrically connecting to the LED light, the fan unit and the power unit;
wherein the fan unit is powered on in response to being electrically connected to a battery by the controller and pulls air into the air cleaning device and out through the opening;
wherein the air pulled into the chamber is disinfected by the UV-C light emitted by the LED light at a close distance that is powered on by the controller by being electrically connected to the power unit;
wherein the disinfected air is pushed by the fan unit through the opening into a space under the brim to form a positive air pressure region in the space; and
wherein the air cleaning device is entirely positioned on top of and supported by the brim without attachment to the remainder of the hat.
 
4. A wearable air cleaner comprising:
a hat with a brim;
an air cleaning device comprising:
means for disinfecting a chamber with UV-C light;
means for drawing air through the chamber;
means for controlling an amount of air through the air cleaning device; and
means for discharging the air into a space to create a positive air pressure region in the space;
wherein the air cleaning device is entirely positioned on top of and supported by the brim without attachment to the remainder of the hat.