US 11,679,171 B2
Apparatus and method for disinfecting substances as they pass through a pipe
Wayne Provost, Ivins, UT (US); Jonathan M. Cole, St. George, UT (US); and Jeffrey Mel Glauser, Santa Clara, UT (US)
Assigned to Steribin, LLC, St. George, UT (US)
Filed by Steribin, LLC, St. George, UT (US)
Filed on May 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/746,580.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/208,318, filed on Jun. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0387642 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01); A23L 3/28 (2006.01); C02F 1/32 (2023.01)
CPC A61L 2/10 (2013.01) [A61L 2/26 (2013.01); A23L 3/28 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); C02F 1/325 (2013.01); C02F 2303/04 (2013.01)] 2 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A disinfecting apparatus, comprising:
a pipe having a constant, unchanging diameter and comprising a sidewall aperture;
a transparent window sealed over the sidewall aperture;
a first securing strap extending perpendicularly from the pipe above a first end of the transparent window, and a second securing strap extending perpendicularly from a second end of the transparent window;
a light bracket extending longitudinally along the pipe and coupled to the exterior of the pipe over the transparent window and in between the first and second securing straps, the light bracket comprising:
a first side comprising a first arcuate end and a second arcuate end for coupling to the pipe,
a second side distal to the pipe, the second side comprising a light aperture aligned with the transparent window;
a removably attachable disinfecting light coupled to the second side of the light bracket via the first securing strap on a first end of the light bracket and a second securing strap on a second end of the light bracket, the disinfecting light configured to shine through the light aperture of the bracket and through the transparent window into the pipe; and
a fan positioned within the pipe to agitate the flow of substances as they pass through the pipe.