US 12,233,178 B2
Systems and methods of verifying effective motion of a wand assembly of an ultraviolet (UV) light sanitizing system
Jamie J. Childress, Mercer Island, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/020,951.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/055,389, filed on Jul. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0023478 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. A61L 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); G01P 3/36 (2006.01); G01S 17/58 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 2/24 (2013.01) [A61L 2/10 (2013.01); G01P 3/36 (2013.01); G01S 17/58 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/16 (2013.01); A61L 2202/25 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a wand assembly comprising a sanitizing head having an ultraviolet (UV) lamp configured to emit UV light to sanitize a surface, the wand assembly further comprising a first monitored member;
a second monitored member secured to a portion of a backpack assembly that is coupled to the wand assembly, wherein the second monitored member is separate and distinct from the first monitored member, wherein one or both of the first monitored member or the second monitored member is configured to output one or more signals; and
a verification control unit in communication with one or both of the first monitored member or the second monitored member, wherein the verification control unit is configured to detect a speed of the wand assembly based on a comparison of a position of the first monitored member in relation to a position of the second monitored member.