US 12,239,752 B2
Exposure and decontamination carousel
Robert G. Tegel, Orangeville, IL (US); Turan Erdogan, Kingston, MA (US); and David H. Adams, Chesterfield, MO (US)
Filed by Robert G. Tegel, Orangeville, IL (US); Turan Erdogan, Kingston, MA (US); and David H. Adams, Chesterfield, MO (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/471,515.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/080,823, filed on Sep. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0088242 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A61L 2/10 (2006.01); B08B 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 2/10 (2013.01) [A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/16 (2013.01); B08B 7/0035 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for exposing an article to radiant energy, comprising:
a carousel configured to rotate about an axis and having an article support in a support circular sector defined between a first energy-blocking radially extending wall of the rotating carousel and a second energy-blocking radially extending wall of the rotating carousel,
wherein each energy-blocking radially extending wall joins a curved energy-blocking outer wall to define an energy-blocking circular sector;
an actuator energizable to rotate the carousel and to revolve the article support along a circular transport path;
an enclosure having a stationary hood that defines an enclosed circular sector of the transport path and an unenclosed circular sector of the transport path;
and at least a first radiant energy source energizable to direct the radiant exposure energy toward the carousel along the enclosed circular sector of the transport path,
and wherein the curved energy-blocking outer wall rotates with the first and second energy-blocking radially extending walls of the carousel to block leakage of the radiant energy from the enclosed circular sector of the transport path throughout a full rotation of the carousel.