US 12,246,104 B2
Far UV-C light device
Thomas J. Godfroy, Huntsville, AL (US); Robert V. Albertson, Mound, MN (US); and Kurt R. Knappen, Galesville, WI (US)
Assigned to ULTRA-VIOLET SOLUTIONS, LLC, Huntsville, AL (US)
Filed by Thomas J. Godfroy, Huntsville, AL (US); Robert V. Albertson, Mound, MN (US); and Kurt R. Knappen, Galesville, WI (US)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/699,458.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/164,707, filed on Mar. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0305158 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A61L 2/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 2/10 (2013.01) [A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/16 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A UV-C light device comprising:
a tubular upright handle having a first end and a second end opposite the first end,
a body joined to the first end of the handle, said body having an end,
a housing having a top wall, a back wall and a front wall surrounding an interior chamber, said front wall having an opening to the external environment,
at least one fastener attaching the body to the back wall of the housing,
a UV-C lamp located in the interior chamber of the housing operable to emit UV-C light having a wavelength of 222+/−1 nm toward the opening of the housing,
supports holding the UV-C lamp on the back wall of the housing,
a UV-C light reflector located in the interior chamber of the housing between the back wall of the housing and the UV-C lamp for reflecting UV-C light toward the opening in the housing,
a d.c. battery,
a holder on the second end of the handle for releasably attaching the battery to the second end of the handle, and
an electric circuit located in the handle and the body operatively connected to the d.c. battery and the UV-C lamp for supplying electric energy from the d.c. battery to the UV-C lamp whereby the UV-C lamp emits UV-C light having a wavelength of 222+/−1 nm toward the opening of the housing.