US 12,296,060 B2
Aircraft sanitization systems and devices
Greg Irmen, Laguna Niguel, CA (US); and Samaresh Swaro, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to HCL America Inc.
Filed by HCL America Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/875,530.
Application 17/875,530 is a division of application No. 16/879,935, filed on May 21, 2020, granted, now 11,433,150.
Prior Publication US 2022/0362422 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 2/10 (2013.01) [B64D 11/062 (2014.12); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/23 (2013.01); A61L 2202/25 (2013.01); A61L 2202/26 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft sanitization device comprising:
a curved enclosure operatively coupled to a first surface of an enclosed area, wherein at a first position the curved enclosure at least partially encloses a handle affixed to the first surface, and wherein the handle enables access to the enclosed area, the curved enclosure further comprises:
an inner surface facing the first surface at the first position of the curved enclosure; and
an outer surface facing away from the first surface at the first position;
a set of Ultraviolet (UV) Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) affixed to the inner surface, wherein the set of UV LEDs is configured to sanitize the handle;
at least one switch placed on at least one of the first surface and a second surface of the enclosed area, wherein each of the at least one switch is activated in a closed state of the enclosed area and each of the at least one switch is deactivated in an open state of the enclosed area;
at least one locking mechanism, wherein the at least one locking mechanism is configured to:
engage with the first surface in the closed state; and
disengage with the first surface in the open state; and
a controller communicatively coupled to each of the set of UV LEDs, the at least one switch, and the at least one locking mechanism, wherein the controller is configured to activate the set of UV LEDs, when each of the at least one switch is activated and the locking mechanism engages the first surface in the closed state; and
a rotating mechanism operatively coupled to the curved enclosure and communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein the controller is further configured to:
instruct the rotating mechanism to move the curved enclosure to the first position, when each of the at least one switch is activated and the locking mechanism engages the first surface in the closed state; and
instruct the rotating mechanism to move the curved enclosure to at least one of a second position and at least one intermediate position, when at least one of the at least one switch is deactivated and the locking mechanism disengages the first surface.