US 12,318,513 B2
Disinfection devices and methods using the same
Robert A. Charles, New Boston, NH (US); Kurt Michael Maw, Salem, MA (US); Pete McNulty, Peterborough, NH (US); and Katja Lierhaus, Peterborough, NH (US)
Assigned to SOCLEAN, INC., Peterborough, NH (US)
Filed by SoClean, Inc., Peterborough, NH (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/490,887.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/087,047, filed on Oct. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0105221 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. A61L 9/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 9/122 (2013.01) [A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/123 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01); A61L 2209/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A disinfection device comprising:
a base;
a sanitizing gas supply within the base, the sanitizing gas supply configured to supply a sanitizing gas;
a sanitization chamber within the base and configured to receive an article at least partially therein, the sanitization chamber comprising a chamber opening and an exhaust port;
a fan within the base, the fan fluidly coupled the exhaust port; and
a lid coupled to the base, the lid configured to move between a closed position in which the chamber opening is closed and an open position in which the chamber opening is open; wherein:
when the lid is in the closed position the fan is configured to operate in a first flow condition;
when the lid is in the open position the fan is configured to operate in a second flow condition;
the first flow condition is a low flow, high static pressure condition; and
the second flow condition is a high flow, low static pressure condition.