US 12,321,871 B2
Contaminant inhibition pathway control system
Michael Gurin, Glenview, IL (US)
Assigned to Michael Gurin, Glenview, IL (US)
Filed by Michael Gurin, Glenview, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/099,964.
Application 18/099,964 is a continuation of application No. 16/368,172, filed on Mar. 28, 2019, granted, now 11,574,222.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/648,951, filed on Mar. 28, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0162070 A1, May 25, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/06 (2006.01); G06F 9/48 (2006.01); G06N 7/00 (2023.01); G06N 7/01 (2023.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01)
CPC G06N 7/01 (2023.01) [G06F 9/4881 (2013.01); H04L 9/0643 (2013.01); H04L 9/0872 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dynamic cross-contamination reduction control system comprised of an operational device having an at least one touch surface whereby the at least one touch surface is interacted by a physical touch by a first person in a first user session and then subsequently by a second person in a second user session; an at least one pathogen inactivation component to decontaminate the at least one touch surface; a microprocessor controller having an at least one sensor to monitor a last touch by the first person, a first touch by the second person, a running time touch interval between a current time and the time of the last touch by the first person, a starting time of the at least one pathogen inactivation component, a running inactivation process time from the current time and the starting time of the at least one pathogen inactivation component on the at least one touch surface, a pathogen probability function whereby the pathogen probability function is a function of at least one of a duration of time since the time of the last touch by the first person; and a visual indicator that signals to the second person as calculated by the microprocessor controller a visual signal indicating a safer location for the second person to touch the first touch by the second person to reduce cross-contamination probability by at least 5%.