US 12,076,455 B2
UV sterilization system and device and related methods
Christian Davis, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Assigned to SEAL SHIELD, LLC, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Filed by SEAL SHIELD, LLC, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/654,253.
Application 16/846,550 is a division of application No. 15/898,930, filed on Feb. 19, 2018, granted, now 11,058,783.
Application 17/654,253 is a continuation of application No. 16/846,550, filed on Apr. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,305,027.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/460,516, filed on Feb. 17, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/460,347, filed on Feb. 17, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0233732 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 2/10 (2013.01) [A61L 2/24 (2013.01); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultraviolet (UV) sterilization system comprising:
a server comprising a processor and memory coupled thereto; and
at least one UV sterilization device comprising
a housing defining a cavity therein, and having a door configured to permit access to the cavity,
at least one tray carried within the cavity configured to receive at least one device, the at least one device including a radio frequency (RF) identification (ID) tag,
a near field communications (NFC) device configured to communicate with the at least one device when external to the cavity and unlock the door when the at least one device is authorized,
at least one UV circuit board assembly (CBA) carried within the cavity adjacent the at least one tray and comprising a plurality of light emitting diode ultraviolet (LED UV) sources configured to irradiate the at least one device with UV radiation,
a transceiver configured to communicate with the server,
at least one RF transmitter configured to energize the RFID tag, and
a controller coupled to the at least one RF transmitter and configured to:
identify the at least one device based upon an RF signal from the RFID tag,
determine a position and a number of the at least one device based upon the RF signal from the RFID tag,
selectively power the at least one UV CBA for disinfecting the at least one device based upon the identification of the at least one device, and
send at least one status message to the server.