US 12,436,443 B2
Light generation and distribution methods and systems for disinfection, medical therapeutics, and lighting
J. Gary Eden, Mahomet, IL (US); and Andrey Mironov, Urbana, IL (US)
Assigned to The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US)
Filed by The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/683,921.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/156,024, filed on Mar. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0283476 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. G02F 1/37 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61N 5/067 (2006.01); G02F 1/35 (2006.01); H01S 5/00 (2006.01); H01S 5/30 (2006.01)
CPC G02F 1/37 (2013.01) [A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/24 (2013.01); A61N 5/0616 (2013.01); A61N 5/0621 (2013.01); A61N 5/067 (2021.08); G02F 1/353 (2013.01); H01S 5/0092 (2013.01); H01S 5/3013 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/25 (2013.01); A61N 2005/063 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0651 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0663 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A light generation and light distribution method, the method comprising:
generating laser light with a semiconductor laser or an array of semiconductor lasers at a generation location;
guiding the laser light generated by the semiconductor laser or the array of semiconductor lasers to a frequency converter, wherein the frequency converter creates one or more wavelengths for at least one or more of disinfection, medical therapy, and photochemical processes; and
directing light converted by the frequency converter to a plurality of distribution locations, wherein the plurality of distribution locations are remote from each other and the semiconductor laser or an array of semiconductor lasers, wherein remote denotes distance comparable to a distance between different rooms in a building.