US 11,779,676 B2
Sanitizing device
Todd D. Tillmanns, Germantown, TN (US); and Matthew M. Glanzer, Fort Collins, CO (US)
Filed by Otter Products, LLC, Fort Collins, CO (US)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/338,071.
Application 17/338,071 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/229,989, filed on Apr. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,684,691.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/011,696, filed on Apr. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0322621 A1, Oct. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. A61L 9/20 (2006.01); H01S 5/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/355 (2006.01); G02F 1/37 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 9/20 (2013.01) [G02F 1/3551 (2013.01); G02F 1/37 (2013.01); H01S 5/0092 (2013.01); A61L 2209/12 (2013.01); A61L 2209/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sanitizing device comprising:
a nonlinear optical element;
one or more laser diodes each configured to direct a beam of optical energy to the nonlinear optical element, wherein the beam of optical energy has a first wavelength, and wherein the nonlinear optical element is configured to produce UV-C energy having a second wavelength from the beams of optical energy;
a lens configured to focus the UV-C energy to cover a desired area for sanitizing purposes; and
a battery pack configured for powering the one or more laser diodes.