Salvatore J Furia

US Patent:

20210299299, Sep 30, 2021

Filed:

Mar 26, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/214107

Inventors:

- West Palm Beach FL, US
Salvatore Furia - Rydal PA, US

International Classification:

A61L 2/10
A61L 2/24

Abstract:

A device for eradicating bacteria and viruses using ultraviolet C (UV-C) light. The device includes a two-dimensional array of ultraviolet (UV) light sources and a two-dimensional array of sensors interspersed between the UV light sources. A structural skeleton may surround the UV light sources and the sensors. The structural skeleton may be configured to support the weight of a user wearing shoes such that the user can stand on the device above the planes created by the UV light array and the sensor array. Critically, the device includes a controller that determines the location of an object on a top surface of the device based on the output of the sensors and controls the UV light sources to emit UV-C light towards the bottom surface of the object.