Payment sanitizing system for point of sale
US11679170B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2202/14
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sanitizer is described which frames a payment media, such as a bill, a coin and a credit card, in an irradiation zone between narrowly spaced support walls having associated ultraviolet lamps arranged to irradiate the payment media for at least a predetermined minimum time period. In one approach a motorized transport transports the payment media to an entry point from which it falls into the irradiation zone. In another aspect, a gravity feed approach is employed to return the irradiated media item to a dispense zone. One application is to alleviate concern at a point of sale where customers and merchants are concerned about whether payment media may be carrying a dangerous virus.
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