Systems and methods for sanitizing mobile electronic devices

US11918697B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• simplehuman, LLC · US

Inventors

• Frank Yang · Rancho Palos Verdes, US
• Ryan Wong · Los Angeles, US
• Cory Bowman · Mission Viejo, US
• Frederick N. Bushroe · Tucson, US
• William Patrick Conley · Long Beach, US
• Nasser Pirshafiey · Thousand Oaks, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 2, 2021
• Grant date: Mar 5, 2024
• Expiry date: Aug 2, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2202/122
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

This disclosure includes a description of a sanitizing system for sanitizing a mobile electronic device comprising: a housing; a sanitizer contained within the housing configured to emit radiation with a sanitizing effect; and an entry system with a default closed position, the entry system being configured to permit a mobile electronic device to pass through the entry system and then automatically return to the default closed position, the entry system comprising a first outer enclosure and a second inner obstruction; wherein the entry system blocks radiation emitted within the sanitizing system to a level acceptable for consumer use, or wherein the second inner obstruction provides more radiation attenuation than the first outer enclosure, and/or wherein the combination of the first outer enclosure and the second inner obstruction provides more radiation attenuation than the first outer enclosure by itself. Disclosed are internal reflectors to help distribute sanitizing radiation generally evenly.