ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,539, issued on Feb. 18.
"Ultraviolet emitter for sanitation of aerosols" was invented by Roman Fedorciw (Avon, Conn.) and Borys Krynyckyi (Manasquan, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sanitation system for use in an application where contaminated aerosols are exhausted by a person includes at least one light source selectively operable to emit a light having a wavelength capable of neutralizing particles and that does not penetrate human skin. The sanitation system additionally includes a mounting system operable to mount said at least one light source. The mounting system is configured to direct the light emitted from the at lea...