ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,344, issued on Feb. 3.
"Ultraviolet disinfecting and identification system" was invented by Stanley Kevin Miles (Foresthill, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some embodiments, an item is exposed to electromagnetic light using a plurality of electromagnetic light emitters that are arranged throughout a structure (e.g., while the item is being moved from a first opening of the structure to a second opening of the structure). A plurality of images of the item or object is captured by a plurality of image sensors that are arranged throughout the structure. A first pattern in at least one image is recognized. The first pattern incl...