ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,502, issued on March 18.
"Ultraviolet light radiation disinfection fixture" was invented by Dewey McKinley Sims Jr. (Royal Oak, Mich.) and Dewey McKinley Sims III (Berkely, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultraviolet-C light radiation disinfection fixture is provided. The ultraviolet-C light radiation disinfection fixture comprises a tray, a top plate, at least one louver mount, at least one ultraviolet-C light radiation source to disinfect and sterilize an air flow, a sterilization field outside the ultraviolet-C light radiation disinfection fixture, a sterilization chamber within the ultraviolet-C light radiation disinfect...