ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,698, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG (Stuttgart, Germany).
"Disinfection module" was invented by Valentin Maier (Ispringen, Germany) and Tilo Volkmann (Sindelfingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disinfection module has at least one light source that emits UV-C radiation for disinfecting an object. The disinfection module also has a housing in which the at least one light source is arranged. The housing is formed portably and has a connecting element for connecting the at least one light source to an electrical power source for supplying the at least one light source with electrical energy."
The ...