US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Aug. 5 for "Ultraviolet light-emitting module and disinfecting system" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,180, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Ultraviolet light-emitting module and disinfecting system" was invented by Jamie J. Childress (Mercer Island, Wash.) and Arthur E. Brockschmidt Jr. (Renton, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Modules, systems and methods that disinfect surfaces using ultraviolet (UV) light are disclosed. In one aspect, a UV light-emitting module comprises an enclosure including a rear wall and a face plate that includes a light-transmitting aperture. At least one sidewall extends between the rear wall and the face plate, and at least one UV light emitter is located within the e...