Patent ID: 11896104
Assignee: CONAIR LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method of sanitizing a flow of air within a hair dryer, the hair dryer having a housing having a handle portion and a nozzle portion, a motor within the housing, a fan drivingly connected to the motor within the housing, and at least one ultraviolet light emitting element within the nozzle portion, the method comprising the steps of:
illuminating a flow passage within the nozzle portion with the at least one ultraviolet light emitting element;
wherein light from the at least one light emitting element is viewable through a portion of the housing formed from a transparent or translucent material; and
wherein the portion of the housing formed from a transparent or translucent material prevents a flow of air therethrough.