Patent ID: 11938234
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  E  H  B  Y | IPC A  E

Claim 19:
20. A vehicle comprising:
an internal cabin defining at least one area; and
a sanitizing system configured to disinfect at least one surface within the at least one area, the sanitizing system comprising:
a lighting assembly configured to continuously emit disinfecting visible light onto the at least one surface, wherein the disinfecting visible light is configured to neutralize microorganisms on the at least one surface, wherein the disinfecting visible light has a wavelength between 400 nm-410 nm; and
a lighting control unit in communication with the lighting assembly, wherein the lighting control unit is configured to operate the lighting assembly to emit the disinfecting visible light,
wherein the lighting control unit is configured to operate the lighting assembly in a first mode and a second mode, wherein the lighting assembly in each of the first mode and the second mode is configured to emit the disinfecting light, wherein the disinfecting visible light is emitted at a first intensity in the first mode, and wherein the disinfecting visible light is emitted at a second intensity that differs from the first intensity in the second mode, and
wherein the lighting control unit is configured to coordinate operation of the lighting assembly to emit the disinfecting visible light based on different phases of a trip of a vehicle.