Patent ID: 11904064
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  Y | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A mobile decontamination unit for decontaminating an area, the mobile decontamination unit comprising:
a base portion, wherein the base portion comprises a mobility module configured to move the mobile decontamination unit;
a head portion coupled to the base portion and configured to move relative to the base portion, the head portion comprising:
an aerosol dispersing nozzle configured to disperse a decontaminant within the area in an aerosol form, the aerosol form comprising decontaminant droplets; and
an aerosol directing fan configured to direct the decontaminant droplets dispersed by the aerosol dispersing nozzle; and

a unit controller configured to:
determine aerosol dispersing parameters based on area characteristics; and
control operations of the aerosol dispersing nozzle, the aerosol directing fan, and/or the mobility module based on the aerosol dispersing parameters, wherein controlling operations includes changing orientation of the aerosol directing fan relative to the area, comprising changing orientation of the head portion of the mobile decontamination unit relative to the base portion of the mobile decontamination unit.