Patent ID: 10842896

Abstract:
A device for disinfecting a portable object comprising: a housing comprising an outlet, and wherein the housing encloses a central cavity; a first panel located on an upper surface of the housing, the first panel configured to move between an open and a closed position, wherein in a closed position, the panel is configured to receive the portable object, and wherein in an open position, the object is configured to be moved into the cavity; a first platform configured inside the cavity, the first platform configured to move the object between a first position and a second position inside the cavity; and a plurality of ultraviolet (UV) lights positioned over an upper surface of the first platform and along inner sidewalls of the housing cavity, wherein the UV lights are configured to emit UV light of a predetermined wavelength to disinfect the object. The disinfected object is transferred to a conveyor which moves the object towards the outlet. The device can include a heating unit over the conveyor for controlled heating of the disinfected object. The device can also include a sanitizer sprayer positioned between the heating unit, to spray an aromatic sanitizer on the object before it exits the device.