Patent ID: 8168963

Claim:
A system for self-decontaminating at least one surface of an object, the system comprising: at least one support plate; at least one photocatalytic material; at least one light emitting member capable of generating ozone; and a reflective element mounted on, or within, the object and positioned between the at least one light emitting member and the at least one photocatalytic material and is optically connected to the at least one photocatalytic material and the at least one light emitting member, the reflective element being further positioned within a light path of the at least one light emitting member, wherein the reflective element has a length that is approximately equal to the at least one support plate and is configured to direct light emitted by the at least one light emitting member directly at the at least one surface of the object; wherein the at least one photocatalytic material and the at least one light emitting member are mounted on, or within, the object, wherein the at least one photocatalytic material is optically connected to the at least one light emitting member, and wherein the at least one photocatalytic material is adjacent to the at least one surface and is disposed on the at least one support plate for facilitating self-decontamination of the object.