PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15869417
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["422", "024000"]

Abstract:
A fixed position hybrid germicidal irradiation apparatus, method, and system for ultraviolet germicidal irradiation. A plurality of emitters may be coupled to a substantially rectangular housing configured to be coupled to a standard commercial lighting fitting. A second plurality of emitters may be coupled to the substantially rectangular housing. The first plurality of emitters and the second plurality of emitters are operable to emit UV-C radiation at a wavelength of about 265 nanometers and near-UV radiation at a wavelength of about 405 nanometers respectively. UV-C sensors are configured to measure the amount of UV-C light or near UV-C light from a target surface. A controller may be configured to engage with the UV-C sensors to determine the amount of UV-C radiation collected by the UV-C sensors. The improved apparatus, method, and system reduces exposure time by varying the intensity and wavelength of the UV administered, while concurrently reducing UV overexposure.

Claim (Index 9):
A method for room disinfection using germicidal radiation comprising:\n installing, in an interior ceiling grid, a hybrid germicidal irradiation disinfection apparatus, the hybrid germicidal irradiation disinfection apparatus having a first plurality of emitters operable to emit UV-C radiation at a wavelength of about 265 nanometers, a second plurality of emitters operable to emit near-UV radiation at a wavelength of about 405 nanometers, at least one ranging sensor, at least one germicidal radiation sensor, and a controller; measuring, with the ranging sensor, a distance to an object, wherein the object is the closest object to the hybrid germicidal irradiation disinfection apparatus in the room; calculating, with the controller, an air gap compensation variable in response to the ranging sensor measurement; delivering, with the first plurality of emitters and the second plurality of emitters, dual band germicidal radiation to a target zone of the room; receiving, with the at least one germicidal radiation sensor, an amount of radiant energy reflected from the target zone of the room; and, measuring, with a processor, a kill dose threshold based on the amount of radiant energy, the distance, and the air gap compensation variable.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 36.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.18919
- Patent Class: 422.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15869444', '15442289', '15454158', '14509614', '15442340']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.758230838905273
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5295967720298242
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7353674322177282
- Mean Citation Score: 253.277548
- Max Citation Score: 375.28122
- Similarity Product: 295.3901402179098

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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