ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,410, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Geo. Bancroft Engineering LLC (Mount Prospect, Ill.).
"System and method for indoor air purification" was invented by Paul Jenkins (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for sanitizing air is disclosed. Atmospheric air is drawn into the system by a fan. The air is passed through a series of baffles to mix the air and reduce speed. The air is exposed to an emitter, such as UV-C light, to sanitize contaminants and then exhausted. The sanitized air drawn into the system and exhausted to the atmosphere without exposing UV-C light to the atmosphere."
The patent was filed on July ...