US 11,813,373 B2
System and apparatus for sanitizing a point of contact
Dean Schumacher, Orchard Lake, MI (US)
Assigned to GERM DOME INDUSTRIES LLC, Orchard Lake, MI (US)
Filed by GERM DOME INDUSTRIES LLC, Orchard Lake, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/496,237.
Application 17/496,237 is a continuation of application No. 17/032,187, filed on Sep. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,400,174.
Application 17/032,187 is a continuation of application No. 15/831,043, filed on Dec. 4, 2017, granted, now 10,792,380, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Application 15/831,043 is a continuation of application No. 14/299,815, filed on Jun. 9, 2014, granted, now 9,833,525, issued on Dec. 5, 2017.
Application 14/299,815 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/252,294, filed on Apr. 14, 2014, abandoned.
Application 14/252,294 is a continuation of application No. 13/070,044, filed on Mar. 23, 2011, granted, now 8,698,100, issued on Apr. 15, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0023470 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B08B 7/00 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A47L 25/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 2/10 (2013.01) [A47L 25/04 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); B08B 7/0057 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for sanitizing an object, the apparatus comprising:
a housing defining an interior and having an anterior portion and a posterior portion, the housing comprising:
one or more sidewalls;
a posterior wall disposed at the posterior portion; and
a dome, connected to one or more sidewalls, disposed at the anterior portion and configured to reflect a light source back into the interior;
one or more sources of germicidal light disposed adjacent to the one or more sidewalls; and
a protective screen fixedly disposed between the one or more sources of germicidal light and a portion of the interior, the screen defining a sub-interior configured to receive the object, the screen preventing user contact with the one or more sources of germicidal light, and wherein the protective screen is disposed between the dome and the posterior wall.