Miniaturized device to sterilize surfaces from Covid-19 and other viruses

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11701441-B2
Application number	US-202117362179-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2021
Priority date	Sep 11, 2018
Publication date	Jul 18, 2023
Grant date	Jul 18, 2023

Abstract

A method for sterilizing viruses comprises generating a beam having radiating energy therein at a predetermined frequency for generating mechanical eigen-vibrations in a spherical virus to destroy the spherical virus and a predetermined cartesian beam intensity for imparting transverse shear forces to an icosahedral lattice structure of the spherical virus to destroy the icosahedral lattice structure of the spherical virus using beam generation circuitry. A resonance frequency of the spherical virus for inducing the mechanical eigen-vibrations in the spherical virus is determined based upon a size, geometry, and protein material of the spherical virus using a predetermined three-dimensional acoustical model of mechanical vibrations within the spherical virus. The beam generation at the predetermined frequency and the predetermined cartesian beam intensity is controlled using a controller responsive to the determined resonance frequency. The predetermined frequency equals the resonance frequency of the spherical virus. The beam on is radiated a predetermined area to destroy the spherical virus at the predetermined area using radiating circuitry. The mechanical eigen-vibrations at the resonance frequency of the spherical virus determined by the predetermined three-dimensional acoustical model are induced within the spherical virus to destroy the spherical virus responsive to the predetermined frequency. The transverse shear forces are imparted to the icosahedral lattice structure of the spherical virus to destroy the icosahedral lattice structure of the spherical virus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for sterilizing viruses, comprising:
generating a beam having radiating energy therein at a predetermined frequency for generating mechanical eigen-vibrations in a spherical virus to destroy the spherical virus and a predetermined cartesian beam intensity for imparting transverse shear forces to an icosahedral lattice structure of the spherical virus to destroy the icosahedral lattice structure of the spherical virus using beam generation circuitry;
determining a resonance frequency of the spherical virus for inducing the mechanical eigen-vibrations in the spherical virus based upon a size, geometry, and protein material of the spherical virus using a predetermined three-dimensional acoustical model of mechanical vibrations within the spherical virus;
controlling the beam generation at the predetermined frequency and the predetermined cartesian beam intensity using a controller responsive to the determined resonance frequency, wherein the predetermined frequency equals the resonance frequency of the spherical virus;
radiating the beam on a predetermined area to destroy the spherical virus at the predetermined area using radiating circuitry; and
inducing the mechanical eigen-vibrations at the resonance frequency of the spherical virus determined by the predetermined three-dimensional acoustical model of mechanical vibrations within the spherical virus for destroying the spherical virus responsive to the predetermined frequency; and
imparting the transverse shear forces to the icosahedral lattice structure of the spherical virus to destroy the icosahedral lattice structure of the spherical virus.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the spherical virus comprises a SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of radiating further comprises radiating the beam using a device from the group consisting of a cell phone, a handheld flashlight, a fluorescent light fixture and an incandescent light fixture.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of generating further comprises generating a frequency for inducing the mechanical eigen-vibrations using a dipole acoustic mode.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of inducing the mechanical eigen-vibrations further comprises coupling microwave energy of the radiating beam with three-dimensional bipolar electric charge distributions within the spherical virus.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of generating further comprises generating a microwave beam having a first frequency that resonantly excites a dipole acoustic mode of acoustic vibration of the spherical virus with a resonant absorption effect.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of generating further comprises generating a microwave beam and further, wherein the microwave beam generates a virus inactivation threshold responsive to microwave energy within the microwave beam.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of controlling further comprises controlling generation of the beam as a structured vector beam for imparting stresses and torsion to the spherical virus to rupture a capsid of the spherical virus.

9. A method for sterilizing viruses, comprising:
generating a Hermite-Gaussian beam having radiating energy therein at a predetermined frequency for generating mechanical longitudinal eigen-vibrations in a thin shell capsid of a spherical virus to destroy the spherical virus and a predetermined cartesian Hermite-Gaussian intensity for imparting transverse shear forces to an icosahedral lattice structure of the spherical virus to destroy the icosahedral lattice structure of the spherical virus using beam generation circuitry;
determining a resonance frequency of the spherical virus having the thin shell capsid for inducing the mechanical longitudinal eigen-vibrations in the spherical virus based upon a size, geometry, and protein material of the spherical virus using a predetermined three-dimensional acoustical model of mechanical vibrations within the spherical virus;
controlling the Hermite-Gaussian beam generation at the predetermined frequency and predetermined cartesian beam intensity using a controller responsive to the determined resonance frequency, wherein the predetermined frequency equals the resonance frequency of the spherical virus;
radiating the Hermite-Gaussian beam on a predetermined area to destroy the spherical virus at the predetermined area using radiating circuitry; and
inducing the mechanical longitudinal eigen-vibrations at the resonance frequency of the spherical virus determined by the predetermined three-dimensional acoustical of mechanical vibrations model within the spherical virus for destroying the spherical virus responsive to the predetermined frequency using non-ionizing radiation; and
imparting the transverse shear forces to the icosahedral lattice structure of the spherical virus to destroy the icosahedral lattice structure of the spherical virus using the non-ionizing radiation.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the spherical virus comprises a SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of generating further comprises generating a frequency for inducing the mechanical longitudal eigen-vibrations using a dipole acoustic mode.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of inducing the mechanical longitudal eigen-vibrations further comprises coupling microwave energy of the radiating Hermite-Gaussianbeam with three-dimensional bipolar electric charge distributions within the spherical virus.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of generating further comprises generating a microwave beam having a first frequency that resonantly excites a dipole acoustic mode of acoustic vibration of the spherical virus with a resonant absorption effect.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of generating further comprises generating a microwave beam and further, wherein the microwave beam generates a virus inactivation threshold responsive to microwave energy within the microwave beam.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of controlling further comprises controlling generation of the Hermite-Gaussian beam as a structured vector beam for imparting stresses and torsion to the spherical virus to rupture the thin shell capsid of the spherical virus.

16. A method for sterilizing viruses, comprising:
generating a Hermite-Gaussian beam having radiating energy therein at a predetermined frequency for generating mechanical longitudinal eigen-vibrations in a thin shell capsid of a spherical virus to destroy the spherical virus and a predetermined cartesian Hermite-Gaussian intensity for imparting transverse shear forces to an icosahedral lattice structure of the spherical virus to destroy the icosahedral lattice structure of the spherical virus using beam generation circuitry;
determining a resonance frequency of the spherical virus having the thin shell capsid for inducing the mechanical longitudinal eigen-vibrations in the spherical virus based upon a size, geometry, and protein material of the spherical virus using a predetermined three-dimensional acoustical model of mechanical vibrations within the spherical virus;
controlling the Hermite-Gaussian beam generation at the predetermined frequency and predetermined cartesian beam intensity using a controller responsive to the determined resonance frequency, wherein the predetermined frequency equals the resonance frequency of the spherical virus;
radiating the Hermite-Gaussian beam on a predetermined area to destroy the spherical virus at the predetermined area using radiating circuitry from a device from the

Assignees

• Nxgen Partners Ip Llc

Inventors

• Ashrafi Solyman

Classifications

• A61L2103/00

  Materials or objects being the target of disinfection or sterilisation · CPC title

• A61L2103/75

  Room floors or walls · CPC title

• A61L2/025 Primary

  Ultrasonic waves · CPC title

• A61L2/12

  Microwaves · CPC title

• A61L2202/14

  Means for controlling sterilisation processes, data processing, presentation and storage means, e.g. sensors, controllers, programs · CPC title