Coronavirus (COVID-19) air sanitization/isolation system with anti-virus curtain walls

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12582736-B2
Application number	US-202418767814-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2024
Priority date	Aug 4, 2020
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

Various embodiments are directed to a coronavirus air sanitization/isolation system with anti-virus curtain. The system may include a group of anti-virus strips with attached separation magnets coupled to an air inlet housing mounted above (e.g., in an attic ceiling) in an enclosed space. The anti-virus strips may be coated with a saline and soap solution that attracts airborne droplets contaminated with the coronavirus and dissolves a fatty layer of coronavirus cell membranes to prevent cell replication of the coronavirus, thereby destroying the coronavirus. The air inlet housing may include exhaust ventilation fans, salt filters, a wick saturated with the saline and soap solution, an electro-static air filter, and a distribution air duct. The fans may be utilized to circulate an airstream containing the coronavirus through the anti-virus strips, the filters, the saturated wick, and the distribution air duct to remove the coronavirus while protecting occupants with uncontaminated air.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A coronavirus air sanitization/isolation system with anti-virus curtain walls, comprising:
a plurality of anti-virus strips, wherein each of the plurality of anti-virus strips comprise an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the plurality of anti-virus strips are coated with a solution configured to attract airborne droplets contaminated with a coronavirus onto at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the anti-virus strips; a plurality of magnets arranged vertically along a length of the inner surface of each of the anti-virus strips, each of the plurality of magnets comprising a north pole and a south pole, wherein the north poles of a first set of the plurality of magnets face the north poles of a second set of the plurality of magnets and wherein the south poles of the first set of the plurality of magnets faces the south poles of the second set of the plurality of magnets on each of the anti-virus strips, wherein the magnets assist in preventing the anti-virus strips from coming into contact with each other; and an air inlet housing, coupled to and configured to vertically suspend a first subset of the anti-virus strips and a second subset of the anti-virus strips, the first subset of the anti-virus strips and the second subset of the anti-virus strips forming a wall of curtains defining a confined space disposed between the first subset of the anti-virus strips and the second subset of the anti-virus strips, wherein the air inlet housing comprises:
an exhaust ventilation fan that utilizes suction to pull air from the confined space as an airstream comprising contaminated airborne coronavirus droplets;
one or more filters configured to receive air from the exhaust ventilation fan and further configured to destroy coronavirus particles; and
a distribution air duct configured to receive air from the one or more filters and further configured to distribute the air within an enclosed space.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the solution comprises a saline and soap solution.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein molecules within the solution react with the airborne droplets to dissolve a fatty layer of coronavirus cell membranes.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the wall of curtains defines at least a portion of the enclosed space.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first subset of magnets are physically coupled to the first subset of the anti-virus strips and the second subset of magnets are physically coupled to the second subset of the anti-virus strips.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the distribution air duct comprises a plurality of air jet slots spaced along a length of the distribution air duct, wherein the air jet slots are configured to distribute air within the enclosed space as a plurality of free jets.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the second subset of the plurality of anti-virus strips is vertically suspended between each of a pair of opposing air jet slots in the plurality of air jet slots.

8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of free jets is converted into a plurality of wall jets upon coming into contact with the plurality of anti-virus strips.

9 . The system of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of free jets comprises distributed air that envelops each of one or more persons occupying the enclosed space with an uncontaminated zone of air.

10 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one UV light source configured to disinfect one or more contaminated surfaces within the enclosed space.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one UV light source is configured to disinfect the one or more contaminated surfaces only when persons occupying the enclosed space have exited the enclosed space.

12 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one UV light source that is mounted proximal to an outlet of the distribution air duct.

13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more filters comprises a salt filter.

14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the distribution air duct comprises an ultraviolet light source.

15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the air inlet housing comprises a wick saturated with a saline and soap solution.

16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more filters comprises an electro-static air filter.

17 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the solution on the surface of the anti-virus strips is configured to draw, via osmosis, water from airborne droplets.

18 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the air inlet housing comprises a second ventilation fan that is configured to provide air to the distribution air duct.

19 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first subset of the plurality of anti-virus strips and the second subset of the plurality of anti-virus strips are positioned parallel to each other, with the inner surface of the first subset facing the inner surface of the second subset.

20 . A coronavirus air sanitization/isolation system with anti-virus curtain walls, comprising:
a plurality of anti-virus strips, wherein each of the plurality of anti-virus strips comprise an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the plurality of anti-virus strips are coated with a solution, wherein salt molecules within the solution attract airborne droplets onto at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the anti-virus strips; a plurality of magnets arranged vertically along a length of the inner surface of each of the anti-virus strips, each of the plurality of magnets comprising a north pole and a south pole, wherein the north poles of a first set of the plurality of magnets face the north poles of a second set of the plurality of magnets and wherein the south poles of the first set of the plurality of magnets faces the south poles of the second set of the plurality of magnets on each of the anti-virus strips, wherein the magnets assist in preventing the anti-virus strips from coming into contact with each other; and an air inlet housing, coupled to a first subset of the anti-virus strips forming a wall of curtains having a confined space, wherein the inlet housing is installed above a ceiling of the confined space and configured to vertically suspend the first subset of the anti-virus strips forming a wall of curtains, the wall of curtains defining an enclosed space, wherein the air inlet housing comprises:
a first exhaust ventilation fan that utilizes suction to pull air from the confined space as an airstream;
one or more filters that receives the airstream from the first exhaust ventilation fan;
a second exhaust ventilation fan that receives the airstream from the one or more filters;
a distribution air duct that receives the airstream from the second exhaust ventilation fan, wherein the distribution air duct comprises a plurality of air jet slots spaced along a length of the distribution air duct, wherein the air jet slots distribute the airstream as a plurality of free jets, wherein each of the plurality of free jets comprises distributed air that envelops each of one or more persons occupying the enclosed space within an uncontaminated zone of air, wherein the plurality of free jets is converted into a plurality of wall jets upon coming into contact with the plurality of anti-virus strips; and
a second subset of the plurality of anti-virus strips coupled to the distribution air duct and vertically suspended between each of a pair of opposing air jet slots in the plurality of air jet slots, wherein the second subset

Assignees

• Florida A&M Univ

Inventors

• Magee Charles

Classifications

• A61L9/22

  Ionisation · CPC title

• A61L2209/14

  Filtering means · CPC title

• A61L2209/134

  Distributing means, e.g. baffles, valves, manifolds, nozzles · CPC title

• A61G10/005

  Isolators, i.e. enclosures generally comprising flexible walls for maintaining a germ-free environment · CPC title

• A61L2209/213

  Use of electrochemically treated water, e.g. electrolysed water or water treated by electrical discharge · CPC title