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Apparatus For Sanitizing And Sterilizing One Or More Objects

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to an apparatus 100 for sanitizing and sterilizing one or more objects, apparatus 100 including housing adapted to receive and accommodate the one or more objects. The housing includes a dispensing unit 108 configured to dispense one or more fluids on the received one or more objects, a first set of sensors 102 configured to detect the one or more objects , a second set of sensors 104 configured to detect the load parameters of the one or more objects, a set of magnetron assemblies 106 with one or more speed mode stirrers , a processing unit 110 configured to actuate the dispensing unit 108 based on the detected one or more objects and at least one of the magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies 106 based on the detected load parameters and facilitates in sanitization and sterilization of the one or more objects.

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Application #
Filing Date
28 August 2020
Publication Number
09/2022
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
ELECTRICAL
Status
Email
info@khuranaandkhurana.com
Parent Application
Patent Number
Legal Status
Grant Date
2024-07-26
Renewal Date

Applicants

Chitkara Innovation Incubator Foundation
SCO: 160-161, Sector - 9c, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh- 160009, India.

Inventors

1. SINGH, Varinder
Project Manager, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chitkara University, Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway (NH-64), Village Jansla, Rajpura, Punjab - 140401, India.
2. SALUJA, Nitin
Associate Director, Chitkara University Research and Innovation Network, Chitkara University, Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway (NH-64), Village Jansla, Rajpura, Punjab - 140401, India.
3. MALIK, Gagan
179, Model Town, Ambala City, Haryana - 134003, India.
4. CHHIKARA, Vilas
SNPC Machines Pvt. Ltd., Khasra No. 52/25, Village Ferozpur Bangar, Sonepat - 131402, Haryana, India.
5. TAPAS, Satya
Kunjakanta (Eastern Lane of Kunjakanta Pool), PO/Dist: Dhenkanal, Odisha - 759001, India.

Specification

[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to field of cleaning and washing device. More particularly, the present disclosure provides an apparatus for sanitizing and sterilizing the one or more objects like clothes, textiles, bags, shoes, and the likes to prevent from microbial infection.

BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] Water and chemicals used in washing machines are ineffective to sterilize the clothes and linen fabrics from contagious bacteria and viruses like Ebola, corona, and the likes. Frontline health workers and clinicians have to clean their clinical clothes daily in minimum time , however the frontline health workers have to wait for long hours as washing in washing machine is a time-consuming process. Microwave/ultraviolet based sterilization cause molecular level changes in the clothes and cause permanent damage.
[0004] Microwave has capability to non-thermally sterilize objects like clothes, bags, shoes, and the likes. However the microwave has limitations like non-uniform heating in bulk processing and uncontrolled polymerization. Other solutions can include UV sterilization of cloths but UV sterilizes only in the line of sight and hence unable to sterilize in bulk. Chemicals and detergents take about 10 min to react with viruses and bacteria. Also washing and drying time with chemicals can take approximately 2-3 hours. Direct application of microwave energy results in increase in cloth temperature and makes permanent variations at molecular level.
[0005] There is a need to overcome above mentioned problems by bringing a solution that provides sanitization and sterilization of objects both thermally and non thermally within less time. Also, prevent objects from micro level damages caused during sterilizing with conventional means. The solution helps in destroying microorganisms like bacteria, viruses and fungi, and the likes without harming molecules of objects like clothes, fabrics, and the likes and protect user from chemical detergent allergies. The present solution facilitates in saving water and is power efficient.

OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0006] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0007] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an apparatus that provides quick way of sterilizing clothes and fabrics after being infected by viruses.
[0008] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an apparatus that is easy to use and facilitates in saving water.
[0009] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an apparatus that provides bulk sterilization of clothes and fabrics as microwaves used can penetrates the layered clothes.
[0010] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an apparatus in which soft tissue face masks and personal protective equipment can be reused after sanitization.
[0011] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an apparatus that facilitates in killing bacteria and viruses with help of both thermal and non-thermal effects of radiations.
[0012] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an apparatus that is safe, economical, power efficient and helps in staying disease free and avoids transmission of contagious diseases.
[0013] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an apparatus that helps in destroying microorganisms like bacteria, viruses and fungi, and the likes without harming molecules of objects like clothes, fabrics, and the likes and protect user from chemical detergent allergies.

SUMMARY
[0014] The present disclosure relates generally to field of cleaning and washing device. More particularly, the present disclosure provides an apparatus for sanitizing and sterilizing the one or more objects like clothes, textiles, bags, shoes, and the likes to prevent from microbial infection.
[0015] An aspect of the present disclosure pertains to an apparatus for sanitizing and sterilizing one or more objects, the apparatus may include a housing adapted to receive and accommodate the one or more objects, where the housing may include a dispensing unit configured to dispense one or more fluids on the received one or more objects inside the housing. The housing may include a first set of sensors configured to detect the one or more objects and correspondingly generate a first set of signals. The housing may include a second set of sensors configured to detect the load parameters of the one or more objects and correspondingly generate a second set of signals and a set of magnetron assemblies with one or more speed mode stirrers configured to generate a third set of signals. The housing may include a processing unit operatively coupled with the first set of sensors, the second set of sensors, the dispensing unit and the set of magnetron assemblies, where the processing unit may include one or more processors coupled with a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors. The processing unit may be configured to extract a fourth set of signals and a fifth set of signals from the first set of signals and the second set of signals respectively. The fourth set of signals can pertain to presence of clothes, textile, fabrics, shoes, and bags inside the housing and the fifth set of signals can pertain to weight, force, stress and pressure associated with the one or more objects. The processing unit may be configured to actuate the dispensing unit based on the detected one or more objects and at least one of the magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies based on the detected weight, force and pressure of the one or more objects, and where the third set of signals are generated only upon actuation of the at least one of the magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies and where the third set of signals may pertain to one or more modes of electromagnetic propagation.
[0016] In an aspect, each of the magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies may be configured with one or more speed mode stirrers, wherein the one or more speed mode stirrers corresponds to differential speed of the each magnetron assembly.
[0017] In an aspect, the processing unit may be configured to generate and transmit a first set of actuation signals to facilitate actuation of the dispensing unit and generate and transmit a second set of actuation signals to facilitate actuation of the at least one magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies.
[0018] In an aspect, the first set of sensors may include any or a combination of ultrasonic sensor, infrared sensor, and proximity sensor.
[0019] In an aspect, the second set of sensors may include any or a combination of weight sensor, force sensor, pressure sensor, and force resistive sensor, transducer.
[0020] In an aspect, the dispensing unit may be configured to accommodate one or more fluids, and where the dispensing unit may include any or a combination of container, tank with one or more nozzles fluidic ally coupled with the dispensing unit, and where the one or more fluids may include any or a combination of water, disinfectant gel, alcohol, medicinal gel, and sanitizer.
[0021] In an aspect, the water diffused on the one or more objects may be in form of mist and converted in form of water vapors and assembled in a reservoir, where the reservoir may be coupled with the dispensing unit.
[0022] In an aspect, the actuation of the at least one of the magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies along with the one or more modes of electromagnetic propagation may facilitates heating of the mist.
[0023] In an aspect, the apparatus may include microwave insulation inside the housing.
[0024] In an aspect, the apparatus may include a lid operatively coupled with a foot pedal, and where the foot pedal upon actuation by a user may be configured to move the lid from an open position to a close position and from the close position to the open position.
[0025] In an aspect, the apparatus may aid in thermal and non thermal sterilizing of the one or more objects and kills associated bacteria and viruses. In another aspect, the apparatus may enable sterilizing and sanitizing of the one or more objects very fast and in less time. In yet another aspect mist may be heated by microwave energy creating impact of superheated steam with minimal hardware and energy and helps in disinfecting the one or more objects in less time comparatively.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0026] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.
[0027] The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present disclosure, and wherein:
[0028] FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of proposed apparatus for sanitizing and sterilizing of one or more objects, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0029] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional components of the processing unit of the proposed apparatus for sanitizing and sterilizing of one or more objects, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0030] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary isometric view of the proposed apparatus for sanitizing and sterilizing of one or more objects, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0031] FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary view of components of housing of the proposed apparatus for sanitizing and sterilizing of one or more objects in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAIL DESCRIPTION
[0032] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.
[0033] Embodiments of the present invention include various steps, which will be described below. The steps may be performed by hardware components or may be embodied in machine-executable instructions, which may be used to cause a general-purpose or special-purpose processor programmed with the instructions to perform the steps. Alternatively, steps may be performed by a combination of hardware, software, firmware and/or by human operators.
[0034] Various methods described herein may be practiced by combining one or more machine-readable storage media containing the code according to the present invention with appropriate standard computer hardware to execute the code contained therein. An apparatus for practicing various embodiments of the present invention may involve one or more computers (or one or more processors within a single computer) and storage systems containing or having network access to computer program(s) coded in accordance with various methods described herein, and the method steps of the invention could be accomplished by modules, routines, subroutines, or subparts of a computer program product.
[0035] If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “can”, “could”, or “might” be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[0036] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0037] Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. These embodiments are provided so that this invention will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. Moreover, all statements herein reciting embodiments of the invention, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure).
[0038] While embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it will be clear that the invention is not limited to these embodiments only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as described in the claim.
[0039] The present disclosure relates generally to field of cleaning and washing device. More particularly, the present disclosure provides an apparatus for sanitizing and sterilizing the one or more objects like clothes, textiles, bags, shoes, and the likes to prevent from microbial infection.
[0040] FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of proposed apparatus for sanitizing and sterilizing of one or more objects, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0041] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the proposed apparatus 100 (also referred to as apparatus 100, herein) can include a housing 102, a first set of sensors 102, a second set of sensors 104, a dispensing unit 106, a set of magnetron assemblies 108, (collectively referred to as magnetron assemblies 108, and individually referred to as magnetron assembly 108, herein) and a processing unit 110. The apparatus 100 can include a lid, a foot pedal, a reservoir, a water pump. The apparatus 100 can facilitate in thermal and non thermal sterilization of one or more objects. The first set of sensors 102, the second set of sensors 104, the set of magnetron assemblies 106, and the dispensing unit 108 can be operatively coupled with the processing unit 110.
[0042] In an embodiment, the housing can be configured to receive and accommodate the one or more objects where the one or more objects can include any or a combination of clothes, bags, shoes, and the likes. The housing can include microwave insulation.
[0043] In an embodiment, the first set of sensors 102 can be configured to detect the one or more objects inside the housing and correspondingly generate a first set of signals. In an illustrative embodiment, the set of sensors 102 can include any or a combination of ultrasonic sensor, infrared sensor, proximity sensor, and the likes. The first set of signals can be in form of electrical signals and can be transmitted to the processing unit 110.
[0044] In an embodiment, the second set of sensors 104 can be configured to detect the load parameters associated with the one or more objects received inside the housing and correspondingly generate a second set of signals. The load parameters can include any or a combination of force, weight, pressure, stress, strain, and the likes. In an illustrative embodiment, the second set of sensors 104 can include any or a combination of weight sensor, force sensor, pressure sensor, and force resistive sensor, transducer, and the likes. The second set of signals can be in form of electrical form and can be transmitted to the processing unit 110.
[0045] In an embodiment, the dispensing unit 106 can be configured to accommodate the one or more fluids. In an illustrative embodiment, the dispensing unit 106 can include a container, a tank and the likes with one or more nozzles, where the one or more nozzles can be fluidically coupled with the dispensing unit 106. The one or more nozzles can be configured to dispense the one or more fluids on the received one or more objects inside the housing. In another illustrative embodiment, the one or more fluids can include any or a combination of water, disinfectant gel, alcohol, medicinal gel, sanitizer, and the likes.
[0046] In an illustrative embodiment, when the first set of sensors 102 detect the one or more objects, the processing unit 110 can be configured to actuate the dispensing unit 108 and facilitates dispensing of the one or more fluids with help of the one or more nozzles on the one or more objects received inside the housing. In another illustrative embodiment, when the second set of sensors 104 detect the load parameters of the one or more objects received inside the housing, the processing unit 110 can be configured to actuate at least one of magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies 106 based on the received second set of signals from the second set of sensors 104.
[0047] In an embodiment, the magnetron assemblies 108 along with one or more speed mode stirrers can be configured to generate a third set of signals. The magnetron assemblies 108 can be actuated by the processing unit 110 based on the detected load parameters like weight, force, pressure, stress, and the likes. Each of the one or more speed mode stirrers can pertain to differential speed of each of the magnetron assembly 108. In an illustrative embodiment, the magnetron assembly can include a permanent magnet along with two electrodes, such that electric field and magnetic field produced by the permanent magnet and the two electrodes are perpendicular to each other. The electrodes can be cathode and anode cavity, where the cathode can be configured to release electrons. The magnet can be placed on flipside of the cathode and space between the anode cavity and the cathode which is called an interacting space.
[0048] In an illustrative embodiment, the magnetron assembly 108 can include negative resistance type., which can be used for frequencies within range of five hundred megahertz but not limited to the likes. Another type of can include cyclotron frequency magnetron which can be used for frequencies above hundred megahertz but not limited to the likes. In another illustrative embodiment, the electrons emitted from the cathode can move in diverse path in the interacting space depending upon strength of the electric field and the magnetic field. The magnetron assembly can be configured to show different effect based on the electric field and the magnetic field. In another illustrative embodiment, under the effect of electric field , and the magnetic field the electrons perform different motion. In yet another illustrative embodiment, the magnetron assembly 108 can work as a self excited microwave oscillator with help of the electric field and magnetic field present inside the magnetron.
[0049] In an illustrative embodiment, the magnetron assemblies 108 can include one or more speed mode stirrers, where each magnetron assembly supports one or more modes of electromagnetic propagation with differential one or more speed mode stirrers embedded with the magnetron assembly 106. The one or more speed mode stirrers can be configured to distribute the electric field uniformly in the housing. The one or more speed mode stirrer can be used to control the different one or more modes of electromagnetic propagation within the housing. In another illustrative embodiment, interaction of electric field and magnetic field inside each of magnetron assembly can facilitate in sterilizing of the one or more objects inside the housing.
[0050] In an embodiment, the processing unit 110 can be configured to receive the first set of signals in electrical form from the first set of sensors 102, and the second set of signals in electrical form from the second set of sensors 104. In another illustrative embodiment, the processing unit 110 can be microprocessor, microcontroller, Arduino Uno, At mega 328, and other similar processing unit 110. In yet another illustrative embodiment, the processing unit 110 can be configured to convert the received first set of signals and the second set of signals from electrical form to machine readable or binary form with help of sub processing units like extraction unit, and other units.
[0051] In an embodiment, the processing unit 110 can be configured to extract a fourth set of signals and a fifth set of signals from the first set of signals and the second set of signals respectively. The fourth set of signals can pertain to presence of clothes, textile, fabrics, shoes, and bags inside the housing and the fifth set of signals pertain to weight, force, stress and pressure associated with the one or more objects. The processing unit 110 can be configured to actuate the dispensing unit 108 based on the detected one or more objects and at least one of the magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies 106 based on the detected weight, force and pressure of the one or more objects.
[0052] In an illustrative embodiment, the apparatus 100 can include a housing to cover components, where the components can include a water pump, a set of magnetron assemblies 106, a dispensing unit 108 like container or tank fluidically coupled with one or more nozzles, a lid, ,a foot pedal, a reservoir, and microwave insulation . The set of magnetron assemblies 106 can be configured with one or more speed mode stirrers attached at a predetermined position of the housing, where the predetermined position can include side walls of the housing, but not limited to the likes where each of magnetron assembly can support one or more modes of electromagnetic propagation with differential one or more speed mode stirrers embedded with the magnetron assembly 106. The one or more speed mode stirrers can be used to control different one or more modes of electromagnetic propagation within the housing, enabling at least one of the mode to get excited from the one or more modes of electromagnetic propagation.
[0053] In an illustrative embodiment, the apparatus 100 can facilitate in thermal and non-thermal microwave sterilization by utilizing differences between molecular vibration frequencies of the one or more objects like clothes and microorganisms by spraying the water on clothes and in environment for destroying the microorganisms like bacteria, viruses and fungi, without harming the molecules of fabrics and protect the user from chemical detergent allergies.
[0054] In an illustrative embodiment, the first set of sensors 102 can be configured to detect the one or more objects received and accommodated in the housing and correspondingly the processing unit 110 can be configured to actuate the dispensing unit 108 to dispense one or more fluids on the one or more objects. Temperature inside the housing increases and causes thermal heating. In another illustrative embodiment, the second set of sensors 104 can be configured to detect the load parameters of the one or more objects and correspondingly the processing unit 110 can be configured to actuate at least one of magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies 108 , where each magnetron can support one or more modes of electromagnetic propagation with differential one or more speed mode stirrers embedded in the set of magnetron assemblies 106. Thermal heating combined with non-thermal effects of microwaves can facilitate in destroying harmful microorganism like bacteria, fungi or viruses, and the likes from the one or more objects like clothes textiles, and the likes. In another illustrative embodiment, water vapors coming from the clothes and housing can be stored in a reservoir, from where condensed water vapors can be reused and water is saved.
[0055] In an illustrative embodiment, the water diffused on the one or more objects can be in form of mist and converted in form of water vapors and assembled in a reservoir, where the reservoir may be coupled with the dispensing unit 108. In another illustrative embodiment, the apparatus 100 can include a power source configured to provide electrical power to the apparatus. In yet another illustrative embodiment, the power source can include any or a combination of battery, cells, capacitor banks, electric power lines, generator, invertor, and the likes.
[0056] In an illustrative embodiment, the apparatus 100 can aid in thermal and non thermal sterilizing of the one or more objects and kills associated bacteria and viruses. In another illustrative embodiment, the apparatus 100 can enable sterilizing and sanitizing of the one or more objects very fast and in less time. In yet another illustrative embodiment, mist can be heated by microwave energy creating impact of superheated steam with minimal hardware and energy and helps in disinfecting the one or more objects in less time comparatively.
[0057] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary functional components of the processing unit of the proposed apparatus for sanitizing and sterilizing of one or more objects, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0058] As illustrated in an embodiment, the processing unit 110 can include one or more processor(s) 202. The one or more processor(s) 202 can be implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing units, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate data based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the one or more processor(s) 202 are configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory 204 of the processing unit 110. The memory 204 can store one or more computer-readable instructions or routines, which may be fetched and executed to create or share the data units over a network service. The memory 204 can include any non-transitory storage device including, for example, volatile memory such as RAM, or non-volatile memory such as EPROM, flash memory, and the like.
[0059] In an embodiment, the processing unit 110 can also include an interface(s) 206. The interface(s) 206 may include a variety of interfaces, for example, interfaces for data input and output devices, referred to as I/O devices, storage devices, and the like. The interface(s) 206 may facilitate communication of the processing unit 110 with various devices coupled to the processing unit 110. The interface(s) 206 may also provide a communication pathway for one or more components of processing unit 110. Examples of such components include, but are not limited to, processing engine(s) 208 and data 210.
[0060] In an embodiment, the processing engine(s) 208 can be implemented as a combination of hardware and programming (for example, programmable instructions) to implement one or more functionalities of the processing engine(s) 208. In examples described herein, such combinations of hardware and programming may be implemented in several different ways. For example, the programming for the processing engine(s) 208 may be processor executable instructions stored on a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium and the hardware for the processing engine(s) 208 may include a processing resource (for example, one or more processors), to execute such instructions. In the present examples, the machine-readable storage medium may store instructions that, when executed by the processing resource, implement the processing engine(s) 208. In such examples, the processing unit 110 can include the machine-readable storage medium storing the instructions and the processing resource to execute the instructions, or the machine-readable storage medium may be separate but accessible to processing unit 110 and the processing resource. In other examples, the processing engine(s) 208 may be implemented by electronic circuitry. A database 210 can include data that is either stored or generated as a result of functionalities implemented by any of the components of the processing engine(s) 208.
[0061] In an embodiment, the processing engine(s) 208 can include an extraction unit 212, an actuation unit 214 and other unit (s) 216. The other unit(s) 216 can implement functionalities that supplement applications or functions performed by the apparatus 100 or the processing engine(s) 208.
[0062] The database 210 can include data that is either stored or generated as a result of functionalities implemented by any of the components of the processing engine(s) 208.
[0063] It would be appreciated that units being described are only exemplary units and any other unit or sub-unit may be included as part of the apparatus 100. These units too may be merged or divided into super- units or sub-units as may be configured.
[0064] As illustrated in FIG. 2, the processing unit 110 can be configured to extract a fourth set of signals and a fifth set of signals from the first set of signals and the second set of signals respectively with help of the extraction unit 212. The fourth set of signals can pertain to presence of clothes, shoes, and bags inside the housing and the fifth set of signals can pertain to weight, force, stress and pressure associated with the one or more objects. In another illustrative embodiment, the processing unit 110 can be configured to actuate the dispensing unit based on the detected one or more objects and at least one of the magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies based on the detected weight, force and pressure of the one or more objects with help of the actuation unit 214, where the third set of signals can be generated only upon actuation of the at least one of the magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies and where the third set of signals can pertain to one or more modes of electromagnetic propagation.
[0065] In an embodiment, the extraction unit 212 can be configured to receive a first set of signals and a second set of signals from a first set of sensors 102 and a second set of sensors 104 respectively. The first set of signals and the second set of signals can be in electrical form. In an illustrative embodiment, the extraction unit 212 can be configured to extract a fourth set of signals and a fifth set of signals from the first set of signals and the second set of signals respectively by converting them from electrical form to machine readable form. In an illustrative embodiment, the extraction unit 212 can be configured to extract the fourth set of signals and the fifth set of signals in machine readable form or binary form and transmit to the actuation unit 214.
[0066] In an illustrative embodiment, when the first set of sensors 102 like ultrasonic sensor, and the likes is configured to detect one or more objects inside housing of the apparatus 100, the first set of signals can be generated by the ultrasonic sensor and transmitted to the extraction unit 212, where the extraction unit 212 can be configured to extract the fourth set of signals in machine readable form and transmit the fourth set of signals to the actuation unit 214. In another illustrative embodiment, the second set of sensors 104 like force resistive sensor can be configured to detect load parameters associated with the one or more objects inside the housing and correspondingly generate the second set of signals in electrical form and transmit the second set of signals to the extraction unit 212 in electrical form. In yet another illustrative embodiment, the load parameters can include any or a combination of force, weight, pressure, stress, and the likes.
[0067] In an illustrative embodiment, the extraction unit 212 can extract the fifth set of signals from the second set of signals in machine readable form. The extraction unit 212 can be configured to extract the weight of the one or more objects and transmit the fifth set of signals to the actuation unit 214 in machine readable form.
[0068] In an embodiment, the actuation unit 214 can be configured to receive the fourth set of signals and the fifth set of signals from the extraction unit 212 in machine readable form. The actuation unit 214 can be configured to generate and transmit a first set of actuation signals upon receiving the fourth set of signals to the dispensing unit 108. The actuation unit 214 can be configured to generate and transmit a second set of actuation signals to the set of magnetron assemblies 106 upon receiving the fifth set of signals from the extraction unit 212. In an illustrative embodiment, upon receiving the second set of actuation signals, the magnetron assemblies 106 can actuate based on the detected weight of the one or more objects.
[0069] In an illustrative embodiment, the magnetron assemblies 106 can be configured to actuate along with the one or more speed mode stirrers and correspondingly generate a third set of signals in electrical form, where the third set of signals pertain to one or more modes of electromagnetic propagation. The magnetron assembly 108 along with one or more speed mode stirrers, where the one or more speed mode stirrers can facilitate uniform distribution of electric field inside the housing. In another illustrative embodiment, the one or more speed mode stirrers can be configured to control one or more modes of electromagnetic propagation of the magnetron assembly. In yet another illustrative embodiment, the actuation of the dispensing unit 108 and the magnetron assembly 106 can facilitate in sanitization and sterilization of the one or more objects.
[0070] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary isometric view of the proposed apparatus for sanitizing and sterilizing of one or more objects, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0071] As illustrated in FIG. 3, the apparatus 100 can include a housing , an outer case of the apparatus 304, a lid 302, a foot pedal 306, a dispensing unit along with one or more nozzles. In an illustrative embodiment, the housing can be configured to receive and accommodate one or more objects. The one or more objects can include any or a combination of clothes, bags, shoes, and the likes. The lid 302 can be operatively coupled with the foot pedal 306, where upon actuation of the foot pedal 306 by a user, the lid 302 can be configured to move between an open position and a close position and vice versa. The dispensing unit 108 can be container or tank fluidically coupled with one or more nozzles configured to dispense one or more fluids when the housing receives the one or more objects. In another illustrative embodiment, the one or more fluids can include any or a combination of water, alcohol, disinfectant, medicinal gel, sanitizer, and the likes.
[0072] In an illustrative embodiment, the apparatus 100 can facilitate in sterilizing and sanitizing the one or more objects and enables killing if bacteria and viruses from the one or more objects like clothes, shoes, bags and the likes.
[0073] FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary view of components of housing of the proposed apparatus for sanitizing and sterilizing of one or more objects in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0074] As illustrated in FIG. 4, the housing of the apparatus 100 can include components like magnetron assemblies 106, a water pump 406, microwave insulation 404, one or more nozzles 108, and a reservoir 402. The housing can include a first set of sensors 102, a second set of sensors 106, a set of magnetron assemblies 106, a dispensing unit 108, and a processing unit 110. The first set of sensors 102, the second set of sensors 104, the set of magnetron assemblies 106, and the dispensing unit 108 can be operatively coupled with the processing unit 110.
[0075] In an illustrative embodiment, the first set of sensors 102 can be configured to detect one or more objects inside the housing and correspondingly the dispensing unit 108 or the one or more nozzles can dispense the one or more fluids on the one or more objects. The housing can include a microwave insulation coated inside the housing, which facilitates heating of water dispensed inside the housing. The water dispensed on the one or more objects inside the housing can be in form of mist and converted in form of water vapors and assembled in a reservoir, where the reservoir is coupled with the dispensing unit 108.
[0076] In an illustrative embodiment, when the dispensing unit 108 dispenses the water on the one or more objects, the second set of sensors 104 like weight sensor or force resistive sensor and the likes can be configured to detect load parameters and the processing unit 110 can actuate at least one of magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies 108 based on the received load parameters like weight, force, pressure, stress, and the likes in form of electrical signals. The set of magnetron assemblies 106 can be configured along with one or more speed mode stirrers, where the one or more speed mode stirrers can facilitate in controlling one or more modes of electromagnetic propagation of the set of magnetron assemblies 106. In another illustrative embodiment, interaction of electric field and magnetic field inside each of magnetron assembly can facilitate in sterilizing of the one or more objects inside the housing.
[0077] In an illustrative embodiment, the one or more speed mode stirrers of the set of magnetron assemblies 108 can facilitate in uniform distribution of electric field inside the housing. The apparatus 100 can aid in thermal and non thermal sterilizing of the one or more objects and kills associated bacteria and viruses. In another illustrative embodiment, the apparatus 100 can enable sterilizing and sanitizing of the one or more objects very fast and in less time. In yet another illustrative embodiment, mist can be heated by microwave energy creating impact of superheated steam with minimal hardware and energy and helps in disinfecting the one or more objects in less time comparatively.
[0078] In an embodiment, the apparatus 100 can facilitate in thermal and non-thermal microwave sterilization by utilizing differences between molecular vibrational frequencies of the one or more objects like clothes and entities like microorganisms by spraying the water on the clothes and in environment for destroying the microorganisms like bacteria, viruses and fungi, and the likes without harming molecules of clothes and protect user from chemical detergent allergies.
[0079] In the foregoing description, numerous details are set forth. It will be apparent, however, to one of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure, that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form, rather than in detail, to avoid obscuring the present invention.
[0080] As used herein, and unless the context dictates otherwise, the term "coupled to" is intended to include both direct coupling (in which two elements that are coupled to each other contact each other) and indirect coupling (in which at least one additional element is located between the two elements). Therefore, the terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are used synonymously. Within the context of this document terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are also used euphemistically to mean “communicatively coupled with” over a network, where two or more devices are able to exchange data with each other over the network, possibly via one or more intermediary device.
[0081] It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications besides those already described are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The inventive subject matter, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims. Moreover, in interpreting both the specification and the claims, all terms should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms “comprises” and “comprising” should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, ` components, or steps that are not expressly referenced.
[0082] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.

ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0083] The present disclosure provides an apparatus that provides quick way of sterilizing clothes and fabrics after being infected by viruses.
[0084] The present disclosure provides an apparatus that is easy to use and facilitates in saving water.
[0085] The present disclosure provides an apparatus that provides bulk sterilization of clothes and fabrics as microwaves used can penetrates the layered clothes.
[0086] The present disclosure provides an apparatus in which soft tissue face masks and personal protective equipment can be reused after sanitization.
[0087] The present disclosure provides an apparatus that facilitates in killing bacteria and viruses with help of both thermal and non-thermal effects of radiations.
[0088] The present disclosure provides an apparatus that is safe, economical, power efficient and helps in staying disease free and avoids transmission of contagious diseases.
[0089] The present disclosure provides an apparatus that helps in destroying microorganisms like bacteria, viruses and fungi, and the likes without harming molecules of objects like clothes, fabrics, and the likes and protect user from chemical detergent allergies.

Claims:1. An apparatus 100 for sanitizing and sterilizing one or more objects , said apparatus 100 comprising:
a housing adapted to receive and accommodate the one or more objects, wherein the housing comprising:
a dispensing unit 108 configured to dispense one or more fluids on the received one or more objects inside the housing;
a first set of sensors 102 configured to detect the one or more objects and correspondingly generate a first set of signals;
a second set of sensors 104 configured to detect the load parameters of the one or more objects and correspondingly generate a second set of signals;
a set of magnetron assemblies 106 with one or more speed mode stirrers configured to generate a third set of signals,
a processing unit 110 operatively coupled with the first set of sensors 102, the second set of sensors 104, the dispensing unit 108 and the set of magnetron assemblies 106, wherein the processing unit 110 comprises of one or more processors coupled with a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors configured to:
extract a fourth set of signals and a fifth set of signals from the first set of signals and the second set of signals respectively, wherein the fourth set of signals pertain to presence of clothes, textile, fabrics, shoes, and bags inside the housing and the fifth set of signals pertain to weight, force, stress and pressure associated with the one or more objects;
actuate the dispensing unit 108 based on the detected one or more objects and at least one of the magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies 106 based on the detected weight, force and pressure of the one or more objects,
and wherein the third set of signals are generated only upon actuation of the at least one of the magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies 106 and wherein the third set of signals pertain to one or more modes of electromagnetic propagation.
2. The apparatus 100 as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies 106 are configured with one or more speed mode stirrers, wherein the one or more speed mode stirrers corresponds to differential speed of the each magnetron assembly.
3. The apparatus 100 as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing unit 110 is configured to generate and transmit a first set of actuation signals to facilitate actuation of the dispensing unit 108 and generate and transmit a second set of actuation signals to facilitate actuation of the at least one magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies 106.
4. The apparatus 100 as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first set of sensors 102 comprises any or a combination of ultrasonic sensor, infrared sensor, and proximity sensor.
5. The apparatus 100 as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second set of sensors 104 comprise any or a combination of weight sensor, force sensor, pressure sensor, and force resistive sensor, transducer.
6. The apparatus 100 as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dispensing unit 108 is configured to accommodate one or more fluids, and wherein the dispensing unit 108 comprises any or a combination of container, tank with one or more nozzles fluidic ally coupled with the dispensing unit, and wherein the one or more fluids comprise any or a combination of water, disinfectant gel, alcohol, medicinal gel, and sanitizer.
7. The apparatus 100 as claimed in claim 7, wherein the water diffused on the one or more objects is in form of mist and converted in form of water vapors and assembled in a reservoir 402, where the reservoir 402 is coupled with the dispensing unit 108.
8. The apparatus 100 as claimed in claim 1, wherein the actuation of the at least one of the magnetron assembly from the set of magnetron assemblies 106 along with the one or more modes of electromagnetic propagation facilitates heating of the mist.
9. The apparatus 100 as claimed in claim 1, wherein apparatus 100 comprises of microwave insulation 404 inside the housing.
10. The apparatus 100 as claimed in claim 1, wherein the apparatus 100 comprises of a lid 302 operatively coupled with a foot pedal 306, and wherein the foot pedal 306 upon actuation by a user is configured to move the lid 302 from an open position to a close position and from the close position to the open position.

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1 202011037185-IntimationOfGrant26-07-2024.pdf 2024-07-26
1 202011037185-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
2 202011037185-FORM FOR STARTUP [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
2 202011037185-PatentCertificate26-07-2024.pdf 2024-07-26
3 202011037185-FORM FOR SMALL ENTITY(FORM-28) [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
3 202011037185-Annexure [05-07-2024(online)].pdf 2024-07-05
4 202011037185-PETITION UNDER RULE 137 [05-07-2024(online)].pdf 2024-07-05
4 202011037185-FORM 1 [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
5 202011037185-Written submissions and relevant documents [05-07-2024(online)].pdf 2024-07-05
5 202011037185-EVIDENCE FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SSI(FORM-28) [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
6 202011037185-FORM-26 [18-06-2024(online)].pdf 2024-06-18
6 202011037185-EVIDENCE FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SSI [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
7 202011037185-DRAWINGS [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
7 202011037185-Correspondence to notify the Controller [17-06-2024(online)].pdf 2024-06-17
8 202011037185-US(14)-HearingNotice-(HearingDate-20-06-2024).pdf 2024-05-16
8 202011037185-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
9 202011037185-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
9 202011037185-Correspondence-070323.pdf 2023-03-13
10 202011037185-FORM-26 [18-11-2020(online)].pdf 2020-11-18
10 202011037185-Others-070323.pdf 2023-03-13
11 202011037185-CLAIMS [02-03-2023(online)].pdf 2023-03-02
11 202011037185-Proof of Right [20-01-2021(online)].pdf 2021-01-20
12 202011037185-CORRESPONDENCE [02-03-2023(online)].pdf 2023-03-02
12 202011037185-FORM 18 [12-05-2022(online)].pdf 2022-05-12
13 202011037185-FER.pdf 2022-09-13
13 202011037185-FER_SER_REPLY [02-03-2023(online)].pdf 2023-03-02
14 202011037185-FER.pdf 2022-09-13
14 202011037185-FER_SER_REPLY [02-03-2023(online)].pdf 2023-03-02
15 202011037185-CORRESPONDENCE [02-03-2023(online)].pdf 2023-03-02
15 202011037185-FORM 18 [12-05-2022(online)].pdf 2022-05-12
16 202011037185-CLAIMS [02-03-2023(online)].pdf 2023-03-02
16 202011037185-Proof of Right [20-01-2021(online)].pdf 2021-01-20
17 202011037185-Others-070323.pdf 2023-03-13
17 202011037185-FORM-26 [18-11-2020(online)].pdf 2020-11-18
18 202011037185-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
18 202011037185-Correspondence-070323.pdf 2023-03-13
19 202011037185-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
19 202011037185-US(14)-HearingNotice-(HearingDate-20-06-2024).pdf 2024-05-16
20 202011037185-Correspondence to notify the Controller [17-06-2024(online)].pdf 2024-06-17
20 202011037185-DRAWINGS [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
21 202011037185-EVIDENCE FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SSI [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
21 202011037185-FORM-26 [18-06-2024(online)].pdf 2024-06-18
22 202011037185-EVIDENCE FOR REGISTRATION UNDER SSI(FORM-28) [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
22 202011037185-Written submissions and relevant documents [05-07-2024(online)].pdf 2024-07-05
23 202011037185-FORM 1 [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
23 202011037185-PETITION UNDER RULE 137 [05-07-2024(online)].pdf 2024-07-05
24 202011037185-Annexure [05-07-2024(online)].pdf 2024-07-05
24 202011037185-FORM FOR SMALL ENTITY(FORM-28) [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
25 202011037185-PatentCertificate26-07-2024.pdf 2024-07-26
25 202011037185-FORM FOR STARTUP [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
26 202011037185-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [28-08-2020(online)].pdf 2020-08-28
26 202011037185-IntimationOfGrant26-07-2024.pdf 2024-07-26

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