Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TOFR20240119016
- Term of Validity
- 22 January 2024 - 21 January 2026
- Company's Country
- France
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A French SME is offering intellectual property rights for a mobile floor disinfection unit that uses the germicidal properties of UV-C rays to sanitize a surface, with the operation taking place under optimum safety conditions for the user and the environment. A commercial agreement with technical assistance is being sought with a company that may or may not already be present in the surface disinfection market.
- Full Description
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UV-C rays are effective against a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms, but they also have the disadvantage of being able to damage living tissues. It is therefore essential to prevent parts of the human body from being exposed to this radiation, which is hazardous for the skin and eyes. Consequently, the adopted solution consists of carrying out the UV-C operation within a closed enclosure.
This principle leads to the use of a radiation enclosure where the UV-Cs are only activated when the enclosure is pressed against the surface to be treated. The enclosure has an opening on its base that allows UV-C to pass through.
In a first embodiment (disinfection mobile unit on wheels) the invention is made up of a carriage mobile thanks to wheels, a skirt that is pulled up when the carriage is moving and lowered when UV-C is radiated to disinfect the surface under the skirt. When the system is positioned on the area to be disinfected, the proposed solution consists of raising the wheels until they no longer touch the surface. That way, the radiation enclosure lowers to form a closed enclosure with the surface to be treated, where the wheels and the surface are disinfected.
In a second embodiment, an alternative solution is proposed where the closed enclosure is moving thanks to crawlers instead of wheels. That way, the UV-C radiation enclosure forms continuously a closed enclosure with the surface to be treated while moving. Key elements of the closed enclosure are located on the front and rear part of the displacement system, and on the lateral crawlers mechanism.
The French SME is ready to transfer all the intellectual property rights, including the abroad extensions to a company already present in the surface disinfection market or willing to enter it. - Advantages and Innovations
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Benefits :
-Treatment without the use of liquid chemicals
-Reduction of health risks (the system is pressed against the surface to be treated, preventing the spread of UV-C radiation outside the enclosure)
-External treatment of the surface by direct exposure to UV-C, and in depth (porous or fibrous materials) by generation of air enriched with ozone (disinfection and deodorization)
-Displacement mechanism (wheels or crawlers) disinfected during operations in order to prevent a possible spread of contamination by the displacement mechanism during motion - Stage of Development
- Concept stage
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
- IPR status
- IPR applied but not yet granted
- IPR notes
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Innovation for 1st embodiment (wheels):
-French patent application FR3127890A1 filed on July 4th 2022,
-WIPO on-going patent extension WO2023/247802 published on December 28th 2023.
Innovation for 2nd embodiment (crawlers):
-French patent application filled on June 21st 2023, not yet published (waiting for preliminary search report from patent examiner)
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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Type of partner:
-company concerned about intellectual property rights,
-company already in the surface disinfection market or wishes to enter it (provider of cleaning solutions, manufacturer of cleaning devices / home appliance...).
Role of the partner:
-to get the IP rights. - Type and Size of Partner
- Big company
- Other
- SME 50 - 249
- SME 11-49
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 02002015 - Surface treatment (painting, galvano, polishing, CVD, ..)
- 01004017 - Work Hygiene and Safety Management
- 006001002 - Care and Health Services
- 03010 - Household Goods & Appliances
- 03001001 - Cleaning Technology
- Market keywords
- 08004004 - Other pollution and recycling related
- 08005 - Other Industrial Products (not elsewhere classified)
- 05007007 - Other medical/health related (not elsewhere classified)
- Sector Groups Involved
- Health
- Targeted countries
- All countries
