Marvin Weinberger has created survival-focused products before, but the latest invention from the mind of the Havertown-based entrepreneur and inventor is an especially timely one: a DIY device that can sterilize masks, called the LightBox IR.

On March 26, the City of Philadelphia asked for donations of personal protective equipment after the growing number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the area caused Philly hospitals to run low on medical supplies. Weinberger’s LightBox would allow masks to be sterilized of bacteria so they can be reused instead of being thrown away.

It’s an inexpensive and simple solution with no fancy electronics that people can put together on their own, he told Technical.ly.

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