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A germicidal sterilization apparatus which includes a housing, a plate disposed atop the housing, and at least one ultraviolet light source supported by the housing. The at least one UV light source is adapted and configured to generate UV light waves which kill or deactivate harmful germs, microorg

A germicidal sterilization apparatus which includes a housing, a plate disposed atop the housing, and at least one ultraviolet light source supported by the housing. The at least one UV light source is adapted and configured to generate UV light waves which kill or deactivate harmful germs, microorganisms and spores thereof, pathogens, and/or transmissible diseases. The apparatus is integrated with a weight-measuring device for determining and indicating the weight of an individual.

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1. A germicidal sterilization apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a housing;a planar plate disposed atop the housing, the planar plate includes an upper surface opposing a lower surface, the upper surface defining a target surface;a base plate;at least one electromagnetic light source supported by

1. A germicidal sterilization apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a housing;a planar plate disposed atop the housing, the planar plate includes an upper surface opposing a lower surface, the upper surface defining a target surface;a base plate;at least one electromagnetic light source supported by the housing; anda power source for supplying power to the at least one electromagnetic light source. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one electromagnetic light source generates UV light waves which kill or deactivate harmful germs, microorganisms and spores thereof, pathogens, and/or transmissible diseases. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the planar plate is UV-transparent or UV-transmissive, and suitably rigid and durable so as to support an individual thereatop. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a vessel wall having a bottom from which an arched sidewall extends upwardly therefrom, the bottom and the arched sidewall each include a UV reflective interior surface. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the housing defines an interface, the interface joining the UV reflective interior surface and an outer circumferential surface of the arched sidewall of the housing. 6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the housing includes an area between the UV reflective interior surface and the planar plate defined as a UV light source cavity within which the at least one electromagnetic light source is enclosed. 7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the housing having the planar plate disposed thereatop, the plate being shaped and configured to match a shape and configuration of the interface of the housing. 8. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the housing further comprising a UV lamp holder, the UV lamp holder removably holds the at least one electromagnetic light source, the at least one electromagnetic light source is in electrical connection with the UV lamp holder, the UV lamp holder being electrically connected to the power source. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprising control electronics for selectively-controlling activation of the at least one electromagnetic light source. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the control electronics comprises an ON/OFF switch. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the ON/OFF switch is suitably mounted to the housing. 12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the ON/OFF switch is disposed in a remote, wired hand-held device, the remote wired device is in electrical communication with the at least one electromagnetic light source. 13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the ON/OFF switch is disposed in a remote, wireless hand-held device, the remote wireless hand-held device is in wireless, electrical communication with the at least one electromagnetic light source. 14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the control electronics comprises a motion detector for detecting the presence of a user atop the planar plate. 15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the control electronics comprises a timer for de-energizing the at least one electromagnetic light source upon the expiration of a predetermined interval of time. 16. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one electromagnetic light source comprises a plurality of UV lamp tubes. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the plurality of UV lamp tubes comprises UV-C lamp tubes. 18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the plurality of UV lamp tubes comprises UV-C lamp tubes, and UV-A lamp tubes and/or UV-B lamp tubes. 19. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus further comprising an electronic weight-measuring device for determining and indicating the weight of an individual. 20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the electronic weight-measuring device comprises: a weight sensor, the weight sensor defining a weight-dependent property;an electronic unit, the electronic unit obtains and processes the weight-dependent property of the weight sensor in order to determine a weight of an individual; anda display for displaying the weight of an individual, wherein the electronic unit outputs signals to the display in order to display the weight of the individual. 21. A germicidal sterilization apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a housing;a planar plate disposed atop the housing;a base plate;at least one electromagnetic light source supported by the housing;a CPU;a memory;at least one storage device, the CPU, the memory and the at least one storage device coupled to communicate with one another, the plate being coupled to the CPU and the memory and in communication therewith; anda power source for supplying an electrical input required to power and operate the apparatus. 22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the plate is defined as a touch sensitive plate, the at least one electromagnetic light source being in operative communication with the plate, the plate is configured so as to allow a user to activate the at least one electromagnetic light source by inputting data via the touch sensitive plate. 23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the plate comprises a UV-transparent or UV-transmissive flexible substrate being suitably rigid and durable so as to support individuals thereatop. 24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the UV-transparent or UV-transmissive flexible substrate has a first UV-transparent or UV-transmissive conductive layer located on the UV-transparent or UV-transmissive flexible substrate, the UV-transparent or UV-transmissive flexible substrate has a flexible UV-transparent or UV-transmissive transparent cover panel located thereabove, the flexible UV-transparent or UV-transmissive transparent cover panel has a second UV-transparent or UV-transmissive conductive layer and integral compressible UV-transparent or UV-transmissive spacer dots formed in the flexible transparent cover panel. 25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the flexible transparent cover panel is depressible or deformable to press against the UV-transparent or UV-transmissive flexible substrate, thereby causing the first UV-transparent or UV-transmissive conductive layer and the flexible UV-transparent or UV-transmissive transparent cover panel to touch and close a circuit, and whereupon deformation occurs on one of the integral compressible UV-transparent or UV-transmissive spacer dots, the spacer dot is compressed so that contact is made between the first UV-transparent or UV-transmissive conductive layer and the flexible UV-transparent or UV-transmissive transparent cover panel and current flows therebetween. 26. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus further comprising a weight-measuring device.