Humidifier utilizing filtered water
OwnerKeith Erwin Boonstrainventor
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Abstract
A humidifier is provided that typically includes a water filtration unit and a pump that draws filtered water from the water filtration unit, typically a carbon nanotube filter. The humidifier further includes a nozzle having an outlet orifice, wherein the nozzle is connected to the pump, where the pump forces the filtered water through the nozzle, thereby expelling the filtered water into an atmosphere in the form of a purified vapor or mist.
Claims20
A method of providing humidity to a volume of space within a structure comprising the steps of:
- pumping water through a filtration unit using a pump to form filtered water;
- and
- disbursing the filtered water through an outlet of one or more nozzles by subjecting the filtered water to a pressure of up to 3000 psi during disbursement through the one or more nozzle to atomize the filtered water and deliver a filtered mist or vapor into the volume of space within the structure;
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- wherein a polypropylene filter is positioned upstream of the outlet of the one or more nozzles, the filtered water passes through the polypropylene filter prior to passing out of the outlet, and the outlet of the one or more nozzles has a diameter of about 0.015 inch or less.
A method of controlling a humidity level in an interior of a structure or a portion of an interior of a structure comprising the steps of:
- producing filtered water by pumping water through a filtration unit using a pump, wherein the pump is a plunger pump capable of pumping water at a rate of at least 0.54 gallons per hour through the water filtration unit and the water filtration unit removes all contaminants larger than about 50 nanometers;
- forcing the filtered water through a nozzle having an outlet, wherein the nozzle is connected to the pump by a conduit;
- and
- dispersing the filtered water into a room through the outlet of the nozzle as a mist or a vapor.
A method of controlling humidification of one or a plurality of areas within a building comprising the steps of:
- producing filtered water;
- passing the filtered water through a nozzle having an outlet, wherein the nozzle is connected to a pump by a conduit and wherein the nozzle includes a polypropylene filter and an outlet orifice of the nozzle has a diameter of about 0.015 inch or less;
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- dispersing the filtered water through the outlet of the nozzle as a mist or a vapor and into the one or the plurality of areas within the building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.