Electrolysis device
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsChun Huang, Paloma Pimenta, Guofeng Xu, Matthew Lee Kolb
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Abstract
An electrolysis device may include a housing having a cavity that is configured to receive a precursor solution. The precursor solution may include chloride. An electrolysis circuit may be located in the cavity of the housing. The electrolysis circuit may include a power source, a first electrode and a second electrode electrically coupled to the power source, and a control circuit electrically coupled to the power source and the first and second electrodes. Upon the control circuit being activated while the precursor liquid operably couples the first and second electrodes together, the electrolysis circuit may be configured to generate a hypochlorite solution from the precursor solution.
Claims17
An electrolysis device comprising:
- a container defining a container cavity having an open end, the container containing a precursor liquid in the container cavity;
- a cap configured to close the open end of the container, the cap comprising:
- a housing defining a cap cavity;
- a power source located in the cap cavity;
- a first electrode and a second electrode located in the cap cavity and electrically coupled to the power source;
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- a control circuit electrically coupled to the power source and the first and second electrodes;
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- an orientation switch located within the cap cavity and operably coupled to the power source and the control circuit;
- wherein upon the precursor liquid being introduced into the cap cavity to operably couple the first and second electrodes together and the control circuit being activated, the control circuit initiates an electrolysis process whereby a hypochlorite solution is generated;
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- wherein the cavity comprises a first portion within which the first and second electrodes are located and which is configured to receive the precursor solution and a second portion within which the power source, orientation switch, and the control circuit are located, wherein the second portion is sealed so that the precursor solution is unable to pass into the second portion of the cap cavity.
An electrolysis device comprising:
- a housing comprising a cavity, the cavity being configured to receive a precursor solution that comprises chloride;
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- an electrolysis circuit located in the cavity of the housing, the electrolysis circuit comprising:
- a power source;
- a first electrode and a second electrode electrically coupled to the power source;
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- a control circuit electrically coupled to the power source and the first and second electrodes;
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- an orientation switch located within the cavity and operably coupled to the power source and the control circuit;
- wherein upon the control circuit being activated while the precursor liquid operably couples the first and second electrodes together, the electrolysis circuit is configured to generate a hypochlorite solution from the precursor solution;
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- wherein the cavity comprises a first portion within which the first and second electrodes are located and which is configured to receive the precursor solution and a second portion within which the power source, orientation switch, and the control circuit are located, wherein the second portion is sealed so that the precursor solution is unable to pass into the second portion of the cap cavity.
An electrolysis device comprising:
- a housing comprising a container having an open end, the container being at least partially filled with a precursor solution;
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- an electrolysis circuit comprising:
- a power source;
- a plurality of electrodes disposed within the container and electrically coupled to the power source;
- an orientation switch electrically coupled to the power source and oriented to switch to a closed position when the container is oriented in an upright position;
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- a control circuit electrically coupled to the power source, the electrodes, and the orientation switch, wherein the electrolysis circuit is configured to operate when the electrodes pass an electric current above a predetermined current threshold and the container is oriented in the upright position;
- wherein the precursor solution comprises chloride;
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- wherein the housing comprising an enclosure, and the power source, the orientation switch, and the control circuit are located within the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.