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US 2006/0137380 A1Published application
Evaporative cooler with antimicrobial provisions
AssigneeOxycell Holding B.V.
InventorJohannes Reinders
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Abstract
An evaporative cooler is disclosed comprising an amount of water, an anti microbial catalyst, and a source of ultraviolet radiation. A preferred anti-microbial catalyst material is titanium dioxide. The ultraviolet source may by natural sunlight, or it may be driven by electricity. In a preferred embodiment the ultraviolet source is an electric one, powered by a solar panel. A preferred evaporative cooler is a dew-point cooler.
Claims11
An evaporative cooler, comprising:
- an amount of water,
- an inorganic anti-microbial catalyst in contact with the water,
- a source of ultraviolet radiation capable of irradiating the catalyst.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.