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US 2015/0176849 A1Published application
Humidifier utilizing filtered water
AssigneeZeeland Wood Turning Works, Inc.
InventorKEITH ERWIN BOONSTRA
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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 humidification system for an interior space of a building comprising:
- a water filtration unit configured to produce filtered water that has had bacterial contaminants and viral contaminants removed therefrom;
- and
- a pump that draws filtered water from the water filtration unit;
- and
- a plurality of humidistats with at least one humidistat within each of a plurality of different volumes within the interior space of the building where the humidistats measure and at least optionally control the atmosphere humidity level in a space and directs the humidification system to produce and deliver an amount of purified vapor or mist to a given volume within the interior space to achieve a preselected humidity level in the space;
- a plurality of nozzles each having an outlet orifice and each associated with a different volume within the interior space of a building to provide independent humidification to the different volumes within the interior space, wherein the nozzles are connected to the pump, and wherein the pump forces the filtered water through the nozzles thereby expelling the filtered water into an atmosphere of the different volumes in the form of a vapor or mist;
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- a plurality of conduits operably connecting the water filtration unit and the plurality of nozzles.
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A humidification system for an interior space of a building comprising:
- a water filtration unit configured to produce filtered water that has had bacterial contaminants and viral contaminants removed therefrom;
- and
- a pump that draws filtered water from the water filtration unit;
- a plurality of nozzles each having an outlet orifice and each associated with a different volume within the interior space of a building to provide independent humidification to the different volumes within the interior space, wherein the nozzles are connected to the pump, and wherein the pump forces the filtered water through the nozzles thereby expelling the filtered water into an atmosphere of the different volumes in the form of a vapor or mist;
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- a plurality of conduits operably connecting the water filtration unit and the plurality of nozzles;
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- wherein the plurality of different volumes within the interior space of the building are a plurality of separate rooms and the nozzles are positioned to add the vapor from the filtered water to an air ducting system within the building at a location proximate where air enters a room.
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A method for controlling the humidity of a plurality of zones within a building comprising the following steps:
- providing a water filtration unit;
- a pump that draws filtered water from the water filtration unit;
- and a plurality of nozzles each having an outlet orifice and each associated with a different zone of the plurality of zones, wherein a particular nozzle of the plurality of nozzles is connected to a pump via at least one conduit and associated with a zone by positioning the particular nozzle within an air ducting system within the building at a location proximate where air from the air ducting system enters a given zone of the plurality of zones within the building thereby forming a zone associated with a particular nozzle;
- drawing water from a water source into the water filtration unit,
- using the water filtration unit to produce purified water;
- using the pump to draw the purified water from the water filtration unit and pressurize the purified water;
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- forcing the purified water through an orifice of each of the nozzles, as needed, to add humidification to the given zone associated with the particular nozzle to expel purified mist or vapor into the atmosphere of the given zone associated with the particular nozzle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.