Wearable devices for treating air for inhalation and exhalation
OwnerYves GAMACHE, Andre LAMONTAGNEinventors
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Abstract
Air to be inhaled by a user can be treated to remove contaminants by passing the air through a multistage treatment system. The multistage treatment system can include an inhalation treatment unit for treating air to be inhaled by the user, a mask wearable on the user's face, and an exhalation treatment unit for treating air exhaled by the user. The inhalation treatment unit and the exhalation treatment unit can each include various sub-units and assemblies for removing naturally occurring vapors and pathogens as well as compounds generated by operation of the treatment system.
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A device for treating contaminated air for inhalation by a user, the device comprising:
- an inhalation treatment unit for treating air to be inhaled by the user, comprising:
- an air intake section configured to receive the contaminated air;
- a thermal treatment section in fluid communication with the air intake section, the thermal treatment section comprising:
- a heating unit configured to thermally treat the contaminated air at a temperature sufficient to deactivate pathogens contained therein and produce a thermally treated stream, the heating unit comprising:
- a heating chamber;
- a heating element configured to provide heat to the heating chamber;
- a pathogen removal unit received within the heating chamber, the pathogen removal unit being configured to provide a porous region to retain the pathogens therein;
- a contaminant removal unit configured to receive the thermally treated stream and remove byproducts from the thermal treatment section and produce treated air;
- a feed inlet comprising an anti-return valve for supplying the treated air;
- a mask coupled to the feed inlet for receiving the treated air for inhalation by the user.
A device for treating contaminated air for inhalation by a user, the device comprising:
- a thermal treatment section comprising:
- a heating unit configured to thermally treat the contaminated air at a temperature sufficient to reduce a pathogen content thereof and produce treated air, the heating unit comprising:
- at least one pathogen removal unit configured to receive the contaminated air and provide a porous region for exposing pathogens to heat;
- a feed inlet for supplying the treated air;
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- a mask coupled to the feed inlet for receiving the treated air for inhalation by the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.