Security system for fluid filtration device
AssigneeAerobiotix, Inc.
InventorDavid Louis Kirschman
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Abstract
A security system for a fluid filtration device and, more particularly, a security system that is adapted to pair a filter with a fluid filtration device, log an effectiveness of each individually serialized filter, prevent re-usage of a filter in more than one filtration device and prevent usage of a filter for greater than its preprogrammed lifespan.
Claims22
1-32. (canceled)
A disinfection system for disinfecting fluid passing through said disinfection system, said disinfection system comprising:
- a fluid handler comprising a housing having at least one filter receiving area for receiving at least one filter for filtering air passing through the disinfection system;
- a filter tracking system adapted to perform at least one of the following:
- tracking at least one of a filter effectiveness associated with said at least one filter;
- preventing a re-usage of said at least one filter if said at least one filter fails at least one predetermined filter usage criteria;
- preventing use of said at least one filter if a usage time of said at least one filter has expired;
- or preventing said fluid handler from operating if a verification code associated with said at least one filter is not verified.
A security system for a fluid filtration device comprising:
- electronic means for transferring data bidirectionally between a changeable filter component and a fluid handler;
- at least one of said filter and said handler incorporating preprogrammed unique internal identification codes.
A security system for a filtration device comprising a database which receives and encodes a unique identification code originating in an individual filter and pairs said code with system performance data, said identification code and said performance data allowing a user to evaluate the performance of said individual filter, said performance data consisting of fluid quality, fluid flow, power draw, timing, or other parameters determining system integrity.
A method for programming a security system for a filtration device, said method comprising the steps of:
- programming a fluid handler with an identification code unique to said fluid handler;
- installing said filter in said fluid handler;
- initiating transference of said identification code to said filter;
- and
- exclusively pairing said filter to said fluid handler such that said filter cannot be used in any other fluid handler than the one to which it was paired.
A method for programming a security system for a filtration device, said method comprising the steps of:
- installing a fluid filter in a fluid handler;
- bidirectionally transferring unique identification codes between said handler and said filter resulting in an exclusive pairing of said filter to said fluid handler;
- and
- initiating a timing means to clock the usage time of that filter in that handler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.