Ozoneated liquid system
AssigneeKew Import/Export Inc.
InventorTerrence R. Langford
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Abstract
A liquid ozone system in which a liquid bath, preferably of distilled water, is kept in a pressure vessel and gaseous ozone is diffused into the liquid. The ozonenated liquid is then used as a steriliant in a container which is engagable with the pressure vessel. In the preferred embodiment the container and the pressure vessel are chilled to maintain the ozone diffused in the liquid. Excess liquid from the container is communicated to a destruct mechanism such as activated charcoal or discharged into the waste water system.
Claims28
An ozonenating system comprising:
- a) a pressure vessel having a selected liquid therein;
- b) means for injecting pressurized ozone gas into the liquid within said pressure vessel;
- c) a container having an article therein;
- d) means for communicating a mixture of liquid and ozone gas from said pressure vessel to said container such that said mixture contacts said article;
- e) means for removing excess mixture from said container;
- and,
- f) means for chilling said container and aid pressure vessel.
An ozone bath generating system comprising:
- a) a pressure vessel having a selected liquid material therein;
- b) means for injecting pressurized ozone gas into the liquid material within said pressure vessel;
- c) means for chilling said pressure vessel;
- and,
- d) a container having an article therein;
- e) means for communicating a mixture of liquid material and ozone gas from said pressure vessel to said container;
- f) means for removing excess mixture from said container;
- g) a first valve means for disengaging said container from said pressure vessel, said first valve sealing upon disengagement;
- and,
- h) a second valve means for disengaging said container from said means for removing excess mixture, said second valve means sealing upon disengagement.
An sterilizing system comprising:
- a) a pressure vessel having a selected liquid material therein;
- b) means for injecting pressurized ozone gas into the liquid material within said pressure vessel;
- c) a container having an article therein;
- d) means for communicating said mixture of liquid material and ozone gas from said pressure vessel to said container;
- e) means for removing excess mixture from said container;
- and,
- f) means for chilling said container and said pressure vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.