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US 6,845,971 B2Granted
Sterile humidifier and method of operating same
AssigneeSlant/Fin Corporation
InventorKarl Bachert
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Abstract
A humidifier meters water into a chamber in which it is subjected to ultraviolet light for a predetermined period of time sufficient to destroy microorganisms whereupon the static quantity of water is transferred to a water dispersing unit which discharges the decontaminated water in a finely divided form into the environment.
Claims19
A method of operating a humidifier comprising the steps of:
- (a) intermittently feeding a controlled amount of water to a sterilization chamber by timing the inflow of the water to the chamber during operation of the humidifier;
- (b) exposing water in said chamber to a sterilization field for a duration and of a magnitude sufficient to inactivate microorganisms in the water in said chamber;
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- (c) thereafter dispersing the water from said chamber into the surroundings.
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A humidifier comprising:
- a sterilization chamber;
- a device for intermittently feeding a controlled amount of water to said sterilization chamber by timing the inflow of the water to the chamber during operation of the humidifier;
- a source of a sterilizing field at said chamber for exposing water in said chamber to said sterilization field for a duration and of a magnitude sufficient to inactivate microorganisms in the water in said chamber;
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- a water disperser connected to said chamber for dispersing the water from said chamber into the surroundings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.