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US 6,874,771 B2Granted
Humidifier with a heating disc
AssigneeKaz, Incorporated
InventorsWalter G. Birdsell, David Feer, William J. Montague, Jr.
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Abstract
A humidifier includes a base defining a reservoir for retaining liquid, a humidification device for inducing dispersion of liquid withdrawn from the reservoir into the environment and a liquid storage tank having an outlet for feeding liquid into the reservoir. The humidification device includes a heated disc for evaporating a stream of liquid delivered from the reservoir to the heated disc by a delivery mechanism. The delivery mechanism may deliver the stream of liquid as a mist, a thin film or a controlled stream of liquid onto the disc.
Claims28
A humidifier comprising:
- a base defining a reservoir for retaining liquid;
- a heatable disc having a surface for receiving a stream of liquid from the reservoir on the surface of the disc;
- a mechanism for delivering the stream of liquid from the reservoir to the disc, said mechanism delivering at least a portion of the stream of liquid as an atomized mist;
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- wherein the disc is constructed and arranged to evaporate at least a portion of the stream of liquid withdrawn from the reservoir and discharge the moisture into the environment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.