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US 7,604,004 B2Granted
Personal oxygen concentrator
AssigneeVbox, Incorporated
InventorsTheodore W. Jagger, Nicholas P. Van Brunt, John A. Kivisto, Perry B. Lonnes
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Abstract
An oxygen separator for separating oxygen from ambient air utilizing a vacuum swing adsorption process has a mass of less than 2.3 kg. A carrier is mountable on a person to support the oxygen separator for ambulatory use.
Claims3
An oxygen supply device comprising:
- an oxygen separator for separating oxygen from ambient air by using a vacuum swing adsorption process, wherein the oxygen separator has a mass of less than 2.3 kg, and wherein the oxygen separator comprises components of at least one separation column with an absorbent material, a vacuum pump, a motor, a power source for driving the motor, a reservoir, and a valve;
- and
- a carrier mountable on a person for carrying the oxygen separator, the carrier comprising:
- a flexible belt;
- and
- a plurality of modules connected to the belt, the plurality of modules housing the components of the oxygen separator;
- and
- wherein the belt contains a series of pathways which contain electrical and pneumatic connections of the oxygen separator contained within the plurality of modules.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.