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US 7,604,780 B2Granted
Ozone disinfection apparatus
AssigneeAgrimond USA Corporation
InventorsAlfredo J. Teran, Nidal A. Samad, Louis V. Mangiacapra
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Abstract
An ozone disinfection apparatus is provided whereby the ozone is dispersed in a vapor. The use of an ozonated vapor increases saturation of the article, surface or area being disinfected. Ozone from a generator on-board the apparatus is forced into contact with a fluid, such as water, to form the vapor. Particle size of the vapor is controlled by passing the vapor through an atomizer.
Claims15
A disinfection apparatus comprising:
- an ozone source;
- an ozone conduit having an intake end communicatively coupled to the ozone source and a discharge end;
- a liquid reservoir in fluid communication with the ozone conduit, such that the ozone conduit is at least partially disposed within the liquid reservoir, the liquid from the liquid reservoir enters the ozone conduit as ozone passes therethrough, and the liquid and ozone mix to create an ozonated fluid;
- and
- an atomizer to convert the ozonated fluid in the ozone conduit into a vapor as the ozonated fluid passes therethrough.
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A disinfection apparatus comprising:
- an ozone source;
- an ozone conduit having an intake end communicatively coupled to the ozone source and a discharge end;
- a liquid reservoir in fluid communication with the ozone conduit such that the ozone conduit is at least partially disposed within the liquid reservoir, the liquid from the liquid reservoir enters the ozone conduit at a location between the intake end and the discharge end as ozone passes therethrough, and the liquid and ozone mix to create an ozonated fluid;
- an atomizer disposed on the discharge end of the ozone conduit;
- wherein the atomizer converts the ozonated fluid from the ozone conduit into a vapor as the ozonated fluid passes therethrough;
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- an absorption area adjacent the atomizer to allow absorption of ozone by the vapor.
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A disinfection apparatus comprising:
- an ozone source adapted to deliver ozone under pressure;
- an ozone conduit in fluid communication with the ozone source;
- encompass
- a liquid reservoir disposed such that the ozone conduit is at least partially disposed within the liquid reservoir and the ozone leaving the ozone conduit is dissolved in the liquid in the liquid reservoir forming an ozonated fluid;
- a vapor chamber in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir adapted to receive the ozonated fluid from the liquid reservoir;
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- a vapor ejection device adapted to eject the ozonated liquid from the vapor chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.