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US 8,748,167 B2Granted
Compact air purifier
AssigneeSGBlue, Inc.
InventorsWesley O. Greene, Brian D. Summers, Roy D. Crowninshield
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Abstract
An air purifier with a tub capable of containing a liquid. Reactor plates are in the tub wherein the reactor plates provide a curvilinear path for air flow with abrupt directional change. A pump is situated to distribute the liquid onto the reactor plates to form a moist surface. An air inlet brings contaminated air into contact with biocatalyst on the moist surface thereby forming purified air. An air outlet discharges said purified air from the air purifier.
Claims27
An air purifier comprising:
- a tub capable of containing a liquid;
- flow restrictor walls in said tub;
- an outer arcuate reactor plate in said tub wherein said outer arcuate reactor plate comprises a first truncated cylinder with a first truncation and a second truncation wherein said first truncation is an open truncation and said second truncation is attached to said flow restrictor walls;
- an intermediate arcuate reactor plate interior to said outer arcuate reactor plate wherein said intermediate arcuate reactor plate comprises a second truncated cylinder;
- an interior arcuate reactor plate interior to said intermediate arcuate reactor plate wherein said interior arcuate reactor plate comprises a third truncated cylinder comprising a third truncation and a fourth truncation wherein said third truncation is an open truncation and said fourth truncation is attached to said flow restrictor walls;
- a pump situated to draw said liquid from a region formed by said interior arcuate reactor plate and said flow restrictor walls for distribution onto a cap;
- said cap on said tub wherein said cap comprises liquid voids wherein said liquid passes through said liquid voids and wets at least one of said outer arcuate reactor plate, said intermediate arcuate reactor plate, said interior arcuate reactor plate or said flow restrictor walls to form a moist surface;
- an air inlet for bringing contaminated air into contact with biocatalyst on at least one said moist surface thereby forming purified air;
- and
- an air outlet for discharging said purified air from said air purifier.
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A method of purifying air comprising:
- A) providing an air purifier comprising:
- a tub capable of containing a liquid;
- flow restrictor walls in said tub;
- an outer arcuate reactor plate in said tub wherein
- said outer arcuate reactor plate comprises a first truncated cylinder with a first truncation and a second truncation, wherein said first truncation is an open truncation and said second truncation is attached to said flow restrictor walls;
- an intermediate arcuate reactor plate interior to said outer arcuate reactor plate, wherein said intermediate arcuate reactor plate comprises a second truncated cylinder;
- an interior arcuate reactor plate interior to said intermediate arcuate reactor plate,
- wherein said interior arcuate reactor plate comprises a third truncated cylinder comprising a third truncation and a fourth truncation wherein said third truncation is an open truncation and said fourth truncation is attached to said flow restrictor walls;
- a pump situated to draw said liquid from a region formed by said interior arcuate reactor plate and said flow restrictor walls for distribution onto a cap;
- said cap positioned on said tub, wherein said cap comprises liquid voids wherein said liquid passes through said liquid voids and wets said at least one of said outer arcuate reactor plate, said intermediate arcuate reactor plate or said interior arcuate reactor plate;
- an air inlet for bringing contaminated air into contact with moist biocatalyst on at least one moist surface thereby forming purified air;
- and
- an air outlet for discharging said purified air from said air purifier;
- B) providing a biocatalyst in a liquid;
- C) inserting said liquid it said tub;
- D) drawing air comprising a contaminant into said air purifier wherein
- said contaminant reacts with said biocatalyst;
- E) allowing said contaminant to react with said biocatalyst thereby forming an inert material;
- and
- F) exhausting purified air from said air purifier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.