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US 9,849,207 B2Granted
Fluid filtration apparatus
AssigneeAllied Bioscience, Inc.
InventorCraig Grossman
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Abstract
A fluid filtration apparatus, which includes a plurality of optical fibers each having a length, wherein one or more of the plurality of optical fibers exhibits frustrated total internal reflection, thereby emitting light along the length of one or more of the optical fibers, in combination with a photocatalyst disposed on the plurality of optical fibers and a light source interconnected to the plurality of optical fibers.
Claims13
A method of purifying a fluid flow, the method comprising:
- (a) sensing a magnitude of a velocity of the fluid flow flowing through a fluid filtration apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of optical fibers each having a length, the plurality of optical fibers comprising a first assembly wherein one or more of the plurality of optical fibers exhibits frustrated total internal reflection thereby emitting light along the length of one or more of the optical fibers;
- a photocatalyst disposed on the plurality of optical fibers;
- a light source interconnected to the plurality of optical fibers;
- a second assembly comprising a fabric including a plurality of fibers, wherein one or more of the plurality of fibers comprises the photocatalyst disposed thereon;
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- a third assembly comprising a fluid filtration medium, wherein the second assembly is disposed between the first assembly and the third assembly;
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- (b) adjusting an intensity of a light source based on the magnitude of the velocity.
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