Apparatus and method for treating impurities in air and materials
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61L-009/00
A61L-002/00
A62B-007/08
B01J-019/08
B03C-003/00
B01D-047/02
B01D-039/00
출원번호
US-0312690
(2007-11-21)
등록번호
US-8114358
(2012-02-14)
국제출원번호
PCT/US2007/024347
(2007-11-21)
§371/§102 date
20090521
(20090521)
국제공개번호
WO2008/127315
(2008-10-23)
발명자
/ 주소
Benedek, Karen
Carbone, Philip C.
출원인 / 주소
Primaira, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Pauley Petersen & Erickson
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2인용 특허 :
9
초록▼
An apparatus and method for sanitizing, decontaminating, deodorizing, conditioning, drying, treating, cleaning, modifying and/or otherwise improving an atmosphere within a container. The container can be a bag or other housing for equipment, food and/or suitable material. Ozone is generated within a
An apparatus and method for sanitizing, decontaminating, deodorizing, conditioning, drying, treating, cleaning, modifying and/or otherwise improving an atmosphere within a container. The container can be a bag or other housing for equipment, food and/or suitable material. Ozone is generated within an atmosphere that is exposed to the materials. The generated ozone is mixed with the atmosphere. At least a portion of the generated ozone is then removed from the mixed atmosphere. The apparatus and method of this invention can be used to treat contaminated sports equipment and the like, as well as to treat food storage atmospheres, such as those exposed to fresh fruits and vegetables.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus for at least one of sanitizing, decontaminating, deodorizing, conditioning and drying a contaminated atmosphere exposed to a material within a container, the apparatus comprising: a cleaning unit positioned within the container, an air mover mounted with respect to the cleaning unit
1. An apparatus for at least one of sanitizing, decontaminating, deodorizing, conditioning and drying a contaminated atmosphere exposed to a material within a container, the apparatus comprising: a cleaning unit positioned within the container, an air mover mounted with respect to the cleaning unit and circulating the contaminated atmosphere within the container through the cleaning unit and creating a circulated atmosphere within the cleaning unit, a structure of the cleaning unit forming a first zone, within the first zone an ozone generator generating an ozone within the circulated atmosphere, the structure forming a second zone in which the generated ozone is mixed with the circulated atmosphere, the structure forming a third zone, within the third zone an ozone remover removing at least a portion of the generated ozone from the mixed circulated atmosphere within the cleaning unit, and an outlet of the cleaning unit forming communication between the third zone and the contaminated atmosphere within the container. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ozone generator is an ultraviolet light source within the first zone. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein with respect to a flow direction of the circulated atmosphere through the structure of the cleaning unit, the second zone is at least one of within the first zone and downstream of the first zone. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein with respect to a flow direction of the circulated atmosphere through the structure of the cleaning unit, the second zone is at least one of within the third zone and upstream of the third zone. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a second structure is mounted within and exposed to the second zone, and the second structure mixes the generated ozone with the circulated atmosphere as the circulated atmosphere passes the second structure. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a thermal decomposer, a combustible support, a catalytic decomposer, a photo-disassociating device and an ultraviolet light source is at least one of mounted within and exposed to the third zone. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the outlet of the structure of the cleaning unit forms communication between the third zone and a space of the container. 8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the container is one of a transportation trailer, a storage trailer, a storage bin, a bag, a shipping container, an equipment bin and an expandable structure. 9. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a controller operating at least one parameter corresponding to at least one of the generated ozone, the mixing and the removed ozone. 10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ozone generator comprises an ultraviolet light source generating ultraviolet light at about 187 nm within the first zone, and the ozone remover comprises an other ultraviolet light source generating ultraviolet light at about 254 nm within the third zone. 11. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the generated ozone removes contaminants from the circulated atmosphere within the cleaning unit. 12. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the contaminants comprise one of ethylene, an odor, a bacteria, a spore, a microorganism, and a volatile matter. 13. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a controller operating in a cleaning mode, an ozone concentration sensor positioned within the contaminated atmosphere within the container and in communication with the controller, and the controller operating the ozone generator and the ozone remover to achieve a desired ozone concentration in the contaminated air within the container.
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