Residual life indicating system
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1. A residual life indicating system for a filter, comprising:
- a main filter;
a sampling filter, wherein said main filter and said sampling filter both receive an ambient gas meant to be filtered;
a sensor connected to said sampling filter wherein said sensor senses the presence of a predetermined chemical in the gas which has been filtered by said sampling filter.
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Abstract
A residual life indicating system for a filter includes a main filter, a sampling filter, and a sensor. Both the main filter and the sampling filter receive an ambient gas meant to be filtered. The sensor connects to the sampling filter and senses the presence of a predetermined chemical in the gas that has been filtered by the sampling filter.
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36 Claims
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1. A residual life indicating system for a filter, comprising:
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a main filter;
a sampling filter, wherein said main filter and said sampling filter both receive an ambient gas meant to be filtered;
a sensor connected to said sampling filter wherein said sensor senses the presence of a predetermined chemical in the gas which has been filtered by said sampling filter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A residual life indicating system for a filter in a gas purification assembly, comprising:
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a main filter;
a sampling filter spaced from said main filter, wherein said main filter and said sampling filter each receive an ambient gas meant to be filtered;
an accumulator located downstream from said sampling filter and in fluid communication therewith;
a sensor connected to said accumulator, said sensor sensing the presence of a predetermined chemical in the gas which has been filtered by said sampling filter and has entered said accumulator. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An air purification assembly comprising:
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an air flow path;
an air pressurizing member located in said air flow path for supplying pressurized ambient air;
a main filter located in said air flow path for filtering the pressurized ambient air flowing along said air flow path;
a sampling filter in fluid communication with said air flow path via an orifice for sampling the pressurized ambient air;
a sensor communicating with said sampling filter for sensing the presence of a predetermined chemical in the air exiting said sampling filter. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A residual life indicating system for a filter, comprising:
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a main filter;
a sampling filter, wherein said main filter and said sampling filter both receive an ambient gas meant to be filtered;
a supply of a pressurized challenge gas;
a conduit for connecting said challenge gas supply to said sampling filter;
a regulator for regulating a flow of the challenge gas to said sampling filter; and
,a sensor located downstream from said sampling filter wherein said sensor senses the presence of a predetermined chemical in the gas which has been filtered by said sampling filter. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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