Air purification apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An air purification apparatus comprising:
- a. a watertight chamber comprising a top portion having a water inlet, a bottom portion, a first air portal, a second air portal, and a plurality of shelves mounted between the top portion and the bottom portion;
b. a means for supplying water to the water inlet; and
c. a means for driving room air through the chamber from one air portal to the other, whereby water supplied to the water inlet falls from the top portion of the chamber and cascades over the plurality of shelves to the bottom portion of the chamber, the cascading water mixing with and purifying the room air as it is driven through the chamber.
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Abstract
An indoor air purification apparatus and method includes a watertight chamber including a top portion having a water inlet, a first air portal, a second air portal, a bottom portion, and a plurality of shelves mounted between the top portion and the bottom portion. Water continuously flows from the water inlet at the top of the chamber, typically falling over the shelves to a reservoir. Typically, a water pump returns the water to the water inlet at the top portion of the chamber through at least one conduit leading from the reservoir. An air pump typically drives the room air through the chamber from one air portal to the other and back into the room. The room air is purified as it mixes with the water cascading over the shelves.
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20 Claims
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1. An air purification apparatus comprising:
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a. a watertight chamber comprising a top portion having a water inlet, a bottom portion, a first air portal, a second air portal, and a plurality of shelves mounted between the top portion and the bottom portion;
b. a means for supplying water to the water inlet; and
c. a means for driving room air through the chamber from one air portal to the other, whereby water supplied to the water inlet falls from the top portion of the chamber and cascades over the plurality of shelves to the bottom portion of the chamber, the cascading water mixing with and purifying the room air as it is driven through the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An air purification apparatus comprising:
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a. a watertight chamber comprising a top portion having a water inlet, a bottom portion, a first air portal, and a second air portal;
b. a plurality of shelves mounted within the chamber between the top portion and the bottom portion;
c. a reservoir in fluid communication with the bottom portion for holding a quantity of water therein;
d. at least one conduit having a first end positioned for receiving water from the reservoir and a second end positioned for supplying water to the water inlet;
e. a water pump in fluid communication with the reservoir and the at least one conduit for driving water from the bottom portion to the water inlet; and
f. an air pump in fluid communication with room air outside the chamber for driving room air through the chamber from one air portal to the other, whereby water supplied to the water inlet falls from the top portion of the chamber and cascades over the plurality of shelves to the reservoir, mixing with and purifying the room air driven through the chamber.
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18. A method of air purification, comprising:
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a. providing a watertight chamber for mixing water and room air, the chamber comprising a top portion having a water inlet, a bottom portion, a first air portal, a second air portal, and a plurality of shelves mounted between the top portion and the bottom portion;
b. supplying water to the water inlet, causing the water to cascade over the shelves as it falls to the bottom portion; and
c. driving room air through the chamber from one air portal to the other to mix the cascading water with the room air driven through the chamber, whereby the room air driven through the chamber is purified. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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