Water and Air Preconditioning Apparatus

• US 20140158128A1
• Filed: 05/30/2013
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gregory Heimel
• Original Assignee: Gregory Heimel
• Inventors: Heimel, Gregory
• Granted Patent: US 9,839,758 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/203.26
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0066 Blowers or centrifugal pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/06 Respiratory or anaesthetic masks
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/105 Filters A61M16/047, A61M16/22 take precedence; water traps A61M16/08
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/109 the humidifying liquid or the beneficial agent
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/12 by mixing different gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/14 by mixing different fluids, one of them being in a liquid phase
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/16 Devices to humidify the respiration air A61M16/1045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/053 ultraviolet

Abstract

A fluid preconditioning apparatus used to pretreat fluids for an air disbursement machine. A first portion includes a first outlet for a treated gas, a second outlet for a treated liquid, a third outlet for a hose and a cover. A second portion includes a first inlet to receive a gas, a second inlet to receive liquid, a gas treatment chamber, a gas flow generator for moving the gas from the first inlet through the gas treatment chamber and the first outlet. The second portion also includes a liquid treatment chamber that connects to the second inlet, and a liquid flow generator for moving the liquid from the second inlet through the liquid treatment chamber and the second outlet. The gas treatment chamber treats gas by filtering and disinfecting the gas and the liquid treatment chamber creates the treated liquid by filtering and disinfecting the liquid.

Claims

1. A fluid preconditioning apparatus to pretreat fluids for an air disbursement machine, the fluid precondition apparatus comprising:

a top portion, a base portion, and a partition disposed between the top portion and the base portion; and

a hose sheath that passes through an aperture disposed within the fluid preconditioning apparatus;

wherein the base portion comprises one or more exterior air vents, a gas inlet, a liquid inlet, a power supply, a gas treatment chamber, a gas flow generator, a liquid treatment chamber, and a liquid flow generator;

wherein the gas treatment chamber pretreats gases for disbursement, and the liquid treatment chamber pretreats liquids for disbursement.

2. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the gas treatment chamber comprises a filter, a disinfecting element, a heating element, or combination thereof.

3. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the liquid treatment chamber comprises a filter, a disinfecting element, a heating element, or combination thereof.

4. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the gas to be disbursed is oxygen, air, carbon dioxide, or combinations thereof.

5. The gas of claim 4, wherein the gas is an aerosol.

6. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the gas treatment chamber comprises:

an ultraviolet (UV) ballast, a UV light source; and

a controller for the gas flow generator.

7. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 6, wherein the base portion comprises gas vents which direct treated gas to the air disbursement machine.

8. The fluid precondition apparatus of claim 6, wherein the gas treatment chamber comprises a humidification chamber.

9. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the liquid treatment chamber comprises:

at least one water pump;

a UV light source; and

at least one liquid filter, wherein the UV light source and liquid filter are capable of disinfecting and removing particulates from the liquid, respectively.

10. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 9, wherein the liquid treatment chamber comprises a liquid heating element.

11. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hose sheath comprises:

a flexible hose with a main lumen, an outer diameter, an exterior wall, and an interior wall; and

at least one tube coupled to the flexible hose along at least one of the exterior wall and the interior wall of the flexible hose, the tube coupled on a first end to the fluid preconditioning apparatus and coupled on a second end to a mask pad.

28. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 11, wherein a distal end of the hose sheath is connected to a mask pad.

29. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 11, the mask pad further comprising:

a pouch portion with an inlet port and an outlet port;

a first fluid delivery tube coupled to the inlet port; and

a second fluid delivery tube coupled to the outlet port;

wherein the first fluid delivery tube transports heated fluid from the fluid preconditioning apparatus to the pouch portion and the second fluid delivery tube returns heated fluid back to the fluid precondition apparatus.

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21. A method of preconditioning a liquid or gas to be delivered to an air disbursement machine, the method comprising:

receiving at least one of the untreated gas or untreated liquid,

filtering at least one of the untreated gas or untreated liquid,

disinfecting at least one of the untreated gas or untreated liquid,

wherein filtering and disinfecting treats the gas or liquid

heating at least one of the treated gas or treated liquid,

delivering at least one of the treated gas or treated liquid to the air disbursement machine,

delivering the treated gas to a facemask; and

delivering the treated liquid to facemask accessories.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising humidifying the gas.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein disinfecting the at least one of the untreated gas or untreated liquid includes exposing the untreated gas or untreated liquid to a UV light.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the liquid is treated by a filter, a disinfecting element, a heating element, or combination thereof.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the gas is oxygen, air, carbon dioxide, or combinations thereof.

26. The method of claim 21, further comprising heating the liquid or gas.

27. A mask pad for use with a fluid preconditioning apparatus, the mask pad comprising:

a pouch portion with an inlet port and an outlet port,

a first fluid delivery tube coupled to the inlet port; and

a second fluid delivery tube coupled to the outlet port,

wherein the first fluid delivery tube transports a heated fluid from the fluid preconditioning apparatus to the pouch portion and the second fluid delivery tube returns the heated fluid back to the fluid preconditioning apparatus.