STERILISATION AND DECONTAMINATION DEVICE

• US 20150182649A1
• Filed: 03/10/2015
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC (Dow, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC (Dow, Inc.)
• Inventors: DUNKLEY, Peter, DENNE, Joshua
• Granted Patent: US 9,375,500 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/202 Ozone
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2202/25 Rooms in buildings, passenger compartments
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/015 using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone A61L9/20 takes precedence ; evaporation in general B01B1/005
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/12 Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 13/10 Preparation of ozone
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 2201/64 Oxygen
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 2201/72 by air
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 2201/90 Control of the process
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2006/146 using pressurised water for spraying
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2221/125 mounted on wheels
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 6/14 using nozzles
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 8/26 using ozone
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 8/40 by ozonisation for sterilisation F24F8/26
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 8/80 Self-contained air purifiers

Abstract

A sterilisation, sanitisation and/or decontamination device 1 comprising at least a humidifier unit, an ozone generator unit 60, at least one discharge outlet 16 and a controller for controlling the humidifier and ozone generator units, the at least one discharge outlet 16 comprising at least two at least partially converging plates 72, 74 between which substances are discharged.

Claims

1. An assembly comprising an ozone generator provided within or attached to a delivery conduit, one end of the delivery conduit having a discharge outlet comprising at least two at least partially converging plates.

2. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a fan disposed at the end of the delivery conduit remote from the discharge outlet.

3. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising:

wherein the at least two partially converging plates comprise an upper plate and a lower plate; and

a water discharge nozzle coupled to the upper plate of the discharge outlet, remote from the lower plate.

4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein a cover plate is provided over the water discharge nozzle.

5. The assembly of claim 3 further comprising a mesh or gauze disposed over an opening between the upper and lower plates.