UVC water purifier system and method

• US 8,872,130 B1
• Filed: 03/19/2012
• Issued: 10/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Meridian Design Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Meridian Design Incorporated
• Inventors: Matthews, Dan R., Kuhlmann, Kurt A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Souw, Bernard E
• Application Number:
  US13/424,235
• Time in Patent Office: 953 Days
• Field of Search: 250/365, 250/432.R, 250/435, 250/436, 250/455.11, 250/461.1, 250/492.1, 250/504.R, 210/97, 210/109, 210/110, 210/135, 210/143, 210/449, 210460-463, 210/764, 422/24, 422/186.3
• US Class Current: 250/455.11
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/325 Irradiation devices or lamp constructions
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/004 Seals, connections
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/005 Valves
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/008 Mobile apparatus and plants, e.g. mounted on a vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/009 Apparatus with independent power supply, e.g. solar cells, windpower or fuel cells
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/3228 Units having reflectors, e.g. coatings, baffles, plates, mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/326 Lamp control systems
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2303/04 Disinfection
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2307/04 as part of a pitcher or jug
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2307/10 as part of a potable water dispenser, e.g. for use in homes or offices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 20/211 Solar-powered water purification
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 20/212 Solar-powered wastewater sewage treatment, e.g. spray evaporation

Abstract

A water purification system is described herein. The water purification system comprises a container configured to hold a liquid; an ultraviolet light source configured to irradiate liquid within the container; a reflector configured to reflect light from the ultraviolet light source into the container; a trough adaptor having a first end and a second end and configured to channel a liquid from the first end to the second end while exposing the liquid to light from the ultraviolet light source; and wherein the reflector is configured to reflect light from the ultraviolet light source both onto the trough adaptor and into the container.

Claims

1. A water purification system comprising:

a container configured to hold a liquid and further comprising a cap to selectively seal the container;

the cap further comprising;

a toroidal ultraviolet light source located in the cap and configured to irradiate liquid within the container;

a spherical reflector located in the cap and configured to reflect light from the toroidal ultraviolet light source into the container; and

a control circuit located in the cap and capable of controlling the operation of the toroidal ultraviolet light source.