Water and air preconditioning apparatus

• US 9,839,758 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2013
• Issued: 12/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gregory Heimel
• Original Assignee: Gregory Heimel
• Inventors: Heimel, Gregory
• Primary Examiner(s): Ho, (Jackie) Tan-Uyen T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Boecker, Joseph D
• Application Number:
  US13/905,287
• Publication Number:
  US 20140158128A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,657 Days
• Field of Search: 128913
• 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 preconditioning 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 connects to a tube outlet at the fluid preconditioning apparatus through an aperture disposed within the fluid preconditioning apparatus, 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, wherein the mask pad comprises;

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 base portion for further pretreatment and continued disbursement;

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 comprises a liquid filter that pretreats liquids for disbursement and pretreats liquids that have been returned back to the base portion after disbursement for continued disbursement.

2. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the gas treatment chamber comprises a gas filter.

3. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the liquid treatment chamber comprises a liquid heating element.

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

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

at least one water pump; and

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

9. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 8, wherein the liquid treatment chamber comprises a liquid heating element.

10. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the gas treatment chamber comprises a heating element.

11. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the gas treatment chamber comprises a humidifier.

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

an enclosed top portion, a base portion coupled to the top portion, and a partition disposed between the top portion and the base portion; and

a hose sheath that connects to a tube outlet at the fluid preconditioning apparatus 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 base portion is coupled to the enclosed top portion via a means for moving the top portion horizontally across the base portion to provide an opening for a user to insert or remove the air disbursement machine into the enclosed top portion;

wherein the gas treatment chamber pretreats gases for disbursement, and the liquid treatment chamber comprises a liquid filter that pretreats liquids for disbursement and pretreats liquids that have been returned back to the base portion after disbursement for continued disbursement.

13. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 12, wherein the base portion is coupled to the enclosed top portion by a hinge.

14. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 12, wherein the enclosed top portion comprises a plurality of smaller portions, at least one of the smaller portions being configured to decouple from the base portion and at least one of the remaining smaller portions being permanently fixed to the base portion.

15. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 12, wherein the gas treatment chamber comprises a gas filter.

16. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 12, wherein the liquid treatment chamber comprises a liquid heating element.

17. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 12, wherein the gas treatment chamber comprises:

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

a controller for the gas flow generator.

18. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 12, wherein the liquid treatment chamber comprises:

at least one water pump; and

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

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

an enclosed top portion, a base portion coupled to the top portion, and a partition disposed between the top portion and the base portion; and

a hose sheath that connects to a tube outlet at the fluid preconditioning apparatus 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 base portion is coupled to the enclosed top portion by a hinge;

wherein the gas treatment chamber pretreats gases for disbursement, and the liquid treatment chamber comprises a liquid filter that pretreats liquids for disbursement and pretreats liquids that have been returned back to the base portion after disbursement for continued disbursement.

20. The fluid preconditioning apparatus of claim 19, wherein the enclosed top portion comprises a plurality of smaller portions, at least one of the smaller portions being configured to decouple from the base portion and at least one of the remaining smaller portions being permanently fixed to the base portion.