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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153074 | Ozone sterilizing system for water dispensing system An ozone generating system includes a water reservoir for accepting water from a water source, such as an inverted water bottle or a point of use water source. Once delivered to the reservoir, water therein may be dispensed for human consumption. An ozone generator ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7892502 | Ozone system for multi-chamber tools An improved system and method for controlling ozone concentration in connection with a multi-chamber tool. The system and method involve a first and a second concentration controller in combination with an ozone generator. The first concentration controller detects ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7767168 | Sanitization system and system components A multi-use sanitization system is disclosed which includes one or more containers in fluid communication with other system components. Components of the system include an ozone contacting device, such as a vortex-venturi or a sparger, for incorporating ozone into a... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7691342 | Process using compact embedded electron induced ozonation and activation of nanostructured titanium dioxide photocatalyst for photocatalytic oxidation A reactor produces a surface corona for emitting UV light and for the production of ozone by passing air or oxygen through the surface corona. The emitted UV light activates a photocatalyst coated on a surface facing a surface with embedded electrodes which generate... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7687040 | Automated portable and submersible ozone generator The present invention is directed to a portable ozone generator for use in small, confined, uninhabited spaces, such as refrigerators. The generator has a clam shell top and bottom. The bottom is of unitary construction and houses batteries. The top house electrical... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7524466 | Environmental sanitizer and odor remover for purification of foods, surfaces, air and water with disposable ozone generation electrode, pressure/flow adaptable venturi injector and aqueous phase filter device A dielectric assembly for generating ozone includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode in operational proximity to the positive electrode, a dielectric in operational proximity to the positive and negative electrodes for generating the ozone, and a knob adap... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7344685 | Ozonizer apparatus employing a multi-compartment bag for sterilizing A sealed multi-chambered bag, that is a flexible container, is made of dielectric material and contains two electrode plates (preferably screen plates) that are separated by an internal wall of the bag. Materials to be sterilized are placed between one or the other ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7314600 | Apparatus for generating ozone An apparatus and method for generating ozone is provided. An ozone generator comprises a substantially transparent element having ozone-generating means mounted on an inner element area and an outer element area. An enclosure is positioned over the element, and an o... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7244354 | Ozone irrigator This portable appliance can be used to clean teeth by liquid (water or solution) containing dissolved ozone, which is a potent oxidizer and germ killer. Preferably, its cleaning action is enhanced by pulsations of the liquid stream. The dissolved ozone can reduce or... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7186334 | Combined chlorine and ozone generator sterilization system Water sanitizing apparatus is provided for pools, spas hot tubs and other similar bathing facilities that integrates an ozone generator and a chlorine generator in one unit, in addition to exposing a flow of water to be purified to ultraviolet radiation from the ozo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7176771 | Circuit breaker filter assembly An improved filter assembly for a circuit breaker includes a generally rectilinear filter housing having at least two filter mounting zones for receiving at least two filter assemblies, so as to define, in the aggregate, a filter assembly, and at least two filter as... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160472 | Treatment of a waste stream through production and utilization of oxyhydrogen gas Methods and systems for treating a waste stream in a waste treatment system involve performing a unit process of the waste treatment system by contacting the waste stream with oxyhydrogen-rich gas generated on-site by an oxyhydrogen gas generator that implements wat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7135106 | Portable water purifier There is disclosed a device adapted to provide water purified to human consumption level, and arranged for connection to a water supply. The device comprises a water purifier, a container for purified water and connections between the water purifier and the purified... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135108 | Water purifyer with extruded body having circumferentially arranged tubes A water purifying apparatus is constructed having a plurality of vertical, water-carrying tubes circumferentially arranged so as to form a hollow central region enclosed by the tubes. A top cap and bottom cap are configured so as to channel water through the tubes i... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131398 | Air flow sensing and control for animal confinement system An environmental monitoring and controlling system for a ventilated cage and rack system that monitors and measures air flow in the rack at either the rack or cage level. At the rack level, two pressure sensors are provided in a supply air system to accurately monit... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7090778 | Device and method for preventing growth of bacteria or removing bacteria in duct of dental unit A device (1) for preventing the growth of the bacteria or removing the bacteria bred on the inner wall surfaces of the ducts (8, 9, 10) of a dental unit, comprising a transponder (3) having a control unit (2) generating electric signals i... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7029637 | Apparatus for ozone production, employing line and grooved electrodes An ozone generation cell has a first conductor generally having a line geometry and a second conductor having a first groove formed in a surface thereof, and having first and second flanks on opposite sides of the first groove. The second conductor and the first gro... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6994831 | Oxidative tritium decontamination system The Oxidative Tritium Decontamination System, OTDS, provides a method and apparatus for reduction of tritium surface contamination on various items. The OTDS employs ozone gas as oxidizing agent to convert elemental tritium to tritium oxide. Tritium oxide vapor and ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6967009 | Ozone generator An ozone generator is proposed which comprises a plurality of plate-like ozone generating elements, stacked one on top of the other, which are in at least partial contact with a process water stream, each of the ozone generating elements having at least one plate-li... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967008 | Ozone generator and light source for enclosed spaces An ozone generator that serves the double functions of providing a light source and providing ozone is disclosed. Particularly, the ozone generator may be located in a generally closed appliance, such as a refrigerator, dishwasher, clothes washer or drier or the lik... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6951633 | Hybrid ozone generator An ozone generator utilizing an ultraviolet light tube for generating ozone is disclosed. In this ozone generator, efficiency in converting oxygen to ozone is increased by imposing an electrical field around the light tube. This electrical field causes a theta pinch... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6881511 | Gas diffusion electrodes containing modified carbon products Gas-diffusion electrodes containing modified carbon products are described wherein the modified carbon product is a carbon product having attached at least one organic group. The modified carbon product can be used for at least one component of the electrodes such a... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6827910 | Electric ozone toothbrush An electric ozone toothbrush mainly has a guide tube installed in an interior portion of a handle and a brush head of a regular electric toothbrush connecting with a bristle end of the brush head; the other end of the guide tube joins with a coil tube of an ozone ge... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6783739 | Fly ash treatment by in situ ozone generation Disclosed is a method of treating, fly ash having an unacceptably high concentration of carbon, with ozone produced in situ by corona discharge. This method will allow high carbon-content fly ash to be used with air entrainment agents as an additive to cement. The c... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6764659 | Ozone applications for disinfection, purification and deodorization A frame-type ozone generator has a plurality of elongated electrodes deployed in substantially parallel, spaced relation to each other so as to form a substantially flat electrode array, and a flow generator for generating a flow of oxygen containing gas through the... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6699441 | Ozone generating apparatus Apparatus and methods for purifying the water in spas or hot tubs are provided. Such apparatus include an ozone generator sized and adapted to purify the water in a spa or jetted tub, the ozone generator including a chip electrode assembly adapted to prod... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6685825 | Water treatment system combining ozone injection and monitoring apparatuses A system for treating water includes an ozone injector combined with a monitoring apparatus 400 that includes a flow meter 402 and a pressure sensor 404. The monitoring apparatus includes a flow path 424 having inlets 420, 422 communicating with the inlet... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6652816 | Apparatus for generating ozone and anion An apparatus for generating ozone and anion capable of respectively controlling an ozone generator and an anion generator is disclosed. The apparatus includes an ozone generator, an ozone generator-driving portion, a second power source supplying power to... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6630113 | Methods and apparatus for treating waste Methods and apparatus for treating waste are provided. Waste is converted in an arc plasma-joule heated melter system utilizing one or more arc plasma electrodes and a plurality of joule heating electrodes. The arc plasma electrode(s) can be configured fo... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6623706 | Air sterilizing system A system for sterilizing air includes an air duct for flowing the air therethrough. A first electron beam generator is positioned relative to the duct for irradiating the air flowing therethrough with a first electron beam. The first electron beam for dis... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6555053 | Method for supplying sterilization/deodorization gas and apparatus therefor According to the present invention, provided are a method whereby a sterilization/deodorization gas is supplied by irradiating a stabilized chlorine dioxide gel or liquid with ultraviolet radiation, and a sterilization/deodorization gas supply apparatus w... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6544485 | Electro-kinetic device with enhanced anti-microorganism capability An electronic device generates an output airflow that is subjected to UV radiation from a germicidal lamp within the device. The airflow preferably is created electro-kinetically by coupling high voltage pulses across an electrode system that includes sma... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6521859 | System and method for preserving stored foods A system and method for preserving stored foods. The system and method utilizes an apparatus for generating ozone and other atoms and molecules resulting from the bombardment of a feed gas with electrons having, preferably, a first electrode positioned wi... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6521194 | Ozone-generating faucet An ozone-generating faucet includes an ozone generator mounted on a mixer tube between a water supply tube and a spout, a water intake valve connected between the mixer tube and the water supply tube to control supply of water from the water supply tube t... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6517731 | Ozonation process A method for treating a liquid (e.g. water) with a gas (e.g. air) containing ozone includes passing air through an corona discharge ozone generator to produce air containing ozone and introducing the air containing ozone into the liquid; and, periodically... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6503402 | System and method for treating irrigation water A system and method for treating water to be used for irrigation. The system and method utilizes an apparatus for generating ozone and other atoms and molecules resulting from the bombardment of a feed gas with electrons has, preferably, a first electrode... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6482370 | Apparatus and method for generating and circulating ozone for disinfection/sterilization of dental waterlines The present invention uses ozonated water as a cleaning agent to eliminate bacterial and biofilm in dental water lines instead of using cleaning solutions. The ozonated water disinfects/sterilizes and cleans quickly and without leaving any residue, becaus... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6464948 | Ozone processing apparatus for semiconductor processing system An ozone processing apparatus for a semiconductor processing system includes an ozone generating unit and a reforming processing unit connected to each other through a connection piping section. The ozone generating unit includes an ozone generator and a ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6453799 | Automatic vending machine with functional water generator Provided is a cup-beverage automatic vending machine which can supply beverages in a sanitary manner by additionally installing an apparatus for generating functional water such as ozone water or electrolyzed water in a high concentration to a conventiona... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6342154 | Assembly for purifying water An assembly for purifying water includes a high intensity ultraviolet light or corona discharge ozone generator 4 and output line 15 for introducing ozone into a tube 20 carrying water to be treated. Downstream of the ozone injection point 22 is an ozone ... | 01/29/2002 |
