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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 07, 2020
Applicant:

King Technology, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);

Inventors:

Joseph A. King, Wayzata, MN (US);

John Hill, Plymouth, MN (US);

Nicole A. Weulander, Savage, MN (US);

Assignee:

King Technology, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 25/00 (2006.01); A01N 59/16 (2006.01); C02F 1/50 (2023.01); C02F 1/68 (2023.01); C02F 1/76 (2023.01); C02F 103/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 25/00 (2013.01); A01N 59/16 (2013.01); C02F 1/50 (2013.01); C02F 1/505 (2013.01); C02F 1/688 (2013.01); C02F 1/76 (2013.01); C02F 1/766 (2013.01); C02F 2103/42 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for treating a body of water to kill microorganisms by enhancing the concentration metal ions therein. The apparatus comprising a dispenser with a first housing having a water accessible compartment containing a source of a N-halohydantoin compound for releasing the N-halohydantoin compound when contacted by the body of water with the at least one N-halohydantoin having the formula: wherein R and R1 each independently comprises an alkyl group, and wherein X and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of bromine, chlorine and hydrogen and a second housing having a water accessible compartment containing an insoluble metal ion donor for releasing metal ions when contacted by the body of water containing the N-halohydantoin.


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