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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 1979
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allan J Coviello, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Frederick E Bernardin, Jr, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robert R Rohrkemper, Chelsea, MI (US);
Assignee:
Thetford Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02B / ; C02B / ; C02B / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250527 ; 210 / ; 210177 ; 210259 ; 250541 ; 250538 ; 250504 ; 250436 ; 250429 ; 313 24 ; 313 36 ; 313 44 ; 422186 ; 422198 ; 422305 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for contacting contaminated water with ultra-violet light to eliminate potentially harmful organisms as well as to provide air cooling necessary for efficient operation of the UV lamp and simultaneous production of ozone in the apparatus for secondary disinfection of the water, the water after treatment by the ultraviolet light being discharged into a water storage tank, and the irradiated air that contains the ozone being discharged into the tank into contact with the water for carrying out the secondary disinfection.