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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence Levine, Fairfield, CT (US);
Leo Gross, New York, NY (US);
Paul Siller, East Moriches, NY (US);
Assignee:
Slant/Fin Corporation, Greenvale, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H / ; B05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
392405 ; 261D / ; 2391021 ;
Abstract
A humidifier, especially for room humidification, has a reservoir for water to be dispersed into the atmosphere, a unit for dispersing the water and a passage between the reservoir and that unit which is provided with a UV radiation generator for sterilizing water before it reaches the unit. The unit can be a heater, an ultrasonic atomizer for the water or a wettable surface over which air is passed.