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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:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
May. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rolf Engelhard, Prescott, AZ (US);
Stephen P Kasten, Prescott, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Germiphene Corporation, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F / ; C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210748 ; 210760 ; 210764 ; 210192 ; 433 82 ; 433 88 ; 433 98 ; 250436 ; 250437 ; 422301 ; 422305 ; 4221861 ;
Abstract
An ozone generator injects and entrains ozone enriched air into water to be used by a dentist or technician during a dental procedure. The ozone entrained in the water will eliminate the motility and viability of any microbes and pathogens present in the water or in biofilm present in the water lines or channels conveying water to a patient's oral cavity. The ozone generator may be used in combination with water from a municipal water source or from bottled water. Alternatively, the ozone generator may be incorporated within a bottle supplying distilled or otherwise puritied water.