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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter Birdsell, Marlborough, MA (US);
John Longan, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
261 181 ; 261 721 ; 261D / ; 2221851 ; 222190 ; 222209 ;
Abstract
A humidifier including a base defining a reservoir for liquid; a humidification mechanism for inducing dispersion of moisture withdrawn from the reservoir; a liquid storage tank having an outlet communicating with the reservoir and adapted to feed liquid thereto; and a container retaining a volume of a liquid treatment substance and defining a discharge opening communicating with the storage tank. Also included is an actuator mechanism operable to induce the discharge of a given dose portion of the treatment substance through the discharge opening into the storage tank.