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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2002
Steven E. Guzorek, Kinston, NC (US);
Field Controls, L.L.C., Kinston, NC (US);
Abstract
There is provided a method and apparatus for an improved ultraviolet lamp assembly using an ultraviolet (UV) lamp with a sleeve having improved UV lamp temperature characteristics for improved UV lamp intensity output and germicidal affect. The ultraviolet lamp assembly comprises a UV lamp housed in a vented open end quartz sleeve in a portable air conditioning (AC) unit. The quartz sleeve comprises a distal sleeve open end and a proximal base open end through which a UV lamp is secured to the sleeve and AC unit. The proximal open end of the quartz sleeve comprises a plurality of venting slots that allow ambient air to travel into and out of the space between the UV lamp and the sleeve wall. Operation of the AC unit fan results in air flow into the sleeve at a proximal sleeve base end and out through the distal open end of the sleeve to thereby maintain the UV lamp at a desired temperature for improved germicidal affect.