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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
May. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eugen Safta, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/32 ;
Abstract
A water purification system includes a pulsed source of UV light. This UV light is emitted by a pulsed laser , and the UV light pulses are incident upon water passing though a pulsed UV generator . The UV light pulses also strike crystalline members , such as diamonds and quartz crystals, which are also disposed within the flow path. The combination of incident UV light pulses and UV light dispersed by crystals having differing crystal structures and differing sizes has been found to be effective in destroying organic pathogens including microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses.