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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2005
Theodore W. Jagger, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Nicholas P. Van Brunt, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
John A. Kivisto, Oak Grove, MN (US);
Perry B. Lonnes, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Theodore W. Jagger, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Nicholas P. Van Brunt, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
John A. Kivisto, Oak Grove, MN (US);
Perry B. Lonnes, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
VBox, Incorporated, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Abstract
An oxygen concentrator comprises a plurality of adsorbent columns, each having an inlet, an outlet and abed of adsorbent material. The oxygen concentrator also includes a vacuum pump for removing separated nitrogen rich gas from the column inlets, a control valve for controlling flow of fluids in and out of the columns, and a breakthrough sensor for signaling the position of a mass transfer zone (MTZ), the breakthrough sensor controlling operation of the control valve as a function of the breakthrough sensor signal. An electric control module (ECM) receives the signal from the breakthrough sensor, and adjusts the control valve based on the signal.