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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Raymond P. Denkewicz, Jr., East Greenwich, RI (US);
Rolf Engelhard, Prescott, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Raymond P. Denkewicz, Jr., East Greenwich, RI (US);
Rolf Engelhard, Prescott, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Zuvo Water, LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 9/04 (2006.01); E03D 9/02 (2006.01); E03D 9/00 (2006.01); E03F 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A self contained battery energized apparatus is mounted within the water tank of a conventional flush toilet to eliminate malodorous gases. Air from the toilet bowl is drawn through the stand pipe in the toilet tank into a housing to expose the air to UV radiation to produce ozone molecules that have an oxidizing effect on organic matter and the UV radiation serves as a germicide and a virucide. The ozonated and oxidized gases are exhausted through a carbon filter.