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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2009
Eric K. Watson, Crestwood, KY (US);
John K. Besore, Prospect, KY (US);
Subhash Viswanathan Kollengode, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Christopher Durand, Toledo, OH (US);
Brian Michael Schork, Louisville, KY (US);
Sarah Lynn Kirchoff, Hartland, WI (US);
Eric K. Watson, Crestwood, KY (US);
John K. Besore, Prospect, KY (US);
Subhash Viswanathan Kollengode, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Christopher Durand, Toledo, OH (US);
Brian Michael Schork, Louisville, KY (US);
Sarah Lynn Kirchoff, Hartland, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for disinfecting and/or deodorizing an article comprises a cabinet defining a compartment configured to receive the article. A regenerative dryer is positioned with respect to the compartment and is configured to dehydrate air flowing into an ozone generator. The ozone generator is in communication with the dryer and is positioned with respect to the compartment. The ozone generator is configured to selectively generate ozone. The generated ozone is introduced into the compartment. An ozone conversion device is positioned with respect to the compartment and is configured to selectively convert ozone back to oxygen. A controller is configured to selectively activate the dryer, ozone generator and ozone conversion device.