Method and apparatus for killing microorganisms
CA 2228454 C · Owner: Katz, Janyce C. · Inventors: Glazman, Mark
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A method and apparatus for killing microorganisms in a fluid medium are disclosed. This method has the steps of providing a germicidal radiation for killing microorganisms and reflector for transferring and orienting of the germicidal radiation for killing microorganisms; providing a secondary flow of a substantially particle free fluid; the secondary flow is running along the reflectors and establishing a substantially particulate free barrier environment maintaining clean the reflectors; orienting an emission of the germicidal radiation in a parallel array of beams, and passing the fluid medium along a path aligned with the parallel array of beams. The apparatus arranged so that the …
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- Filed August 17, 1996 and granted June 18, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 17, 2016.
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