Ultraviolet water sterilization

US9199864B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9199864-B2
Application numberUS-201113395540-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 14, 2011
Priority dateApr 14, 2011
Publication dateDec 1, 2015
Grant dateDec 1, 2015

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Technologies are generally described about a water sterilizing apparatus. In some examples, a water sterilizing apparatus may include a surface water collection apparatus configured to collect surface water; a pipe operably coupled to the surface water collection apparatus and configured to allow water collected by the surface water collection apparatus to flow through the pipe; and a multiple number of UV lamps arranged along an inner wall of the pipe. Further, the water flowing through the pipe is sterilized by UV light from the multiple number of UV lamps.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A water sterilizing apparatus comprising: a surface water collection apparatus configured to collect surface water; a pipe operably coupled to the surface water collection apparatus and configured to allow water collected by the surface water collection apparatus to flow through the pipe; a plurality of UV lamps arranged along an inner wall of the pipe and configured to emit UV light to sterilize water flowing through the pipe; a partition wall p…

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What does patent US9199864B2 cover?
Technologies are generally described about a water sterilizing apparatus. In some examples, a water sterilizing apparatus may include a surface water collection apparatus configured to collect surface water; a pipe operably coupled to the surface water collection apparatus and configured to allow water collected by the surface water collection apparatus to flow through the pipe; and a multiple …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Shinagawa Rumi, Empire Technology Dev Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C02F1/325. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).