Patent ID: 6767453
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: C02F,Y02A

Abstract:
A portable liquid purification system comprising:a container having a surface defining an interior volume, said container having a bottom with a recess defined therein and a top including a opening for introducing liquid into the interior volume; an ultraviolet light source comprising a housing having an upper surface that is at least partially transparent to ultraviolet light, said source configured to be inserted into said recess such that said source is disposed substantially within said recess, said source further comprising a power supply disposed within said housing and an ultraviolet light bulb disposed within said housing and selectively powered by said power supply, said source being selectively operable to project ultraviolet light through said upper surface and into said interior volume; and an ultraviolet light sensor disposed on said surface of said container such that a portion of the ultraviolet light passing through said interior volume is detected by said sensor, said sensor having an indicator operable to indicate when a predetermined quantity of ultraviolet light has been detected by said sensor such that the liquid in the container has received a predetermined dose of ultraviolet light.