Patent ID: 8961895
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61L,F04D,F04F,F24F,Y02A

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a housing including at least one wall defining a nozzle passage extending through at least a portion of the housing, the nozzle passage having a vent adjacent an upstream portion of the at least one wall, the housing including one or more housing interiors at least partially surrounding the nozzle passage; a photocatalytic reaction chamber at least partially disposed within at least one of the one or more housing interiors at least partially surrounding the nozzle passage, the photocatalytic chamber including a plurality of photocatalytic media and a light source disposed to illuminate at least a portion of the photocatalytic media for producing a photocatalytic reaction generating a plurality of hydroxyl radicals; and a blower at least partially disposed within at least one of the one or more housing interiors at least partially surrounding the nozzle passage, the blower fluidly coupled with the photocatalytic reaction chamber for conveying air through the photocatalytic reaction chamber and directing the air through the vent and along at least a portion of the at least one wall.