Patent ID: 8940085
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: A61L,B01F,C02F,F24F,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A humidifier system comprising: a humidifier housing defining an air inlet, and air outlet, and a fluid flow path therebetween, the fluid flow path being adapted to direct air through the humidifier housing; an atomizing chamber at a first portion of the fluid flow path, the atomizing chamber being adapted to increase the moisture content of a volume of air circulating through the fluid flow path; an ultraviolet light source at a second portion of the fluid flow path, the ultraviolet light source being adapted to expose the volume of humidified air from the atomizing chamber with germicidal light prior to its release from the humidifier housing at the air outlet; and a base station having a blower to draw ambient air into the humidifier housing.