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Air conditioning system and method for disinfection of public facilities

The present disclosure relates to an air conditioning system and method for disinfection of a public facility. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to an air conditioning system and method for disinfection of a public facility capable of sterilizing or inactivating bio-aerosols existing in interior space by using the air conditioning equipment installed in the public facility structures.

Air purifiers
11648329 · 2023-05-16 · ·

In certain exemplary embodiments, an air purifier comprises a housing defining an enclosure and having an air entrance and an air exit; a particulate filter; a NCCO filter material configured to adsorb and decompose at least one gaseous pollutant; an AOG configured to generate at least one oxidant; an oxidant remover configured to remove at least one oxidant; a fan unit configured to generate airflow from the air entrance to the air exit; wherein the particulate filter, the NCCO filter material, the AOG, the oxidant remover and the fan unit are positioned within the enclosure such that during operation, a flow of air passes from the air entrance to the air exit through the particulate filter and the NCCO filter material along a direction of the flow of air. In certain embodiments, the air purifier may ensure safety to users while efficiency in removing contaminants can be greatly improved.

INDOOR UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONER

An indoor unit for an air conditioner including: a cabinet assembly forming an external appearance of the indoor unit and having a suction port formed in a rear surface of the cabinet; a filter module movably disposed in rear of the cabinet assembly; a filter module mounted to the filter mounting member and filtering foreign substances in air flowing into the suction port; a mobile member connected to the filter mounting member and moving a position of the filter mounting member; a driving device pressing the mobile member to change the position of the filter mounting member; and a controller configured to, in response to receiving a control command to change the position of the filter mounting member, operate the driving device that presses the mobile member.

AIR INTAKE MECHANISM AND NEGATIVE PRESSURE SYSTEM

Disclosed are an air intake mechanism and a negative pressure system. The air intake mechanism includes a first air intake end, a first air outlet end, and a first passage provided between the first air intake end and the first air outlet end, a first air driving unit is provided on the first passage, a first filter assembly is provided between the first air intake end and the first air driving unit, and a second filter assembly is provided between the first air outlet end and the first air driving unit.

AIR DISINFECTION DEVICE AND METHOD USING SAME
20230144577 · 2023-05-11 ·

An air disinfection device wherein air to be disinfected flows through a disinfection chamber (1) from an air inlet (11) to an air outlet (12), wherein one or more UVC lasers (21) are provided as UVC light source means (2), and a multiplicity of mirrors (17) are provided as a reflective surface in the interior (10) of the disinfection chamber (1), arranged in such a way that one or more UVC laser beams (26) emitted by the UVC laser (21) pass through the interior (10) of the disinfection chamber (1) so as to be reflected multiple times. Also, a method for disinfecting air using this device.

WEARABLE DEVICES FOR TREATING AIR FOR INHALATION AND EXHALATION
20230142973 · 2023-05-11 ·

Air to be inhaled by a user can be treated to remove contaminants by passing the air through a multistage treatment system. The multistage treatment system can include an inhalation treatment unit for treating air to be inhaled by the user, a mask wearable on the user's face, and an exhalation treatment unit for treating air exhaled by the user. The inhalation treatment unit and the exhalation treatment unit can each include various sub-units and assemblies for removing naturally occurring vapors and pathogens as well as compounds generated by operation of the treatment system.

Individual Biocontainment Unit to Reduce Infectious or Communicable Disease Transmission to Healthcare Workers, Bystanders, and Patients

A biocontainment assembly for use with a patient suspected of having or diagnosed with a transmissible disease(s) capable of respiratory, airborne, contact, or droplet transmission includes a housing configured to be positioned over and at least partially enclose a head, neck, and/or torso of the patient. A sidewall of the housing includes an open portion contiguous with an at least partially pen bottom portion of the housing, sized to fit over at least a portion of the head, neck, and/or a torso of the patient. The housing also includes an airflow opening for evacuating fluid from an interior defined by the housing. The assembly also includes a drape configured to extend across the open portion of the sidewall having a first portion removably connected to the housing and an opposing second portion configured to be draped over the torso, abdomen, waist, and/or legs of the patient.

AIR PURIFICATION DEVICE
20230145721 · 2023-05-11 ·

A device for purifying air using UV light. In one embodiment, a device includes: a housing, the housing at least partially defining an air flow path and an inner chamber, the air flow path including at least one linear air flow segment and at least one non-linear air flow segment; a UV chamber within the inner chamber, the UV chamber at least partially defining the at least one non-linear air flow segment; a plurality of structural features within the UV chamber, each of the plurality of structural features creating at least one transition area, each of the at least one transition area being configured to change a direction of an air flow within the at least one non-linear air flow segment; and at least one UV bulb, each of the at least one UV bulb being positioned proximate a one of the at least one transition area.

AIR FILTER WITH PATHOGEN MONITORING AND INACTIVATION
20230144746 · 2023-05-11 ·

An improved technology for inactivation of viruses, for example the SARS-CoV-2 virus that is causing the Covid-19 pandemic, is described. The technology can include a device that includes a substrate coated in a polymer that is infused with a pathogen inactivating material. In various embodiments, at a given time, a portion of the pathogen inactivating material is exposed to the environment, and the device is configured to periodically or intermittently expose additional pathogen inactivating material to the environment. For example, the polymer can be ablative or sacrificial.

Protective Breathing Apparatus For Viruses And Toxic Particles
20230147583 · 2023-05-11 ·

Protective breathing apparatus incorporates a powered air pump which introduces potentially contaminated air from the atmosphere to the ‘process chamber’. The process chamber are composed of a filter and disinfectant solution such as soap, alcohol by adding the solution mixed with the contaminated air passes through the filter to catch a virus in the inlet air to separate the processed air and solution. Furthermore the processed air can be heated and/or be exposed to UV light, the air is then forced to pass through a disinfectant into a centrifuge. The centrifuge then spins the disinfected air forcing the air through a filter, the air then passes a mechanical filter resulting in purified air that flows through conduit means into a transparent plastic breathing hood containing the wearer's head. The hood is secured by a neck band around the wearer's neck. Newly purified air in the breathing hood is distributed and circulated throughout the hood's interior, the current of air holds the hood out of contact with the wearer's head. After the purified air has been inhaled and exhaled by the wearer, it is expelled through an exhaust port in the breathing hood. The exhaled air has potential to be contaminated. The exhaust air travels through conduit means back to the process chamber, this redirected exhaust air is purified before its release back into the atmosphere so no contaminates are expelled into the atmosphere. Optional provision is made for adjusting the temperature of the newly purified air for optimal user comfort, and for a plurality of breathing hoods to be supplied by a single air purifying device.

The above device can be stationary without the breathing hood. Similar to a dust cleaner, but it can kill the virus.