| US 7,604,735 B1 | ||
| Combined chlorine and ozone generator sterilization system | ||
| Ronald L. Barnes, 2823 Castle Pine Cir., Owens Cross Roads, Ala. 35763 (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 06, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/714,411. | ||
| Application 11/714411 is a division of application No. 10/701310, filed on Nov. 04, 2003, granted, now 7,186,334. | ||
| Application 10/701310 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/636071, filed on Aug. 07, 2003, granted, now 6,881,331. | ||
| Application 10/636071 is a continuation of application No. 09/794601, filed on Feb. 27, 2001, abandoned. | ||
| Application 09/794601 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/752982, filed on Dec. 31, 2000, granted, now 6,623,635, filed on Sep. 23, 2003. | ||
| Application 09/752982 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/393437, filed on Sep. 10, 1999, granted, now 6,192,911, filed on Feb. 27, 2001. | ||
| Application 10/701310 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/668504, filed on Sep. 23, 2003, granted, now 7,135,108. | ||
| Application 10/668504 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/752982, filed on Dec. 31, 2000, granted, now 6,623,635, filed on Sep. 23, 2003. | ||
| Application 09/752982 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/418915, filed on Oct. 15, 1999, granted, now 6,342,154, filed on Jan. 29, 2002. | ||
| Int. Cl. C02F 1/32 (2006.01); C02F 9/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 210—192 [210/205; 210/218; 422/186.07; 422/186.3] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A system for sanitizing water for bathing facilities such as swimming pools, spas, hot tubs and the like comprising:
a water purifier through which said water to be sanitized flows,
an ultraviolet light ozone generator in a flow of water through said water purifier, said ultraviolet light ozone generator
further comprising;
a lamp that produces ultraviolet light, said ultraviolet light including wavelengths that produce ozone in air and wavelengths
that decompose ozone;
a lamp housing that encloses said lamp and seals from said water, said lamp housing being transmissive of at least said wavelengths
that decompose ozone;
an air supply in flow communication with said lamp housing, and which provides an ozonated air flow through said lamp housing;
a predetermined quantity of salt dissolved in said flow of water and from which a sanitizer is obtained,
a sanitizer generator in said flow of water through said water purifier and mounted proximate said ozone generator, and comprising
electrolysis plates exposed to said wavelengths that decompose ozone and which generate said sanitizer from said salt dissolved
in said water in the presence of said wavelengths that decompose ozone;
a Venturi coupled to said ozonated air flow and connected to said flow of water upstream of said sanitizer generator and said
ozone generator, providing ozone to said water which then combines with said generated sanitizer in the presence of said wavelengths
that decompose ozone, thereby promoting advanced oxidation reactions in said water.
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