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Air filtering apparatus having mechanism for detecting water exchange timing

Granted 8 Mar 2011 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Panasonic) · originally Panasonic

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Inventors: Mitsuhiro Dobashi · Examiner: Duane Smith · AU 1776 · TC 1700

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Abstract

An air filtering apparatus for electrolyzing water to generate electrolytic water containing active oxygen species and filtering air by using the electrolytic water, including an air filtering unit having a gas-liquid contact member to which the electrolytic water containing the active oxygen species is circulatively supplied so as to be brought into contact with air, an electrical conductivity detecting unit for detecting the electrical conductivity of water in the air filtering unit, and a water exchange judging unit for judging on the basis of the detected electrical conductivity whether water exchange is necessary or not.

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3 · 1 independent · depth 2
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Classifications

6 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section B — Performing operations; transporting
  • B01D47/00
USPC · US Patent Classification
96/23496/26596/29796/24496/262

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Pendency
3.4 y
1,260 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
2
2 RCE
Examiner
Duane Smith
art unit 1776 · TC 1700
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related publicationUS 20080072758 A127 Mar 2008

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