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Radon and other gas ventilator

US4922808A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 16, 1989
Grant dateMay 8, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 16, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S454/909
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An effective radon ventilator which adapts to laundry dryer vents. The unit vents radon gas from houses at the point of greatest concentration, the basement or ground level, as well as venting other objectionable fumes. The ventilator houses a fan and a flow damper to vent both airborne radon gas/fumes and laundry dryer vapors. A heat transfer device enables energy efficient operation.

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