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Deodorizer device

US5078971A · kind A · utility

60Cited by
4References
11Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 14, 1989
Grant dateJan 7, 1992
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/88
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A deodorizer device for use in a refrigerator has an absorbent capable of absorbing odor components from air, a layer of a photocatalyst deposited on the surface of the absorbent, and a light source for illuminating the photocatalyst layer to excite the same. Air containinig odor components is forced by a blower to flow through the absorbent.

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