Appeal No. 1996-3042
Application 08/293,153
application.
THE INVENTION
Appellants claim a method for destroying airborne
tuberculosis bacteria in air in a room by filtering the air,
passing the air by at least one germicidal ultraviolet light
bulb twice, and releasing the air including destroyed bacteria
back into the room. Claim 1 is illustrative and reads as
follows:
1. A method for destroying airborne tuberculosis
bacteria in air in a room having a set of walls and a ceiling
panel, comprising mounting a device behind a wall or ceiling
panel of the room, filtering the air using a filter mounted on
the device, drawing the air through a sterilization chamber in
the device having at least one ultraviolet light bulb for
irradiating the air with germicidal ultraviolet light such
that the air passes the light bulb twice, and releasing the
air including destroyed bacteria back into the room.
THE REFERENCES
Minto 3,072,978 Jan. 15,
1963
Sievers 3,757,495 Sep. 11,
1973
Nelson 5,074,894 Dec. 24,
1991
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 1-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
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