EP0976356A3 - A hand dryer - Google Patents

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EP0976356A3
EP0976356A3 EP99202357A EP99202357A EP0976356A3 EP 0976356 A3 EP0976356 A3 EP 0976356A3 EP 99202357 A EP99202357 A EP 99202357A EP 99202357 A EP99202357 A EP 99202357A EP 0976356 A3 EP0976356 A3 EP 0976356A3
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dryer
ozone
hand dryer
housing
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EP0976356A2 (en
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Mike Prince
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Ozone Industries Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/48—Drying by means of hot air

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Disinfection, Sterilisation Or Deodorisation Of Air (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Disinfection Or Sterilisation (AREA)
  • Drying Of Solid Materials (AREA)

Abstract

A hand dryer (1) uses warm air to dry hands and faces. The hand dryer (1) also incorporates an ozone generator which is used to generate ozone when the dryer is not been used as such. The generated ozone can be used to disinfect the interior of the housing (2) of the dryer. The ozone can also be circulated out of the housing (2) through an outlet (4), which can then be used to deodorise the external environment (13) in which the dryer (1) is located - such as a washroom.
EP99202357A 1998-07-31 1999-07-19 A hand dryer Withdrawn EP0976356A3 (en)

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GB9816632 1998-07-31
GBGB9816632.5A GB9816632D0 (en) 1998-07-31 1998-07-31 A hand dryer

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EP0976356A3 true EP0976356A3 (en) 2001-01-10

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US8347521B2 (en) 2005-07-30 2013-01-08 Dyson Technology Limited Drying apparatus
US8347522B2 (en) 2005-07-30 2013-01-08 Dyson Technology Limited Drying apparatus

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GB2358350A (en) * 2000-01-19 2001-07-25 David Richard Hallam Hand drier with ozone producing electrostatic field
US7449053B2 (en) 2003-07-18 2008-11-11 David Richard Hallam Air filtration device
WO2005023322A1 (en) * 2003-09-09 2005-03-17 Eurovent Singapore Air delivery means
GB2413283A (en) * 2004-04-23 2005-10-26 Grahame Peter Green A washroom scent delivery apparatus
WO2016144152A1 (en) * 2015-03-10 2016-09-15 Salazar Tamez Juan Ruben Hand dryer having ozone generator

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JPH03207363A (en) * 1990-01-08 1991-09-10 Mihama Seisakusho:Kk Hand drying and sterilizing apparatus

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JPH03207363A (en) * 1990-01-08 1991-09-10 Mihama Seisakusho:Kk Hand drying and sterilizing apparatus

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 015, no. 478 (C - 0891) 4 December 1991 (1991-12-04) *

Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8347521B2 (en) 2005-07-30 2013-01-08 Dyson Technology Limited Drying apparatus
US8347522B2 (en) 2005-07-30 2013-01-08 Dyson Technology Limited Drying apparatus

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GB9916349D0 (en) 1999-09-15
EP0976356A2 (en) 2000-02-02
GB2340035B (en) 2000-08-09
GB2340035A (en) 2000-02-16
GB9816632D0 (en) 1998-09-30

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