Walter B Mann

US Patent:

20110110820, May 12, 2011

Filed:

Aug 10, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/853862

Inventors:

Walter B. MANN - Johns Creek GA, US

International Classification:

A61L 2/20

US Classification:

422 30, 422 28, 422105

Abstract:

A method of sanitizing hard and soft goods comprising placing the goods within an a sealable enclosure; sealing the enclosure; producing ozone within the sealed enclosure; circulating the ozone within the sealed enclosure to sanitize the goods; adjusting the environment within the enclosure to optimize the sanitizing properties of and reduce the potential for the ozone to leak to the surrounding environment; removing the ozone to a prescribed safe concentration level; and maintaining the seal of the enclosure until the ozone concentration reaches the prescribed safe concentration level. The enclosure includes an open side; a sealing door for sealing the sealable enclosure; a locking mechanism; a circulation device, a fresh air heater; a vacuum pump, an ozone generator; an ozone destructor, wherein the ozone generator and ozone destructor are disposed within the sealable enclosure; and a humidification device to adjust the relative humidity inside the sealed enclosure.