Gas and liquid contact apparatus – Fluid distribution – Systems
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Bushey, Scott (Department: 1724)
Gas and liquid contact apparatus
Fluid distribution
Systems
C261S104000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07040606
ABSTRACT:
A humidifier including an inner case of the shape of a cylinder having a bottom, an outer case of cylindrical shape arranged to be concentric with the inner case, and a plurality of hollow fiber membranes being placed in the space between the two cases and formed into a hollow fiber membrane bundle of a cylindrical shape, wherein fluid pathways are provided which connect from the interior part to the exterior part of the hollow fiber membrane bundle. The humidifier allows all of the hollow fiber membranes to take part in humidification effectively, and thus exhibits improved efficiency in humidification.
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Bushey Scott
Jacobson & Holman PLLC
Nok Corporation
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