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United States Patent Barnes (5) HYBRID OZONE GENERATOR (76) Inventor: Ronald L. Barnes, 31 Ave. SW, Huntsville, AL (US) 35805 (©). Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 USC. 158(b) by 334 days, This patent is subject to a terminal dis- climes, en Appl. No. 10/208,897 Filed: Jul. 30, 2002 Related U.S. Application Data (63) Cootinuation-n-part of application No, 09/717,904, filed om Nov. 20, 200), now Pat. No, 6,426,053. (60) Provisional application No. 60/166,255, filed on Nov. 18, 1999. (1) Im cu! Bo1y 19/08 ©) U, 22/1863; 422/186. 12; 218607 (58) Field of Search 422/186.12, 186.07, 432/186 ae ‘US0069S1633B1 US 6,951,633 BL Oct. 4, 2005 (10) Patent No. (5) Date of Patent 60) References Cited US. PATENT DOCUMENTS ATS At 121995 Sua So3s431 A * 1900 Korin 2218804 DIDS * cited by examiner Primary Esaminer—Kishor Mayekar (73) Attorney, Agent, or Finn-—Mark Cloeter 6 ABSTRACT ‘An orone generator utilizing an ultraviolet light tube for generating ozone is disclosed, In this ozone generator, eliceney in converting oxygen 0 ozone is increased by imposing an electieal fied arouod the light tbe. This clectrcal fell eauses a theta pinch in the plasma ofthe light tube, increasing luminescence in the ultraviolet spectral citing distomie oxygen molecules passing through the electrical fick. Thus excited, the diatomic oxygen is easier Io disassociate and become converted to 16 Claims, 7 Drawing Sheets 038 AIR OUT co ot [AIRFLOW DEVICE aa [CONVENTIONAL BALLAST HIGH VOLTAGE BALLAST, 60: AC PWR U.S. Patent *Oct.4,2005 Sheet 1 of 7 US 6,951,633 B1 1 FIG. 18 U.S. Patent *Oct. 4,2005 Sheet 2 of 7 US 6,951,633 B1 CURRENT LIMITED AC VOLTAGE FIG. 2 U.S. Patent *Oct.4,2005 Sheet 3 of 7 US 6,951,633 B1 FB w a) ag < ce Fr c= Z D200 ¢ Ont> ee & VV FIG. 3 18 10 14 12 U.S. Patent *Oct. 4,2005 Sheet 4 of 7 US 6,951,633 B1 Ww @ a Zan Wao c.> e——_ ce p20 ont Zz wile 16 1a =F 26 IT s | A KE NX 14 12 US 6,951,633 BL Sheet 5 of 7 *Oct. 4, 2005 U.S. Patent 4no uv 2° 5 US 6,951,633 BL Sheet 6 of 7 2005 *Oct. 4, U.S. Patent 9'Sl4 re —,—_|_isvTva uid BOVLIOA z I HOIH ____isv1va TWNOLLNSANOO vv 95 39IA30 a Moral] | ws? ' ino ulv 2®o

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