US 12,352,466 B2
Humidifier with improved mist generation
Grant Prigge, Belvedere-Tiburon, CA (US); and Marko Brelak, Svrljig (RS)
Assigned to Vitality Ventures HK Company Limited, Mill Valley, CA (US)
Filed by Vitality Ventures HK Company Limited, Mill Valley, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/090,676.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/296,051, filed on Jan. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0314019 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. F24F 6/12 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2023.01); C02F 1/32 (2023.01); F24F 6/00 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 6/12 (2013.01) [C02F 1/001 (2013.01); C02F 1/325 (2013.01); F24F 2006/006 (2013.01); F24F 2006/008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A humidifier for humidifying room air, the humidifier comprising:
a housing;
a water tank in the housing, the water tank defining a reservoir for containing water;
a humidification chamber comprising an annular housing supporting a plurality of ultrasonic transducer and wick assemblies, each assembly including an ultrasonic transducer that is energizable to generate a water mist from the water and a watered wick;
a motorized fan operable to create a flow of air moving from the humidification chamber to an exterior of the housing;
a pump configured to drive the water from the reservoir and to the humidification chamber; and
a control system operable to control operation of the motorized fan and to energize each of the ultrasonic transducers to generate the water mist, and to cause the water mist to become entrained in the flow of air moving from the humidification chamber to the exterior of the housing.