Method and apparatus for providing clean air to animal enclosures

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9043989
APP PUB NO 20090301402A1
SERIAL NO

12132854

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A method and apparatus for economically filtering air into swine farms and other animal enclosures are provided. Advantageously, the invention substantially reduces the risk to airborne transfer of disease into animal enclosures. In one embodiment, a method for providing clean air to an animal enclosure includes providing an animal enclosure having an animal containing volume for containing a plurality of animals, removing air from the internal volume via at least one exhaust fan, and filtering air being pulled into the enclosure by the at least one exhaust fan using a fully sealed filter, the fully sealed filter having a particle separation sufficiently efficient to prevent detection of live (PRRS-) virus downstream of the filter, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of samples collected with a cyclonic aerosol collector.

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CAMFIL USA INC1 NORTH CORPORATE DRIVE RIVERDALE NJ 07457

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Devine, Steven T Rockaway, US 8 116
Sundvik, Anders Hoboken, US 5 88

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