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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173075 | Device for generation of pulsed corona discharge The invention is a method and system for the generation of high voltage, pulsed, periodic corona discharges capable of being used in the presence of conductive liquid droplets. The method and system can be used, for example, in different devices for cleaning of gase... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168129 | Apparatus and method for purification and disinfection of liquid, solid or gaseous substances An apparatus and method are for disinfection and purification of a liquid, gaseous or solid phase, or a mixture thereof. The apparatus includes: a central electrode, a dielectric layer adjacent to the electrode, a first area adjacent to the dielectric layer, and is ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8128884 | Plasma reactor A plasma reactor has high durability with performance to generate stable and uniform plasma. The reactor has a variety of advantages such as increasing the range of commercial applications since the reactor has a structure that allows simple and efficient installati... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8110155 | Vortex reactor and method of using it A vortex reactor is provided. The vortex reactor includes a reaction chamber formed by a frustum-shaped portion, the narrower part of which is downwardly oriented. Proximate to the narrower part of the frustum-shaped portion, the vortex reactor includes apparatus fo... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8097217 | Atmospheric pressure plasma generating apparatus by induction electrode The present invention relates to an atmospheric pressure plasma generating apparatus using an induction electrode. In particular, one or more upper metal electrodes are disposed on the upper side and an induction electrode and an induction electrode antenna are disp... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092750 | Plasma system A plasma system for generating a plasma is generated. The plasma system includes a tube, a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The tube has a plasma jet opening, a first end surface and a second end surface. The plasma jet opening penetrates the wall of the... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8071042 | Method and apparatus for application of electrostatic charges to compounds held within containers A method and apparatus for application of electrostatic charges to compounds to change the physical characteristics of the compounds. The compound is located within a container, that can be sealed or open, in proximity to an electrode so that there is capacitive cou... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071043 | Electrode cap for electrical discharge reactor An electrode cap having a horseshoe-shaped conductor clip that has an opening at a closed end for receiving an electrode, the conductor clip fitted over a tube crimp; a cylindrical base cap having an elongated bump at one end of the base cap parallel to the axis of ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8017087 | Device for oxygenating ground water An oxygenation device consists of a first vertically oriented tube having electrically conductive plates for forming oxygen by electrolysis. Above the plates is a pump formed by a second length of tube fitted within the first tube with a spacing between the walls of... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8003058 | Air purification devices An air purification reactor is described that has a variety of improvements. In one aspect, the air purification reactor includes an ionizer (or plasma chamber), an electrostatic filter, a photocatalyst, and a UV light source that is distinct from the ionizer. The i... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993598 | Catalytic reactors It is suggested to apply mechanical vibratory motions to the interface area between catalyst and the reacting substances in a catalytic reactor in order to intensify flow intensity as well as reaction intensity between the reacting substances. ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7976785 | Apparatus for decomposing perfluorinated compounds and system for processing perfluorinated compounds using the apparatus The apparatus for decomposing PFCs includes an external electrode unit which is coupled to a reference voltage and which defines a flow space for the flow of the PFCs, and an internal electrode unit which is located within the flow space of the external electrode un... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972567 | Apparatus for manufacturing ultra-fine particles using corona discharge and method thereof The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for manufacturing ultra-fine particles using corona discharge capable of manufacturing the ultra-fine particles nanometers in size from a reaction gas using the corona discharge. In the apparatus for manufactur... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7959869 | Air treatment apparatus with a circuit operable to sense arcing An air-transporter conditioner device includes a housing defining an inlet and an outlet. An electro-kinetic system is disposed in the housing to create an airflow moving from the inlet to the outlet. A timer measures a time period corresponding to the electro-kinet... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7939026 | Apparatus for chemical synthesis A method and apparatus for forming a chemical hydride is described and which includes a pseudo-plasma-electrolysis reactor which is operable to receive a solution capable of forming a chemical hydride and which further includes a cathode and a movable anode, and whe... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7922979 | Silent discharge plasma apparatus A silent discharge plasma apparatus includes a dielectric member, a pair of electrodes opposed to each other across the dielectric member and an alternating-current source applying an alternating-current voltage between the electrodes and causing a discharge. A gas ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922978 | Plasma generating electrode and plasma reactor A plasma generating electrode includes two types of plate-shaped unit electrodes of different polarities, the two types of unit electrodes of different polarities being hierarchically and alternately stacked at specific intervals, a discharge space for generating pl... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7906080 | Air treatment apparatus having a liquid holder and a bipolar ionization device An air treatment apparatus that includes a housing; a plurality of electrodes, at least one of which receives liquid from a liquid supply; and a power supply. The power supply is operable to establish an electric potential between a portion of the liquid-receiving e... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7892501 | Air sanitizer A germicidal lamp can selectively direct germicidal light emitted within an air transporting and/or conditioning system. The system can include a housing, an emitter electrode configured within the housing, and a collector electrode configured within the housing and... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7862782 | Apparatus and methods for producing nanoparticles in a dense fluid medium An apparatus and method are disclosed for producing nanoparticles in a dense fluid medium. The method is based on the formation of nanoparticles from nanoparticle precursors in a dense fluid medium in which a plasma discharge is created between electrodes submerged ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7858054 | Device for reforming gas vapor of an internal combustion engine A device for reforming gas vapors of an internal combustion engine comprising a voltage multiplier unit, a gas vapor treatment means and a gas vapor reforming means disposed within the gas vapor treatment means and in communication with said voltage multiplier unit,... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7837951 | Modular ozone generator with an air diffuser An ozone generator for providing ozone enriched air that comprises a body for defining a chamber for air flow therethrough and an ultraviolet lamp disposed in said chamber for irradiating the air passing through said chamber to convert oxygen molecules to ozone mole... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7811528 | Process and apparatus for chemical conversion A process and reactor for chemical conversion is taught. The process allows the selective breaking of chemical bonds in a molecule by use of fast rise alternating current or fast rise pulsed direct current, each fast rise portion being selected to have a suitable vo... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7807112 | Colloidal nanoparticles and apparatus for producing colloidal nanoparticles in a dense medium plasma An apparatus is utilized for producing colloidal dispersions of nanoparticles of electrically conducting materials. The colloidal dispersions are produced in a dense media plasma reactor comprising at least one static electrode and at least one rotating electrode. T... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7799290 | Decontamination of fluids or objects contaminated with chemical or biological agents using a distributed plasma reactor A non-thermal plasma or corona discharge is generated at multiple points and distributed to decontaminate surfaces and objects contaminated with chemical or biological agents. The corona discharge can be generated using very short high voltage pulses. The pulsed cor... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7771672 | Air purification device A variety of reactors that are arranged to treat aerosol particulates that are carried in a fluid stream passing through the reactor is described. In one aspect, the reactor includes a plasma chamber arranged to receive the fluid stream and subject particulates carr... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7771671 | Air conditioner device with partially insulated collector electrode An air conditioning device comprises a substantially thin collector electrode capable of forming ions at a front and/or rear edge when charged. The thin collector electrode preferably having an insulating material disposed on the front and/or rear edge to prevent io... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7771670 | Apparatus and method for reducing and removing airborne oxidized particulates A method for treating air flow containing particulates and oxidized compounds of carbon, sulfur, iron, and other elements. The method includes supplying an air flow to a reaction zone formed between an electrically insulated electrode node having a plurality of poin... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767166 | Packed-bed radial-flow non-thermal plasma reactor A non thermal plasma reactor for treating gases. The reactor has a tubelike housing, which contains four concentric channels. A central channel is a gas inlet channel. Two inner channels are a non thermal plasma reactor channel and a catalytic channel. The outer cha... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7767165 | Personal electro-kinetic air transporter-conditioner A personal electro-kinetic electro-static air conditioner includes a self-contained ion generator that provides electro-kinetically moved air with ions and safe amounts of ozone, and includes a water retaining element to increase humidity of the output air flow. The... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7767167 | Dielectric barrier discharge cell with hermetically sealed electrodes, apparatus and method for the treatment of odor and volatile organic compound contaminants in air emissions, and for purifying gases and sterilizing surfaces A Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Generation Cell includes a plurality of hot electrodes interspersed with a plurality of ground electrodes whereby a power supply connected between the hot and ground electrodes creates a non-thermal plasma between the electrodes... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7749461 | Apparatus for converting gas using gliding plasma An apparatus for converting gas using gliding plasma. The apparatus includes: a reaction chamber; an electrode member inside the reaction chamber and insulated from the reaction chamber; a power source applying electricity to the reaction chamber and the electrode m... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7740810 | Photocatalyst protection An air treatment system includes a filter and heating element, a plasma device, and a photocatalyst and UV light that cooperate to purify an air stream flowing through the air treatment system and protect the photocatalyst from passivating effects of certain contami... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7731914 | Ozone infection control device An infection control device includes a plurality of air inlets spaced around the device's peripheral skirt. A negative ion ozone generator having a plurality of spaced pointed projections is inwardly of the peripheral skirt with a ground disk inwardly of the generat... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7727489 | Plasma reactor A plasma reactor is provided with two or more plasma generating electrodes which are installed in series inside a gas passage in a casing, with each plasma generating electrode being electrically controlled independently. The surface area of the conductor on each un... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7727488 | Plasma generating electrode and plasma reactor A plasma generating electrode 1 of the present invention includes two or more electrodes 2 disposed to face each other, and holding members 3 for holding electrodes 2 at a predetermined interval, and can generate plasma by applying voltag... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7704462 | Method and apparatus for producing aligned carbon nanotube thermal interface structure The invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing aligned carbon nanotube thermal interface structures using batch and continuous manufacturing processes. In a batch process a capacitor is immersed in a bath containing a slurry of thermoplastic polymer c... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7700051 | Apparatus and method of treating exhaust gas An exhaust gas treating apparatus 1 includes; a case body 2 and a plasma producing means 3 capable of producing plasma inside the case body 2 and treats the substances to be treated contained in the exhaust gas by the plasma producing mea... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7674437 | Anion generating device utilizing solar power An anion generating device includes an outer housing formed with air inlet and outlets as well as a heat exchanging space, a fan unit disposed in the heat exchanging space, an anion generator operable so as to generate anions near a discharge electrode unit thereof ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7662348 | Air conditioner devices An air conditioner includes an ion generator that provides ions and safe amounts of ozone. The ion generator includes a high voltage generator that provides a voltage potential difference between first and second electrode arrays. At least one of the first and secon... | 02/16/2010 |
