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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8038775 | Separating contaminants from gas ions in corona discharge ionizing bars Clean corona ionization bars separate contaminant byproducts from corona generated ions by establishing a non-ionized gas stream having a pressure and directed toward an attractive non-ionizing electric field of a charge neutralization target, by establishing a plas... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7976615 | Electro-kinetic air mover with upstream focus electrode surfaces An electro-kinetic air mover for creating an airflow using no moving parts. The electro-kinetic air mover includes an ion generator that has an electrode assembly including a first array of emitter electrodes, a second array of collector electrodes, and a high volta... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7942952 | Single stage electrostatic precipitator In an electrostatic precipitator for filtering particulate matter from a gas, a fan (10) draws the gas (5) through an ioniser section (7) and a collector section (6). Ioniser blades (3) with sawtooth spikes (8) create a coro... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7896957 | Air purifier An air purifier includes a shell with an air inlet and an air outlet. An electric field filter, an air passage and a blower are disposed inside the shell. The electric field filter includes a filter frame disposed at the air outlet and a grid base disposed under the... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7824476 | High speed tunnel fan with electrostatic filter A tunnel fan with an electrostatic filter is disclosed. The tunnel fan includes: a cylindrical shaped tunnel fan; and an electrostatic filter including a pipe assembly, the pipe assembly including a plurality of pipes arranged in parallel to form a cylindrical shape... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7815720 | Dual-filter electrically enhanced air-filtration apparatus and method A dual-filter electrically enhanced air-filtration apparatus and method are described. One embodiment includes an upstream electrically enhanced filter; a downstream electrically enhanced filter; a first control electrode adjacent to an upstream side of the upstream... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7368003 | Systems for and methods of providing air purification in combination with odor elimination Systems for and methods of providing air purification and cleaning in combination with odor elimination in a single unit, such as a tabletop unit for home or office use, are disclosed. The air cleaning device includes a housing, an air intake port, an air movement m... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368002 | Ionic air conditioning system The air conditioning system includes a housing having a vent portion and an ion generating unit positioned in the housing. The ion generating unit includes a first electrode, at least one second electrode, and a voltage generator that provides a constant potential d... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364605 | Photo-electronic air purifying disinfector A photo-electronic air purifying disinfector firstly filters out airborne impurities using a washable filter screen. It then utilizes an activated carbon filter to filter out airborne bacteria and germs. The bacteria and germs which are capable of passing through th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341698 | Electrical evaporator including fan and louver structure An evaporator, for use with a bottle containing a substance to be evaporated and a wick that has its lower portion disposed within the bottle and its upper portion protruding from the bottle, includes a housing in which the bottle is retained, a fan, disposed within... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318856 | Air treatment apparatus having an electrode extending along an axis which is substantially perpendicular to an air flow path An air transporter-conditioner device is disclosed that can include an elongated housing having a bottom, a top and an elongated side wall. The housing can have an inlet located adjacent to the bottom and an outlet located adjacent to the elongated side wall, an emi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316729 | Air cleaner with improved airflow An air cleaner is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The air cleaner includes an air duct including an inlet end and an outlet end, a pre-filter positioned at the inlet end, an electrostatic precipitator positioned in the air duct downstream of th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311756 | Fanless indoor air quality treatment An indoor air quality system for a structure is provided. The indoor air quality system includes a ventilation system and a corona discharge apparatus. The ventilation system directs air through the structure. The corona discharge apparatus is positioned within the ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309386 | Vertical air cleaner A portable air cleaner having a vertical orientation with a small footprint that uses an electrostatic precipitator to remove small particles from the air in combination with forced air for increased air flow and improved particle removal. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309387 | Methods and apparatus for a low-profile air purifier An air purifier having dimensions that enable the air purifier to be more discrete is disclosed. The air purifier also includes components that enable the air purifier to mimic a particular environment in which the air purifier may be placed. In addition, the air pu... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300495 | Utilization of high permeability filter fabrics to enhance fabric filter performance and related method A flue gas treatment system for a fossil-burning power plant having a fuel source and a boiler includes a barrier filter downstream of the boiler, the barrier filter including an electrostatically-stimulated fabric filter utilizing high-permeability fabric, having a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285155 | Air conditioner device with enhanced ion output production features The present invention provides an air treatment device including a housing, an emitter electrode configured within the housing and a collector electrode configured within the housing and positioned downstream from the emitter electrode. The device preferably increas... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279028 | Electrostatic filter An electrostatic filter having an improved dielectric is described. The dielectric constitutes a dielectric mat formed from high porosity non-woven fibers having pores that have a void fraction of at least 97%. The dielectric mat is sandwiched by a pair of porous el... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273515 | Photo-electronic air purifying and conditioning system A 4-in-1 photo-electronic air purifying and conditioning system, which utilizes alternating current suitable for use in all weather conditions has activated carbon filters used in the first stage to eliminate impurities, germs and bacteria in the air drawn into the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261765 | Electrostatic precipitator An electrostatic precipitator having a plurality of electrostatic precipitation units positioned within the electrostatic precipitator. Each of the electrostatic precipitation units includes a plurality of negative wire electrodes and a plurality of positive electro... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261764 | System and method for spatially-selective particulate deposition and enhanced deposition efficiency The present invention relates to a methods, apparatuses and systems that utilize electric currents to direct the deposition of particulate matter to various surfaces. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7244290 | Electrostatic room air cleaner An electrostatic room air cleaner includes a housing having a given profile and a plurality of electrostatic precipitation collector units arrayed in the housing with a common fan to circulate room air through the plurality of electrostatic precipitation collector u... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241330 | Air cleaner electrostatic precipitator cell An electrostatic precipitator cell is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The electrostatic precipitator cell includes a connection rod including first and second ends, a length, a cross-sectional shape, and a lengthwise surface. The electrostatic ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235120 | Electrostatic aerosol filtering apparatus A battery (16) drives an electric motor (17) which in turn drives a fan (18). A circuit board (20) controls the operation of the motor and fan to maintain the flow rate. Air is drawn through an inlet (22) and out through a vent ( | 06/26/2007 |
| 7214949 | Ion generation by the temporal control of gaseous dielectric breakdown An apparatus and method for ion generation are adapted such that an ionization process is controlled temporally, to first initiate, then to halt the breakdown of the gas before a destructive plasma or glow is formed. This method controls the release of energy to the... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208030 | Suspended particulate analyzer An apparatus analyzes components of particulate materials suspended in air. The apparatus includes a container into which the air is introduced, a discharging electrode arranged in the container to electrically charge the particulate materials contained in the air, ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7163572 | Air purifier An air purifier for removing particles in air includes an outer casing, and an ionizer module. The ionizer module includes a power unit and an ionizing electrode unit, electrically connected to the power unit. The ionizing electrode unit includes a first electrode s... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160363 | Electrostatic filter construction This publication discloses an electrostatic filter construction, which includes electrodes connected to a first electrical potential, second electrodes, which are electrically insulated from the first electrodes, and an insulating material acting as a particle filte... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156899 | Area wide municipal electronic air cleaner and method The present invention provides a power generation facility that is adapted to clean large air masses. Air from the environment, which normally contains the most pollutants, is directed into an air flow path through which large quantities of air are directed by a plu... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7141098 | Air filtration system using point ionization sources A filtration system for filtering particulates from air. A plurality of point ionization sources are positioned in the proximity of the periphery of an air flow channel and being oriented to generate ions in the proximity of the air flow channel in a direction gener... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134166 | Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow A vacuum cleaner includes a first housing defining a cyclonic airflow chamber and a second housing defining a main suction opening that is in communication with an inlet of the cyclonic chamber. A suction source has a suction airstream inlet in communication with an... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131165 | Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow A vacuum cleaner includes a first housing defining a cyclonic airflow chamber and a second housing defining a main suction opening that is in communication with an inlet of the cyclonic chamber. A suction source has a suction airstream inlet in communication with an... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7115158 | Fan having blade members that heat and cool and has an ionizing grid for air purification A ceiling fan that incorporates into its blades both a system for air purification by removing dust and other particulate pollutants from the air in a room through ionization of the air stream passing over an ionizer grid and also a system for heating and cooling th... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113402 | Systems, apparatus and method for reducing dust on components in a computer system An apparatus and method for reducing dust on components in a computer system is disclosed. Embodiments include a system that generally includes an enclosure, a component mounted with the enclosure, and a fan adapted to induce an airflow towards the component to prov... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112236 | Multistage space-efficient electrostatic collector A multistage space-efficient electrostatic collector cleans a gas flowing therethrough along a gas flow path having a first stage provided by a first corona discharge zone along the gas flow path, and a second stage provided by a second corona discharge zone along t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094322 | Use of self-sustained atmospheric pressure plasma for the scattering and absorption of electromagnetic radiation A self-sustained atmospheric pressure system for absorbing or scattering electromagnetic waves using a capillary discharge electrode configuration plasma panel and a method for using the same. Of particular interest is the application of this system to vary the leve... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7081155 | Particle separator Particle separator having a flow passage for air to be cleaned from electrically charged particles includes at least two electrode element surfaces arranged substantially parallel to each other and at a mutual gap width (d), at least one electrode element surface be... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7052524 | Fan mounted air purifier An air purifier is provided for mounting to a leading edge of a fan paddle so that equal, mirror-image portions reside above and below the fan paddle. The air purifier is formed with a synthetic fiber filter medium assembled to a lattice framework. Adhesive tape str... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048787 | Air cleaner An air cleaner has an electron generator that includes a pointed head, a collector element and an electric circuit included in the electron generator for generating a negative potential on the pointed head and a positive potential on the collector element. The point... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041153 | Method of measuring floating dusts In a method of measuring particles floating in an atmosphere, the atmosphere containing the particles is sucked into a container, ions are generated from a discharge electrode disposed in the container to charge the particles with the ions. A dust-collecting electro... | 05/09/2006 |
