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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438743 | Method of making replacement collecting electrodes for an electrostatic precipitator A method of forming a modular collecting electrode for an electrostatic precipitator, including forming a plurality of horizontal collecting electrode sections, each section having vertical planar portions separated by vertical tubular portions, and wherein the meth... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7413594 | Electrical power disable in an air cleaner An air cleaner is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The air cleaner includes a power supply, an electrostatic precipitator cell, and a door. The door closes the electrostatic precipitator cell inside the air cleaner. The air cleaner further inclu... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7390352 | Air purifier with front-load electrodes An air purifier with front-loading electrodes includes an electrode loading compartment for storing the plate electrodes. When the air purifier is in a closed configuration, the electrode loading compartment cooperates with the housing to fully enclose the plate ele... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7311762 | Air conditioner device with a removable driver electrode An air-conditioning device including a housing having at least one grill, an electrode assembly and a driver electrode. Both the electrode assembly and the driver electrode are supported by the housing. The electrode assembly includes a portion that is removable fro... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7297185 | Electrostatic dust precipitator An electrostatic dust precipitator (1) is constructed mainly to include a housing (11) in which an air path (10) communicating between an inlet (8) and an outlet (9), an airstream generating unit (14) that causes generation ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291207 | Air treatment apparatus with attachable grill Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and apparatus for moving air using an air treatment apparatus, the air treatment apparatus preferably including at least one first electrode, at least one second electrode, and at least one third electrod... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7258715 | Air cleaner An improved filter element for use in an electrostatic precipitation air cleaning device, the filter element including rod electrodes arranged through a stack of alternating fluted plastic sheets and plate electrodes. Successive plate electrodes are arranged to make... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258730 | Air purifier Disclosed is an air purifier with a small size, having an excellent air purifying capacity, capable of preventing a large amount of ozone from being generated, the ozone harmful to a human body. The air purifier includes a case, a pair of discharge electrodes provid... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250202 | Recording sheets for ink jet printing A recording sheet for ink jet printing comprising a support onto which is coated at least one ink receiving layer and includes a porous inorganic oxide and an aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acid with at least 2 C atoms. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7235123 | Particle transport and near field analytical detection Particle collection, transport, and detection systems are disclosed. The systems are uniquely adapted for collecting or concentrating particles from a flowing medium and then transporting the collected particles to a desired location or for subsequent analysis. Elec... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7220295 | Electrode self-cleaning mechanisms with anti-arc guard for electro-kinetic air transporter-conditioner devices An electro-kinetic electro-static air conditioner with a bead member having a bore, through which a wire-like electrode passes. The bead is moved along the wire to frictionally clean the wire-like electrode when an electrode array is removed. A bead lifting arm is m... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7090718 | Device for collecting charged particles with the aid of an ionizer for purposes of analysis A device is provided for collecting particles from a gas for subsequent analysis with a particle analyzer. The device includes an ionizer with at least one ion-emitting unit which emits ions and a collector for collecting particles charged by the ions. An electrical... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6989050 | Device for accumulating aerosols from gases An analytical instrument device is provided which can be used for analyzing industrial gas and air emissions. The device is operative to accumulate aerosols from gases and includes an atomizer connected to a gas pumping system, a needle, and a high-tension power sup... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6958088 | Carbon separation and collection device used for high performance dust collector A carbon separation and collection device used for a high performance dust collector includes a water supply tube, a water pump, a high pressure negative electrode discharge device, a high pressure positive electrode discharge device, a rotary brush, a removing plat... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6899748 | Method and apparatus for removing contaminants from gas streams A method and apparatus for removing contaminants from gas streams. A first step involves selecting a contaminant to be removed from a gas stream and determining a characteristic ionizing energy value required to selectively ionize the selected contaminant with minim... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6821320 | Dust collector for collecting fine dust in air A dust collector for collecting fine dust in air and for cleaning the air is provided. A first friction disk is produced from a first substance. A second friction disk is produced from a second substance that is chargeable triboelectrically in a polarity different f... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6723146 | Blower apparatus for vehicle A blower apparatus for a vehicle for blowing air into a cabin. The blower apparatus including a case member, various units and airflow passages. The units include an air cleaning unit for cleaning the air, and a component-adding unit for adding air components such a... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6679940 | Air cleaner and its ionizing unit When an ionization section is taken out of a main body housing of a conventional air cleaner in order to wash the ionization section, an ionization line may be cut by being accidentally touched. In order to avoid this problem, a pre-filter (7) is mounted ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6663695 | Apparatus for cleaning air and for humidifying air A method for cleaning air utilizing an air cleaner which is smaller than conventional air cleaners, wherein a filter is formed on the peripheral portion of a disk and the filter is bent into a wave-shape such that irregularities of the wave are formed in ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6656248 | Method and apparatus to clean air The invention relates to a method to clean air for separating materials in the form of particles and/or droplets from a gas flow. The gas flow is directed through a collection in which the outer walls are grounded, and in which high voltage is supplied to... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6558456 | Apparatus for controlling mist and dust in the manufacture and finishing of paper and board The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling the behavior of particulate matter such as mist and dust occurring in the manufacture of paper and board. A web (1) is passed to web treatment equipment (22, 23) wherein at least one treatment ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6494934 | Air cleaner, air cleaning method, and air cleaner with sterilization An air cleaner having a minus ion generator and a positive electrode. The minus ion generator carries a high minus voltage, and the positive electrode carries a high plus voltage. Preferably, the minus ion generator has a heater. The air cleaner may have ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6368391 | Electronically enhanced media air filtration system Disclosed is a portable air filtration system for removing contaminants from room air. In one embodiment, the air filtration system comprises a power supply and an air blower module electrically connected to the power supply. The air filtration system fur... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6294004 | Structures for electrostatic V-bank air filters Structures for V-bank electrostatic air filters are described. The V-bank air filters are assembled from two side panels, perforated top and bottom plates, a narrow end wall and an open wide end for the intake of air to be filtered. A pair of enclosure pl... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6203600 | Device for air cleaning A precipitator having a through-flowing passage for the air to be purified. The precipitator is intended to be included in an air purification device, especially for purifying air from electrically charged particles. The precipitator is electrically conne... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5667565 | Aerodynamic-electrostatic particulate collection system An aerodynamic-electrostatic particulate collection system for high-efficiency collection of particulate debris generated in a machining area during machining of a workpiece, especially post-cure machining of a composite workpeice, that includes a vacuum ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5626652 | Laminar flow electrostatic precipitator having a moving electrode An electrostatic precipitation system (100) utilizes laminar flow of a particulate-laden gas in order to enhance the removal of sub-micron sized particulates. The system incorporates a vertically oriented housing (105) through which the gas flows downward... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5603752 | Electrostatic precipitator An electrostatic precipitator includes a dust-collecting electrode group and a discharge electrode group arranged in the recited order with respect to the gas flow direction of a gas to be treated in the electrostatic precipitator. The discharge electrode... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5518531 | Ion injector for air handling systems This invention relates to an ion generator capable of being mounted on an air duct and injecting ions in the air stream inside the duct for enhancing the performance of a filter downstream. The unit consists of a high voltage generator, a connector for co... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5429669 | Electrostatic precipitator An electrostatic precipitator including an ionization unit for ionization to charge the oily dust particles in the air flowing therein at the front, a dust precipitating unit for catching the charged oil dust particles in the air flowing from the ionizati... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5380355 | Airstream decontamination unit A waste airstream decontamination unit has a series of grounded electrodes extending vertically from rotating shafts mounted transversely across a decontamination chamber. Corresponding upper and lower positive electrodes extend toward the rotating ground... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5332425 | Air purifier An air purifier is provided having a purifier housing and an air way housing mounted therein. A fan having a cylindrical whirlpool leaf construction is mounted within the air way housing and air is directed in a predetermined direction through an air exit... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5277703 | Method and apparatus for removing radon decay products from air Method and apparatus for removing radon decay products wherein a fan directs air through a conductive cylinder that is grounded. Positioned axially within the cylinder is one or more cylindrical brushes, each having a shaft and radially extending conducti... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5163983 | Electronic air cleaner An electronic air cleaner includes discharging electrodes for charging dust particles with a polarity, and dust collecting electrodes of an opposite value for collecting the charged dust particles. The dust collecting electrodes are moved toward and away ... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5110324 | Electrostatic separation method and apparatus An apparatus for removing gaseous hydrocarbon fraction from a heated gas comprises a cooled air inlet to condense the hydrocarbon to viscous liquid particles. An electrostatic field established between a points array and a plate propels the particles to a... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5084077 | Apparatus for gas purification An apparatus for gas purification is provided by means of charge build-up in an ionization means and subsequent electrostatic separation of ionized dirt particles in a separation means, which comprises collection surfaces arranged along lanes which are pa... | 01/28/1992 |
