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Air purifier and ionizer
Assignee: TAU SYSTEMS A CA PARTNERSHIP WHOSE MEMBERS ARE PETER YOUNG AND PAUL ADAMS
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Filing: 1979-11-08
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Granted: 1981-03-03
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Expires: 1999-11-08
Abstract
Abstract An improved electrostatic air purifier and ionizer combining the functions of filtration, precipitation and generation of negative ions. An intake fan draws ambient air within a room into the device through a mechanical filter. The filtered air then passes through an electrostatic field created between an upstream positively charged silver or silver-alloy electrode, preferably in the form of a wire screen or mesh, and a downstream negatively charged gold or gold alloy electrode, preferably in the form of a number of thin strands of wire strung across the air flow path. The interelectrode voltage and fan speed are individually adjustable to optimize the ionizer output to the environment in which it operates.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul C. Adams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 10:43
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01T; H01T23/00; B; B03; B03C; B03C3/00; B03C3/02; B03C3/04; B03C3/09; B03C3/34; B03C3/40; B03C3/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
An air purifier and ionizer for use in an enclosed area comprising: a housing having a passageway extending therethrough, said passageway having an entrance end and an exit end in communication with the air in said area; means for inducing an air flow through said passageway from said entrance to said exit; a first electrode mounted within said passageway, the active surface of said first electrode consisting essentially of silver; a second electrode mounted within said passageway spaced from and downstream of said first electrode, the active surface of said second electrode consisting essentially of gold; and means for imposing an electric field between said first and second electrodes with an interelectrode voltage potential such that said second electrode is negatively charged with respect to said first electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
An air purifier and ionizer for use in an enclosed area comprising: a housing having a passageway extending therethrough, said passageway having an entrance end and an exit end in communication with the air in said area; means for inducing an air flow through said passageway from said entrance to said exit; a first electrode mounted within said passageway, the active surface of said first electrode consisting essentially of silver; a second electrode mounted within said passageway spaced from and downstream of said first electrode, the active surface of said second electrode consisting essentially of gold; and means for imposing an electric field between said first and second electrodes with an interelectrode voltage potential such that said second electrode is negatively charged with respect to said first electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The device of claim 1 wherein: said air flow inducing means further includes means for varying the volumetric air flow rate through said passageway; and said electric field imposing means is a variable voltage power-supply.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The device of claim 2 wherein: said first electrode is a silver-plated copper wire screen; and said second electrode comprises a plurality of thin gold wires mounted in a plane parallel to said screen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 2 further comprising a filter mounted across said passageway.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 2 wherein said electrodes are mounted in a removable mounting means within said passageway.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
74 words
In an air ionizer of the type having a housing with a passageway in which first and second electrodes are mounted, a variable speed fan for forcing air successively past the first and second electrodes, a variable power supply for creating an electric field between the electrodes, the improvement comprising: said first electrode consisting essentially of silver; and said second electrode spaced from and downstream of said first electrode and consisting essentially of gold.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
74 words
In an air ionizer of the type having a housing with a passageway in which first and second electrodes are mounted, a variable speed fan for forcing air successively past the first and second electrodes, a variable power supply for creating an electric field between the electrodes, the improvement comprising: said first electrode consisting essentially of silver; and said second electrode spaced from and downstream of said first electrode and consisting essentially of gold.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The ionizer of claim 6 wherein said second electrode is negatively charged with respect to said first electrode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The ionizer of claim 7 wherein said first electrode is a silver plated copper wire mesh and said second electrode is a plurality of fine gold wires strung generally parallel to said first electrode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The ionizer of claim 8 further comprising means for removably mounting said electrodes within said passageway.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-03-02 | 1984-09-01 | 1985-03-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-03-02 | 1988-09-01 | 1989-03-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-03-02 | 1992-09-01 | 1993-03-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |