US3296491A
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Method and apparatus for producing ions and electrically-charged aerosols
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-09-19
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Granted: 1967-01-03
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Expires: 1981-09-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Brown Thomas Townsend
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 06:41
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01T; H01T23/00; A; A61; A61G; A61G10/00; A61M; A61M15/00; A61M15/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED AEROSOLS COMPRISING A FIRST ELECTRODE AND NEIGHBORING SECOND ELECTRODE OF LARGER SIZE, SAID ELECTRODES BEING STATIONARY RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, MEANS FOR APPLYING AN IONIZABLE LIQUID STREAM TO THE SURFACE OF SAID FIRST ELECTRODE AND MEANS FOR APPLYING A DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRODES WHEREBY IONS ARE PRODUCED FROM SAID LIQUID STREAM AND ARE SWEPT FROM SAID FIRST ELECTRODE BEYOND SAID SECOND ELECTRODE BY THE ELECTROSTATIC FORCE RESULTING FROM SAID POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED AEROSOLS COMPRISING A FIRST ELECTRODE AND NEIGHBORING SECOND ELECTRODE OF LARGER SIZE, SAID ELECTRODES BEING STATIONARY RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, MEANS FOR APPLYING AN IONIZABLE LIQUID STREAM TO THE SURFACE OF SAID FIRST ELECTRODE AND MEANS FOR APPLYING A DIRECT CURRENT POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRODES WHEREBY IONS ARE PRODUCED FROM SAID LIQUID STREAM AND ARE SWEPT FROM SAID FIRST ELECTRODE BEYOND SAID SECOND ELECTRODE BY THE ELECTROSTATIC FORCE RESULTING FROM SAID POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE.
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