Inventors:
Charles E. Taylor - Punta Gorda FL, US
Andrew J. Parker - Novato CA, US
Igor Y. Botvinnik - San Francisco CA, US
Shek Fai Lau - Foster City CA, US
Gregory S. Snyder - San Francisco CA, US
John Paul Reeves - San Francisco CA, US
International Classification:
B03C 3/68
US Classification:
96 25, 95 81, 96 63, 96 80, 361226, 361235
Abstract:
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 increases the ions produced for a start up period after the device is initially turned on, wherein the device automatically decreases ion production after the desired period. The device preferably includes a first and second voltage source to selectively increase and decrease voltages applied to the emitter and/or collector electrode to adjust the ion production. In one embodiment, the device includes a voltage controller to selectively adjust the voltage provided by the voltage source for the start up period and normal operation.