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US 10,589,298 B2Granted
Electrostatic fluid delivery system
AssigneeVictory Innovations Company
InventorClifford Wright
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Abstract
An electrostatic fluid delivery system is configured to deliver fluid, such as a disinfectant fluid, onto a surface by electrically charging the fluid and forming the fluid into a mist, fog, plume, or spray that can be directed onto a surface, such as a surface to be cleaned. The system atomizes the fluid using a high-pressure fluid stream and passes the fluid through an electrode of a nozzle assembly to charge droplets of the atomized fluid.
Claims17
An electrostatic sprayer device, comprising:
- a housing wherein the housing includes a handle and further comprising a ground wire in the handle, wherein the ground wire positioned so that the ground wire directly contacts a user's hand when a user grasps the handle;
- an electrostatic module inside the housing;
- a reservoir having a cavity adapted to contain a fluid;
- at least one nozzle fluidly connected to the reservoir wherein the at least one nozzle emits fluid in a direction along a flow pathway;
- a pump that propels fluid from the reservoir to the at least one nozzle;
- a direct current battery that powers at least one of the electrostatic module and the pump;
- an electrode assembly that electrostatically charges the fluid, wherein the electrode assembly is at least one of:
- (1) a first electrode assembly formed of a plurality electrodes electrically attached to the electrostatic module, wherein each electrode emits ions along an axis that is parallel to the flow pathway of the fluid emitted from the nozzle such that the plurality electrodes form a static electrical field through which the fluid passes;
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- (2) a second electrode assembly formed of a tube through which fluid flows from the reservoir toward the at least one nozzle, wherein at least a conductive portion of the tube is electrically attached to the electrostatic module, and wherein the conductive portion of the tube physically contacts the fluid as it flows through the tube and applies an electrical charge to the fluid.
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