Electro-ionic devices for improved protection from airborne biopathogens
OwnerJulian Henleyinventor
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Abstract
An electro-ionic device configured for being worn on the face of a person is disclosed. The electro-ionic device includes at least two electrical conductors spaced apart from each other defining at least a portion of a respiratory pathway therebetween and a circuit configured to apply a first voltage between the two conductors during inspiration and a second voltage greater than the first voltage during expiration.
Claims29
An electro-ionic device configured for being worn on the face of a person, the electro-ionic device comprising:
- at least two electrical conductors spaced apart from each other defining at least a portion of a respiratory pathway therebetween;
- and
- a circuit configured to apply a first voltage between the at least two electrical conductors during inspiration and a second voltage greater than the first voltage during expiration,
- wherein the circuit is configured to generate an amount of ozone during inspiration and expiration with the amount of ozone generated during inspiration being less than the amount of ozone generated during expiration.
An electro-ionic device configured for being worn on the face of a person, the electro-ionic device comprising:
- an electrically insulating material having a continuous surface defining an opening, the opening configured to surround a respiration pathway;
- at least two electrical conductors spaced apart from each other, at least one of the at least two electrical conductors positioned within the respiration pathway;
- and
- a circuit configured to apply a voltage between the at least two electrical conductors during at least inspiration,
- wherein the circuit is configured to generate an amount of ozone during inspiration and expiration with the amount of ozone generated during inspiration being less than the amount of ozone generated during expiration.
A battery-powered electrostatic filter configured for being worn on the face of a person, the battery-powered electrostatic filter comprising:
- an electrically insulating material having a continuous surface defining an opening, the opening configured to surround a respiration pathway;
- at least two electrical conductors spaced apart from each other, at least one of the at least two electrical conductors positioned within the respiration pathway;
- and
- a circuit configured to apply a first voltage between the at least two electrical conductors during inspiration and a second voltage greater than the first voltage during expiration,
- wherein the circuit is configured to generate an amount of ozone during inspiration and expiration with the amount of ozone generated during inspiration being less than the amount of ozone generated during expiration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.