Air decontamination apparatus for HVAC systems

An air decontamination apparatus for a common HVAC system comprising:

• a venturi plate device with a plurality of venturi holes configured to be positioned in the common HVAC system for forcing airflow in the common HVAC system through the plurality of venturi holes;
• each of the plurality of venturi holes including:
• a wide inlet portion;
• a narrow middle portion;
• a wide exhaust portion;
• and
• where the wide inlet portion tapers into the narrow middle portion and the narrow middle portion tapers out to the wide exhaust portion;
• an antimicrobial coating applied to all surfaces of the venturi plate device, the antimicrobial coating is an electrostatic antimicrobial coating;
• the venturi plate device is configured to be sealed between an inlet of the common HVAC system or an outlet of the common HVAC system for forcing the airflow of the common HVAC system through each of the plurality of venturi holes in the venturi plate device, wherein the venturi plate device is sized and configured to be sealed to a duct of the common HVAC system in the inlet or the outlet of the common HVAC system via a foam seal around the venturi plate device;
• the venturi plate device including:
• an inlet venturi plate with the wide inlet portion of each of the plurality of venturi holes and a narrow inlet portion of the narrow middle portion of each of the plurality of venturi holes;
• an exhaust venturi plate with the wide exhaust portion of each of the plurality of venturi holes and a narrow exhaust portion of the narrow middle portion of each of the plurality of venturi holes;
• the narrow inlet portions of each of the narrow middle portions in the inlet venturi plate are fluidly connected to the narrow exhaust portions of each of the narrow middle portions of the exhaust venturi plate;
• and
• a plate alignment dowel protruding from the inlet venturi plate and into an alignment hole of the exhaust venturi plate, or vice versa, the plate alignment dowel is configured to align each of the plurality of narrow inlet portions in the inlet venturi plate with each of the narrow exhaust portions in the exhaust venturi plate for creating the plurality of venturi holes therebetween;
• and
• an intermediate antimicrobial plate positioned between the inlet venturi plate and the exhaust venturi plate, the intermediate antimicrobial plate including:
• a plurality of bladed holes configured to be positioned between the narrow inlet portions in the inlet venturi plate and the narrow exhaust portions in the exhaust venturi plate;
• each of the plurality of bladed holes including a plurality of turbulence blades, each of the plurality of turbulence blades including a sharp inlet edge angled toward a wider exit edge;
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• each of the plurality of turbulence blades of each of the plurality of bladed holes including the antimicrobial coating;
• a center through hole configured to receive a mounting stud;
• an intermediate alignment hole configured to receive the plate alignment dowel therethrough, thereby aligning the plurality of bladed holes between the narrow inlet portions in the inlet venturi plate and the narrow exhaust portions in the exhaust venturi plate;
• wherein, each of the plurality of bladed holes including eight turbulence blades equally spaced for creating a fan design;
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• wherein, the intermediate antimicrobial plate is configured to swirl the airflow through the plurality of venturi holes;
• and
• wherein, the air decontamination apparatus is configured to kill bacteria and viruses in the airflow in the common HVAC system via the antimicrobial coating on each of the plurality of venturi holes.

An air decontamination apparatus for a common HVAC system comprising:

• a venturi plate device with a plurality of venturi holes configured to be positioned in the common HVAC system for forcing airflow in the common HVAC system through the plurality of venturi holes;
• each of the plurality of venturi holes including:
• a wide inlet portion;
• a narrow middle portion;
• a wide exhaust portion;
• and
• where the wide inlet portion tapers into the narrow middle portion and the narrow middle portion tapers out to the wide exhaust portion;
• an antimicrobial coating applied to all surfaces of the venturi plate device, the antimicrobial coating is an electrostatic antimicrobial coating;
• the venturi plate device is configured to be sealed between an inlet of the common HVAC system or an outlet of the common HVAC system for forcing the airflow of the common HVAC system through each of the plurality of venturi holes in the venturi plate device, wherein the venturi plate device is sized and configured to be sealed to a duct of the common HVAC system in the inlet or the outlet of the common HVAC system via a foam seal around the venturi plate device;
• the venturi plate device including:
• an inlet venturi plate with the wide inlet portion of each of the plurality of venturi holes and a narrow inlet portion of the narrow middle portion of each of the plurality of venturi holes;
• an exhaust venturi plate with the wide exhaust portion of each of the plurality of venturi holes and a narrow exhaust portion of the narrow middle portion of each of the plurality of venturi holes;
• the narrow inlet portions of each of the narrow middle portions in the inlet venturi plate are fluidly connected to the narrow exhaust portions of each of the narrow middle portions of the exhaust venturi plate;
• a plate alignment dowel protruding from the inlet venturi plate and into an alignment hole of the exhaust venturi plate, or vice versa, the plate alignment dowel is configured to align each of the plurality of narrow inlet portions in the inlet venturi plate with each of the narrow exhaust portions in the exhaust venturi plate for creating the plurality of venturi holes therebetween;
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• an antimicrobial liquid injection system, the antimicrobial liquid injection system is configured to insert an antimicrobial liquid into the airflow moving through each of the venturi holes of the venturi plate device, the antimicrobial liquid injection system including:
• a liquid intermediate plate positioned between the inlet venturi plate and the exhaust venturi plate, the intermediate antimicrobial plate including:
• a plurality of injection holes configured to be positioned between the narrow inlet portions in the inlet venturi plate and the narrow exhaust portions in the exhaust venturi plate;
• each of the plurality of injection holes including at least one fluid port;
• at least one hose port configured to communicate with a hollow interior of the liquid intermediate plate;
• the hollow interior of the liquid intermediate plate fluidly connecting each of the at least one hose ports with each of the fluid ports in each of the plurality of injection holes;
• an intermediate alignment hole configured to receive the plate alignment dowel therethrough, thereby aligning the plurality of injection holes between the narrow inlet portions in the inlet venturi plate and the narrow exhaust portions in the exhaust venturi plate;
• the entire liquid intermediate plate including the antimicrobial coating;
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• wherein, each of the plurality of injection holes including four fluid ports equally spaced around the injection hole, and each of the plurality of injection holes being angled from the wide inlet portions toward the wide exhaust portions of the venturi holes;
• wherein, the liquid intermediate plate is configured to insert the antimicrobial liquid into the airflow through the plurality of venturi holes via the at least one fluid port in each of the plurality of injection holes, wherein the antimicrobial liquid injection system is configured to allow the antimicrobial liquid to be drawn out of each of the fluid ports in each of the injection holes via low pressure created by the airflow of the common HVAC system;
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• wherein, the air decontamination apparatus is configured to kill bacteria and viruses in the airflow in the common HVAC system via the antimicrobial coating on each of the plurality of venturi holes and via the antimicrobial liquid from the antimicrobial liquid injection system.