Method and apparatus for treating air with alpha radioisotope ionization
AssigneeNRD Co., Ltd.
InventorsKevin Richard Heffler, Michael Edward Reilly
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Abstract
A device for treating air with alpha radioisotope ionization, comprising a frame having an internal surface, the internal surface defining an internal space, a pair of internal brackets arranged within the internal space and removably connected to the frame, each internal bracket arranged to have at least one spacer arranged between the respective bracket and the internal surface of the frame, and at least one alpha ionizing apparatus removably connected to the pair of internal brackets.
Claims20
A device for treating air with alpha radioisotope ionization, comprising:
- a housing having:
- a frame defining an internal space;
- and,
- a pair of internal brackets connected to the frame and disposed within the internal space;
- one or more alpha emitter apparatuses, each of which have a securement bracket arranged within the housing, each of the alpha emitter apparatuses arranged to emit alpha particles creating ions, including anions and cations, the alpha particles created by a sealed source radioactive isotope encapsulated in the one or more alpha emitter apparatuses, wherein the seal protects the environment from contact with the isotope;
- and,
- a biasing means for applying a high voltage, low current signal to the one or more alpha emitters, the current signal arranged to regulate the ion concentration of the ions;
- wherein each of the securement brackets of the one or more alpha emitter apparatuses are arranged to be removably connected to both of the pair of internal brackets.
A device for treating air with alpha radioisotope ionization, comprising:
- a frame having an internal surface, the internal surface defining an internal space;
- a pair of internal brackets arranged within the internal space and removably connected to the frame, each internal bracket arranged to have at least one spacer arranged between the respective bracket and the internal surface of the frame;
- and,
- at least one alpha ionizing apparatus removably connected to the pair of internal brackets.
A device for treating air with alpha radioisotope ionization, comprising:
- at least one alpha ionizing apparatus having a removable securement bracket;
- and,
- at least one mounting bracket arranged to removably secure to the securement bracket, wherein the at least one mounting bracket is arranged to be secured to an internal surface of an air passageway.
A device for treating air with alpha radioisotope ionization, comprising:
- a housing;
- one or more alpha emitter apparatuses, each of which have a securement bracket arranged within the housing, each of the alpha emitter apparatuses arranged to emit alpha particles creating ions, including anions and cations, the alpha particles created by a sealed source radioactive isotope encapsulated in the one or more alpha emitter apparatuses, wherein the seal protects the environment from contact with the isotope;
- and,
- a biasing means for applying a high voltage, low current signal to the one or more alpha emitters, the current signal arranged to regulate the ion concentration of the ions, wherein the biasing means regulates the ion balance to achieve a predetermined target ion balance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.