Direct air capture system
AssigneePlanetwest LLC
InventorChris Catlin
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Abstract
A direct air capture system for capturing, containing, and transporting airborne matter includes a filter assembly, a particle container configured to receive airborne matter loosened from the filter assembly, a means for cowling venting configured to utilize vacuum pressure to transport the airborne matter. The system also includes an electric motor assembly having a motor drive, a drive gear, and a drive shaft, as well as at least one scrubbing brush configured to loosen airborne matter from the filter assembly.
Claims20
A direct air capture system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- (a.) a radiator assembly having a front end and a back end, the radiator assembly comprising a cooling fan;
- (b.) an air filtration device is attached to the radiator assembly's front end and configured to capture, contain, and transport airborne matter including CO2, particulate matter including radioactive and chemical matter, and pathogens, the air filtration device comprising:
- (i.) a filter assembly having a primary, secondary, and tertiary particle filter, each filter being a cartridge with lengthwise grooves, the primary particle filter having a woven metal mesh composition for capturing road debris, the secondary particle filter having a membrane material composition with PM10 rating, the tertiary particle filter having a membrane material composition with PM2.5 rating and comprising lengthwise tracks;
- (ii.) a particle container configured to receive airborne matter loosened from the filter assembly, the particle container positioned between the secondary and tertiary particle filters;
- (iii.) a housing for the filter assembly and particle container, the housing configured to receive the cartridge grooves;
- (iv.) cowling piping configured to pressurize and vent airflow, and increase surface area of particle capture, the direct air capture system directing airborne matter toward the cowling piping;
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- (v.) a vacuum mounted to the tertiary filter via the lengthwise tracks, leading to the particle container, and configured to pull airborne matter away from the tertiary particle filter and toward the particle container. wherein the air filtration device is further configured to be positioned between the radiator assembly and the front grill of a vehicle.
A direct air capture system for capturing, containing, and transporting airborne matter, the system comprising:
- (a.) a filter assembly;
- (b.) a particle container configured to receive airborne matter loosened from the filter assembly;
- (c.) a means for cowling venting configured to utilize vacuum pressure to transport the airborne matter;
- (d.) an electric motor assembly comprising a motor drive, a drive gear, and a drive shaft;
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- (e.) at least one scrubbing brush configured to loosen airborne matter from the filter assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.