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US 4,326,454 AGranted
Ion treatment enhancement
AssigneeConsan Pacific Incorporated
InventorDonald G. Saurenman
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Abstract
Ion treatment of objects, such as edibles, is enhanced.
Claims28
In apparatus for enhancing ion treatment of objects, the combination including
- (a) means for
- (i) dispersing smoke particles in a zone wherein the objects are located,
- (ii) and for inducing smoke particle flow to contact exposed undersides of the objects, and to flow around and above the objects,
- (b) means including a source of high voltage and multiple pointed tips to which said voltage is applied for forwardly dispersing charged ions into the smoke flowing upwardly above the objects with the ions carrying an electrical charge or charges causing smoke particles to be attracted back downwardly onto upper sides of the objects,
- (c) and metallic structure having local contact with exposed underside portions of the objects, said structure imparting a potential to the objects to cause said smoke particles into which ions have been dispersed to be attracted to the upper sides of the objects,
- (d) said tips arranged in spaced apart groups and pointed generally toward the objects so that the ions being dispersed enhance smoke particle flow onto the objects,
- (e) said metallic structure including metallic surface structure supporting the objects, said surface structure being electrically conductive, and
- (f) the smoke being dispersed by said first means into a lower region of said zone lower than the objects, and the ions are dispersed by said tips into an upper region of said zone higher than the objects, said smoke particle flow inducing means located in and openly exposed in said zone to displace the smoke and ions above the levels of the objects, and in directions and at rates sufficient to enhance smoke particle flow onto the objects,
- (g) and means forming a surface located in rearward proximity to said tips to provide distributed electrostatic charge at said surface and of the same polarity as said ions, thereby to enhance the forward dispersing of said ions.
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In apparatus for enhancing smoke treatment of edibles, the combination comprising
- (a) first means for dispersing smoke particles in a zone wherein the edibles are located, and means for inducing smoke particle flow to contact exposed undersides of the edibles, and to flow around and above the edibles,
- (b) other means including a source of high voltage and multiple pointed tips to which said voltage is applied for forwardly dispersing charged ions into the smoke flowing upwardly above the edibles with the ions carrying an electrical charge or charges causing smoke particles to be attracted back downwardly onto upper sides of the edibles,
- (c) and metallic structure having local contact with exposed underside portions of the edibles, said structure imparting a potential to the edibles to cause said smoke particles into which ions have been dispersed to be attracted to the upper sides of the edibles,
- (d) said tips arranged in spaced apart clusters and pointed toward the edibles so that the ions being dispersed enhance smoke particle flow onto the edibles,
- (e) said metallic structure including metallic grid structure supporting the edibles, the grid structure being electrically conductive, and
- (f) the smoke being dispersed by said first means into a lower region of said zone lower than the edibles, and the ions are dispersed by said tips into an upper region of said zone higher than the edibles, said smoke particle flow inducing means located in and openly exposed in said zone to displace the smoke and ions above the levels of the edibles, and in directions and at rates sufficient to enhance smoke particle flow onto the edibles,
- (g) and means forming a surface located in rearward proximity to said tips to provide distributed electrostatic charge at said surface and of the same polarity as said ions, thereby to enhance the forward dispersing of said ions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.