US 4,911,737 A · Apparatus and method for environmental modification

Abstract

A compact environmental modification apparatus and method are disclosed for selectively supplementing predetermined characteristics of substantially enclosed environments, for example in rooms, and/or vehicles, to thereby more nearly simulate desirable naturally occurring environmental conditions, and to enhance the performance and/or physical and mental well-being of occupants of the enclosed environment. The apparatus preferably includes operator regulated negative ion and electrostatic field generators, as well as an electrostatic field pulsator for establishing, and regulating the frequency of, pulsations in the electrostatic field, and the apparatus may be incorporated with a system for environmental modification which includes filters for filtering of air circulated through the enclosed environment. The apparatus is particularly well adapted for convenient and advantageous location in vehicles, including, but not limited to, ground craft, aircraft, spacecraft, marine craft. and the like, and/or for location within helmets which operators and/or occupants thereof may be required to wear.

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Dependent claims

A compact apparatus for modification of preselected characteristics of a substantially enclosed environment, said apparatus comprising:

voltage supply means adapted to be connected with a voltage source;
ion generating electrode means connected with said voltage supply means for generation of ions within the substantially enclosed environment;
field collector means connected with said voltage supply means and spaced from said ion generating electrode means for establishing an electrostatic field within the substantially enclosed environment;
pulsating means connected with said voltage supply means and said field collector means for generating pulsations in said electrostatic field at said field collector means;
level control means for controlling generation of ions at said ion generating electrode means and generation of said electrostatic field at said field collector means;
and
compact and portable housing means for mounting said ion generating electrode means and said level control means thereon, and for housing said voltage supply means and said pulsating means, said housing means including releasable attachment means configured for releasably attaching said housing means to selected structure within the substantially enclosed environment without requiring modification or supplementation of said structure of the substantially enclosed environment to accommodate attachment thereto, whereby preselected characteristics of the substantially enclosed environment are modified to more nearly establish predetermined naturally occurring environments and said apparatus is portable between different such environments.

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Apparatus and method for environmental modification

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