Apparatus and method for establishing selected environmental characteristics

An apparatus for establishing selected environmental characteristics comprising:

• means for establishing a substantially enclosed area having an entry way, said means for establishing a substantially closed area being at least partly constructed of materials characterized by low conductivity;
• voltage supply means connectable with a voltage source and adapted for mounting adjacent to said means for establishing a substantially enclosed area;
• electrode means connected with said voltage supply means to generate a selected quantity of ions within said substantially enclosed area, said electrode means including housing means for mounting said electrode means within said means for establishing a substantially enclosed area;
• field collector means connected with said voltage supply means to generate a selected electrostatic field intensity within said substantially enclosed area, said electrostatic field intensity and said quantity of ions generated being selectable independently of one another, said field collector means including housing means for mounting said field collector means within said means for establishing a substantially enclosed area;
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• pulsating means for pulsating said electrostatic field at said collector means at a selected frequency.

An apparatus for selective modification of selected characteristics of a substantially enclosed area comprising:

• means for establishing said substantially enclosed area having an entry way, said means for establishing a substantially closed area being at least partly constructed of materials characterized by low conductivity;
• voltage supply means connectable with a voltage source and adapted for mounting adjacent to said means for establishing a substantially enclosed area;
• electrode means mountable within said means for establishing a substantially enclosed area and connected with said voltage supply means to generate a selected quantity of negative ions within said area;
• positive electrostatic field establishing means connected with said voltage supply means for establishing a selected positive electrostatic field intensity in said area and including field collector means mounted with said means for establishing said substantially enclosed area a preselected distance from said electrode means and pulse establishing means for pulsating said positive electrostatic field at said field collector means at a selected frequency;

An apparatus which is movable between selected locations for establishing selected environmental characteristics comprising:

• a chamber for establishing a substantially enclosed area;
• voltage supply means connectable with a voltage source and adapted for mounting adjacent to said chamber;
• electrode means connected with said voltage supply means to generate a selected quantity of negative ions in said area;
• positive electrostatic field establishing means connected with said voltage supply means for establishing a selected positive electrostatic field intensity in said area and including field collector means mounted in said area and pulse establishing means for pulsating said positive electrostatic field at said field collector means at a selected pulsation frequency;
• air directing and conditioning means operatively connected with said chamber for directing selectively conditioned air to and from said substantially enclosed area and including filtering means for filtering air directed to said area;
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• control means connected with said voltage supply means, said electrode means, said electrostatic field establishing means and said air directing and conditioning means for selecting said quantity of ions generated, said electrostatic field intensity, said pulsation frequency and air directing and conditioning characteristics independently of one another.