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Ion Systems, Inc.

Aleksey Klochkov

Peter Gefter

Steven Bernard Heymann

Juan Guerrero

Leslie Wayne Partridge

Edward Anthony Oldynski

John Edgar Menear

Lyle Dwight Nelsen

Gee Kuen Chong

Matthew Thomas Antonelli

Greenberry Bedford Brown

Gregory Vernitsky

Alexander Ignatenko

Gopalan Vijaykumar

Steven Bernard Heyman

Ionizing blower

An example apparatus for charge neutralization comprises: an emitter nozzle comprising: an emitter; and a housing configured to hold the emitter, the housing comprising a plurality of cams on an exterior of the housing; and a nozzle receptacle configured to enable insertion and removal of the emitter nozzle, and to hold the emitter nozzle in place during operation of the emitter nozzle, the nozzle receptacle comprising: a plurality of threads corresponding to the plurality of cams on the emitter nozzle, the plurality of threads having a first flank angle; and a plurality of shelves located at respective distal ends of the plurality of threads, the plurality of shelves having a second flank angle less than the first flank angle.

Ionizer emitter nozzles

Automatic emitter point cleaners are disclosed. An automatic emitter point cleaning system includes: a fan configured to direct a stream of air through an air path; a point emitter configured to produce at least one of positive ions or negative ions within or proximate to the air path; a brush; a first gear coupled to the brush and configured to move the brush into contact with the point emitter; a second gear to engage the first gear; and a motor to actuate the second gear such that the second gear actuates the first gear to move the brush past the point emitter.

Automatic emitter point cleaners

Ionizing bar

Apparatuses for converting a non-ionized gas stream into an ionized gas stream are disclosed. Disclosed apparatus include an ionizing wire electrode at least partially disposed within and stationary relative to a channel. A frame has plural support elements for supporting the ionizing wire. The frame is configured to make full rotations around the channel in a first rotation direction while applying tension to the ionizing wire. The support elements are configured to physically remove material from the ionizing wire while the support elements are moved along the wire by the frame rotation.

Wire electrode cleaning in ionizing blowers

An embodiment of the invention provides a method for low emission charge neutralization, comprising: generating a high frequency alternating current (AC) voltage; transmitting the high frequency AC voltage to at least one non-metallic emitter; wherein the at least one non-metallic emitter comprises at least 70% silicon by weight and less than 99.99% silicon by weight; wherein the at least one emitter comprises at least one treated surface section with a destroyed oxidation layer; and generating ions from the at least one non-metallic emitter in response to the high frequency AC voltage. Another embodiment of the invention provides an apparatus for low emission charge neutralization wherein the apparatus can perform the above-described operations.

Silicon based ion emitter assembly

Methods and apparatus for cleaning contaminant byproducts off of ionizing wire electrodes in ionizing blowers are disclosed. Disclosed apparatus include a housing with a gas-flow channel, an stationary ionizing wire, and a rotatable frame with supports for resiliently supporting the stationary ionizing wire within the channel. The ionizing wire produces charge carriers and has a surface that develops a layer of contaminant byproducts when an ionizing signal is applied thereto. The frame is rotatably mounted such that the supports clean the layer of contaminant byproducts off of the surface of the ionizing wire when the frame is rotated. Disclosed methods include providing an ionizing signal to the ionizing wire to thereby produce charge carriers and rotating the frame relative to the housing to thereby clean contaminant byproducts off of the ionizing wire.

Silicon based charge neutralization systems

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Aleksey Klochkov