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Dade W Moeller

Stephen N Rudnick

Edward F Maher

A radon decay product remover for use in a conventional, residential lamp. The remover screws into the light bulb socket of a lamp and provides a replacement socket for a light bulb. The flow of electric current to the light bulb is controlled by an on-off switch in the radon decay product remover. When used in a table lamp, an ion generator includes electrodes (from which negative and/or positive ions are emitted) that attach to the exterior of the lamp shade.

Radon decay product removal unit as adpated for use with a lamp

An economical method and apparatus for the removal of airborne radon decay products from indoor environments comprising the circulation of air in the environment with a fan concurrent with generation of ions from an ion generator to create a spatial distribution of airborne charged ions and an electric field gradient which is radially directed from the ion generator. The turbulent convection of air caused by the air circulation allows the radon decay products and particles to which they attach to become more rapidly charged and facilitates molecular diffusion of the particles and radon decay products to nearby surfaces. The electric field gradient causes migration of charged attached or unattached radon decay products toward the walls of an indoor environment whereby they deposit and are removed from the airspace.

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New Bern, NC, United States of America

Dade W Moeller