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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2004
Charles E. Taylor, Punta Gorda, FL (US);
Andrew J. Parker, Novato, CA (US);
Charles E. Taylor, Punta Gorda, FL (US);
Andrew J. Parker, Novato, CA (US);
Sharper Image Corporation, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An air transporter-conditioner device is disclosed that can include an elongated housing having a bottom, a top and an elongated side wall. The housing can have an inlet located adjacent to the bottom and an outlet located adjacent to the elongated side wall, an emitter electrode and a collector electrode and a high voltage generator operably connected to both electrodes. An impeller can be used to draw air into the housing through the inlet and direct the air toward the outlet. The housing can also include a second elongated side wall and a baffle which can include a plurality of deflectors positioned along the second elongated side wall. The baffle can include a plurality of elongated columns of varying lengths and each column can include a deflector. The device can further include a second inlet located adjacent to the elongated side wall and a germicidal lamp located inside the elongated housing.