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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2005
Susan Ann Hodapp Benysh, Rochester, MN (US);
Edward Charles Gillard, Mantorville, MN (US);
Don Alan Gilliland, Rochester, MN (US);
Dennis Elmer Maloney, Rochester, MN (US);
Susan Ann Hodapp Benysh, Rochester, MN (US);
Edward Charles Gillard, Mantorville, MN (US);
Don Alan Gilliland, Rochester, MN (US);
Dennis Elmer Maloney, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A portable ionizer is arranged for generating ionized air in an area of a user's fingers. The portable ionizer includes a battery-powered oscillator coupled via a high voltage conversion circuit to a positive electrode and a negative electrode for generating positive and negative ions. A fan positioned near the positive and negative electrodes is arranged providing a positive and negative ion flow path to the area of the user's fingers.