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Patent No.:

US 9216233 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 18, 2012

Apparatus and method for capture and inactivation of microbes and viruses

Applicants:

Koji Ota, Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Yasutaka Inanaga, Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Akira Morikawa, Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Takahiro Sakai, Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Inventors:

Koji Ota, Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Yasutaka Inanaga, Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Akira Morikawa, Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Takahiro Sakai, Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Assignee:

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;

Attorney:

Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Monzer R Chorbaji

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 9/00 (2006.01); A62B 7/08 (2006.01); B01J 19/08 (2006.01); B01D 50/00 (2006.01); B03C 3/36 (2006.01); B03C 1/00 (2006.01); A61L 9/16 (2006.01); A61L 9/22 (2006.01); F24F 3/16 (2006.01); B03C 3/34 (2006.01); B03C 3/017 (2006.01); B03C 3/09 (2006.01); B03C 3/12 (2006.01); B03C 3/38 (2006.01); B03C 3/41 (2006.01); B03C 3/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 9/16 (2013.01); A61L 9/22 (2013.01); B03C 3/017 (2013.01); B03C 3/09 (2013.01); B03C 3/12 (2013.01); B03C 3/34 (2013.01); B03C 3/368 (2013.01); B03C 3/38 (2013.01); B03C 3/41 (2013.01); B03C 3/47 (2013.01); F24F 3/166 (2013.01); A61L 2209/16 (2013.01); B03C 2201/04 (2013.01); F24F 2003/1617 (2013.01); F24F 2003/1635 (2013.01); F24F 2003/1653 (2013.01); F24F 2003/1664 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatusincludes an air path housing, a charging-unit high-voltage electrodeto charge airborne microorganisms introduced in the air path housing, a charging-unit ground electrodedisposed so as to face the charging-unit high-voltage electrode, a hydrophilic filterto capture the airborne microorganisms charged by the charging-unit high-voltage electrode, a capturing/inactivating-unit high-voltage electrodeto polarize the hydrophilic filter, and a capturing/inactivating-unit ground electrodedisposed so as to face the capturing/inactivating-unit high-voltage electrode

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