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Window blinds that collect dust from air using electrostatic charge
We disclose a window blind which purifies the surrounding air using electrostatic interactions. The window blind includes slats which may have a strip of positively charged material, a strip of negatively charged material, or both attached to the top of the slat. In some embodiments, the positively charged material and the negatively charged material are attached to alternating slats. In other embodiments, the positively charged material and the negatively charged material are attached to the top of the same slate with a strip of insulating material positioned between them. The window blind may include an air-moving device which moves air past the slats so that dust particles with either a net positive charge or net negative charge may be attracted to the oppositely charged material on the slat. The air-moving device may be a vacuum or a fan. The positively and negatively charged materials may be removeable for cleaning.
Window blinds that collect dust from air using electrostatic charge
We disclose a window blind which purifies the surrounding air using electrostatic interactions. The window blind includes slats which may have a strip of positively charged material, a strip of negatively charged material, or both attached to the top of the slat. In some embodiments, the positively charged material and the negatively charged material are attached to alternating slats. In other embodiments, the positively charged material and the negatively charged material are attached to the top of the same slate with a strip of insulating material positioned between them. The window blind may include an air-moving device which moves air past the slats so that dust particles with either a net positive charge or net negative charge may be attracted to the oppositely charged material on the slat. The air-moving device may be a vacuum or a fan. The positively and negatively charged materials may be removeable for cleaning.
Window blinds that collect dust from air using electrostatic charge
HALL DAVID R (author) / CARLSON AUSTIN (author) / BRIMHALL EMILY (author) / PEARMAN TERRECE (author) / STEVENS JENNIFER (author)
2020-03-31
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC:
E06B
Feste oder bewegliche Abschlüsse für Öffnungen in Bauwerken, Fahrzeugen, Zäunen oder ähnlichen Einfriedungen allgemein, z.B. Türen, Fenster, Läden, Tore
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FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES, OR LIKE ENCLOSURES, IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
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A47L
DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING
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Waschen oder Reinigen im Haushalt
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B03C
Magnetische oder elektrostatische Trennung fester Stoffe von festen Stoffen oder flüssigen oder gasförmigen Medien
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MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS
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B08B
Reinigen allgemein
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CLEANING IN GENERAL
Window Blinds that Collect Dust from Air using Electrostatic Charge
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