Patent ID: 9661725
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B03C,H01T,H05F

Claim:
1. A gas ionization apparatus for use with a power supply that provides an ionizing signal, the apparatus converting a non-ionized gas stream flowing in a downstream direction into an ionized gas stream and comprising: a housing with an inlet, an outlet, and a channel therebetween through which at least one of the ionized gas stream and the non-ionized gas stream flows; at least one ionizing wire electrode at least partially disposed within and stationary relative to the channel, the ionizing wire producing charge carriers in response to the provision of an ionizing signal thereto to thereby convert the non-ionized gas stream into the ionized gas stream, the ionizing wire having a surface that develops a contaminant byproducts in response to the provision of the ionizing signal; and a frame at least partially disposed within the channel for rotation such that at least one of the ionized gas stream and the non-ionized gas stream flows therethrough, the frame having plural support elements for supporting the at least one ionizing wire in a configuration that is at least generally perpendicular to the non-ionized gas stream, the frame being rotatably mounted such that the support elements clean the contaminant byproducts off of the surface of the ionizing wire during rotation of each of the support elements of the frame by at least 180 degrees in a single direction.