Patent ID: 8294369
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: H05H

Abstract:
1. A plasma generator for delivering a generated plasma to an area that is a distance from the area where the plasma is initially generated, comprising: a dielectric tube portion extending from a first end to a second end; a first wall portion attached or coupled to the first end of the dielectric tube portion and a second wall portion attached or coupled to the second end of the dielectric tube portion, wherein the first wall portion and the second wall portion are attached or coupled to the dielectric tube portion to define a cavity within the dielectric tube portion, and wherein the second wall portion includes at least one discharge aperture formed therein; a gas inlet formed proximate the first wall portion of the dielectric tube portion; an anode located within the cavity of the dielectric tube portion, wherein the anode is electrically coupled, via an electrical connection, to a power supply; a cathode coupled to the second wall portion proximate the at least one discharge aperture, wherein the cathode is electrically coupled, via an electrical connection, to the power supply; and an elongate discharge tube attached or coupled within the discharge aperture such that when a generated plasma is produced, the generated plasma flows through the discharge tube.