Patent ID: 6165423
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: C01B

Abstract:
An ozone generator of the corona discharge type comprising:(a) a housing dimensioned to fit into one of a male end and a female end of an air duct of a building, said housing being at ground potential and electrically isolated from other elements of said ozone generator;(b) a cylindrical glass tube of a radius substantially less than a width of said housing, said cylindrical glass tube being open at both ends to permit essentially unimpeded air flow through said ozone generator;(c) an electrically conductive inner mesh fitted over an interior surface and an electrically conductive outer mesh fitted over an exterior surface of said cylindrical glass tube; and(d) means for generating an electric potential difference between said inner and outer meshes, said electric potential difference creating an electric field in a region between said inner and outer meshes and at said interior and exterior surfaces of said cylindrical glass tube, and said electric field being sufficiently large to generate corona discharge.