Patent ID: 8746597

Claim:
An electrostatic spray system, comprising: a hand held device having an inlet and an outlet; a ring-shaped charging device disposed within the hand held device for producing a high voltage charging field; a spray nozzle having an outlet, the outlet being disposed within the charging field; and an air movement system disposed within the hand held device, the air movement system configured to produce an airflow around and through the ring-shaped charging device, wherein at least a portion of the airflow contacts an interior surface of the ring-shaped charging device and at least another portion of the airflow contacts an exterior surface of the ring-shaped charging device, wherein the ring-shaped charging device and the spray nozzle are suspended in the airflow by an arm that extends into the airflow, wherein at least a portion of the airflow flows between the ring-shaped charging device and an exterior surface of the nozzle to create an electrostatic charged mist exiting the hand held device at low velocities.