Patent ID: 7892501

Claim:
An air sanitizing device adapted to neutralize microorganisms comprising: a housing having a baffle system through which air can pass and a light shielding system to block germicidal light from exiting the system, wherein the housing includes a removable rear-located air intake grill and a removable front-located air exhaust grill; an electrokinetic ion generating device located within the housing for ionizing air, wherein the electrokinetic ion generating device includes: a plurality of emitter electrodes, a plurality of collector electrodes located downstream from the emitter electrodes; a plurality of trailing electrodes located downstream from the collector electrodes for emitting negative ions that neutralize positive ions in the airflow, wherein the trailing electrodes are coupled to the air exhaust grill in order to emit negative ions directly out of the housing with low airflow resistance and to be removed from the housing together with the air exhaust grill for cleaning of the trailing electrodes; a germicidal lamp located within the housing for irradiating air with germicidal light; and a fan located within the housing to draw ambient air into and through the system such that the viability of microorganisms passing through the system is reduced.