Patent ID: 8663570

Claim:
A sterilizing apparatus comprising: a base; a cation generating portion comprising a plate disposed on the base for generating hydrogen ions; an anion generating portion comprising a needlelike electrode for generating electrons; and an air-blowing device configured to generate an air flow to forcibly transfer the hydrogen ions generated by the plate of the cation generating portion towards the needlelike electrode of the anion generating portion, wherein the needlelike electrode of the anion generating portion is separated from the cation generating portion by a designated distance in a direction of an x-axis of the base and a tip of the needlelike electrode is separated from the base in a direction of a z-axis of the base, wherein the hydrogen ions generated from the cation generating portion bond to the electrons generated from the anion generating portion to provide hydrogen atoms, wherein the hydrogen atoms react with superoxide anions generated from the needlelike electrode to sterilize the air, the plate includes a discharge electrode and an induction electrode, and is configured such that a positive high voltage is applied between the discharge electrode and the induction electrode, and a negative high voltage is applied to the needlelike electrode.