Patent ID: 8177142

Claim:
An aerosol generator comprising: a) a housing including a fluid reservoir, the fluid reservoir containing a liquid; b) at least one transducer is attached to a protective barrier with a bonding substance, said protective barrier being fabricated from a material which protects said at least one transducer from a chemical interaction with the liquid, said bonding substance is disposed between said transducer and said protective barrier, said protective barrier being in contact with the fluid reservoir, said protective barrier preventing fluid in the fluid reservoir from contacting said at least one transducer, said protective barrier is polished on a side that is in contact with the fluid in the fluid reservoir; c) an electronic drive system connected to the at least one transducer, wherein the electronic drive system provides at least one signal to the at least one transducer, the at least one transducer vibrates the fluid in the fluid reservoir in response to the at least one signal; d) a control device for controlling the operation of the electronic drive system; and e) at least one first sensor communicating with the control device to measure a level of aerosol present on or adjacent to a surface to be treated.