Patent ID: 7236344

Claim:
An apparatus for generating ionic flow of media, comprising: a direct current voltage supply having a positive terminal and a negative terminal; a collector connected to the negative terminal of the direct current voltage supply; the collector having a substantially tubular configuration with a rear cylindrical section, having an input port, which is connected to a middle inwardly tapering frusto-conical section which is connected to a front cylindrical section having an output port; the front cylindrical section having a smaller diameter than the rear cylindrical section; an emitter pin, having a main body and a substantially conical tip, being connected to the positive terminal of the direct current voltage supply; the majority of the conical tip being located within the frusto-conical section of the collector; and whereby fluid flow is generated from the input port of the rear section of the collector, through the frusto-conical section of the collector and out the output port of the front section of the collector.