Patent ID: 7931020

Claim:
A device for dispensing an aerosolized liquid comprising: a flow pathway extending between an upstream gas intake and a downstream aerosol egress; at least one nozzle having a supply end and a forward spray end, said at least one nozzle disposed within said flow pathway and adapted to spray an aerosolized liquid toward said downstream aerosol egress; a voltage power source having a first pole and a second pole; at least one discharge electrode operatively connected to the first pole of said voltage power source, said at least one discharge electrode disposed within said flow pathway upstream of said at least one nozzle; a conductive electric field shield disposed between said spray end of said at least one nozzle and said at least one discharge electrode, said shield operatively connected to ground or to the second pole of said power source; an insulator disposed between said at least one discharge electrode and said conductive electric field shield; a liquid supplier operatively connected to the supply end of said at least one nozzle; and a liquid to be aerosolized, said liquid electrically connected to ground or to the second pole of said power source.