Patent ID: 7662348

Claim:
An air treatment apparatus comprising: a housing having: (a) a bottom portion; (b) a top portion; and (c) a body portion positioned between the bottom portion and the top portion, the body portion extending along a first axis, the body portion having: (i) at least one intake vent; and (ii) at least on exhaust vent; a first electrode supported by the housing; a second electrode configured to be removably supported by the housing; a voltage generator operatively coupled to the electrodes, the voltage generator being configured to cause a plurality of ions to flow toward the second electrode along a second axis, the second axis being substantially perpendicular to the first axis; and a circuitry supported by the housing, the circuitry configured to cause the voltage generator to increase the flow of ions for a designated period of time after a designated event occurs by increasing the potential of the first electrode.