Phipps indoor air filter (PIAF) for capturing and destroying pathogenic viruses like COVID 19
US10918993B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/20
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The Phipps indoor air filter (PIAF) is configured for use with an indoor atmosphere that contains one or more pathogenic viruses. The PIAF is a pharmacologically and phytochemically (P&P) active structure that removes the one or more viruses from the confined indoor atmosphere. The PIAF removes the one or more viruses by: a) sequestering the one or more viruses within the PIAF; and, b) terminating the biological processes of the one or more viruses using P&P structures. The PIAF incorporates a flow chamber and a filter structure. The flow chamber contains the filter structure. The flow chamber forces or draws an air flow through the filter structure contained within the flow chamber. The filter structure physically and biochemically: a) sequesters the one or more viruses; and, b) terminates the biological processes of the one or more viruses by exposing the one or more viruses to the P&P structures.
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