Patent · US Expired

Electrostatic filter and method of filtering dust

US5540756A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 6, 1995
Grant dateJul 30, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 6, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S55/39
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An electrostatic filter of a combination of a layer of filter material having electrostatic properties and a layer of filter medium without electrostatic properties. The medium is a lofted material arranged to retain particles in the sub-micron and lower micron ranges, and in use, is located upstream of the material. The invention also includes a method of filtering dust from the atmosphere utilizing the electrostatic filter.

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