IP Library Granted Patent US 8,252,238
Granted Patent B2
US 8,252,238 · App. 13/143,715 · Granted Aug 28, 2012

Air purification system and method for cleaning air

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Patent No.
US 8,252,238
App. No.
13/143,715
Granted
Aug 28, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Air purification systems comprising a plurality of disks, and methods for their use, are provided. Each of the plurality of disks comprises a metal substrate, an undercoat layer disposed on the metal substrate, a photosensitive layer disposed on the undercoat layer, and a charge transfer layer disposed on the photosensitive layer.

Claims (28)

1. An air purification system comprising:

a plurality of disks, each of the plurality of disks comprising a metal substrate, an undercoat layer disposed on the metal substrate, a photosensitive layer disposed on the undercoat layer, and a charge transfer layer disposed on the photosensitive layer; and

a rotating shaft mounting the plurality of disks.

2. The air purification system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of disks are arranged so that the charge transfer layers of adjacent disks are opposed to each other.

3. The air purification system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of disks are arranged to that the metal substrates of adjacent disks are opposed to each other.

4. The air purification system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of disks are arranged as an array.

5. The air purification system of claim 1 , further comprising a light source configured to induce an electric charge in the photosensitive layer.

6. The air purification system of claim 1 , further comprising a motor connected to the rotating shaft to rotate the plurality of disks.

7. The air purification system of claim 1 , wherein a protrusion is provided on the metal substrate.

8. The air purification system of claim 1 , further comprising a wiper configured to wipe a surface of the metal substrate.

9. The air purification system of claim 1 , further comprising a wiper configured to wipe a surface of the charge transfer layer.

10. An air purification system comprising:

a plurality of disks, each of the plurality of disks comprising a metal substrate, an undercoat layer disposed on the metal substrate, a photosensitive layer disposed on the undercoat layer, and a charge transfer layer disposed on the photosensitive layer; and

a wiper configured to wipe a surface of the metal substrate.

11. The air purification system of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of disks are arranged so that the charge transfer layers of adjacent disks are opposed to each other.

12. The air purification system of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of disks are arranged to that the metal substrates of adjacent disks are opposed to each other.

13. The air purification system of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of disks are arranged as an array.

14. The air purification system of claim 10 , further comprising a light source configured to induce an electric charge in the photosensitive layer.

15. The air purification system of claim 10 , wherein a protrusion is provided on the metal substrate.

16. The air purification system of claim 10 , further comprising a second wiper configured to wipe a surface of the charge transfer layer.

17. An air purification system comprising:

a plurality of disks, each of the plurality of disks comprising a metal substrate, an undercoat layer disposed on the metal substrate, a photosensitive layer disposed on the undercoat layer, and a charge transfer layer disposed on the photosensitive layer; and

a wiper configured to wipe a surface of the charge transfer layer.

18. The air purification system of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of disks are arranged so that the charge transfer layers of adjacent disks are opposed to each other.

19. The air purification system of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of disks are arranged to that the metal substrates of adjacent disks are opposed to each other.

20. The air purification system of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of disks are arranged as an array.

21. The air purification system of claim 17 , further comprising a light source configured to induce an electric charge in the photosensitive layer.

22. The air purification system of claim 17 , wherein a protrusion is provided on the metal substrate.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS, RECORDED ON JANUARY 29, 2019 AT REEL 048373 FRAME 0217 Recorded Sep 22, 2025
From: CRESTLINE DIRECT FINANCE, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 072936/0464 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2019
From: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
To: CRESTLINE DIRECT FINANCE, L.P.
Reel/Frame 048373/0217 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2011
From: IWAMOTO, TAKASHI
To: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 026710/0843 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2011
From: IWAMOTO, TAKASHI
To: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 026558/0004 →