ELECTROSTATIC DISINFECTANT TOOL

• US 20120207651A1
• Filed: 01/27/2012
• Published: 08/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Carlisle Fluid Technologies Incorporated (Carlisle Cos., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
• Inventors: Micheli, Paul R., Hasselschwert, Daniel J., Gajjar, Nekheel S., Myers, Steven Andrew, Armstrong, Susan, Metzger, Gary Phillip
• Application Number:
  US13/360,623
• Publication Number:
  US 20120207651A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 422/292
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/03 Electric current
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/16 using chemical substances
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/22 Phase substances, e.g. smokes, aerosols or sprayed or atomised substances
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 5/0532 driven by a gas turbine

Abstract

An electrostatic disinfectant tool is provided to output a discharge to kill a biological cell. The electrostatic disinfectant tool includes an electrostatic applicator that outputs the discharge, wherein the discharge includes an electrostatic field.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

an electrostatic tool configured to output a discharge to kill a biological cell, wherein the electrostatic tool comprises;

an electrostatic applicator configured to output an electrostatic field, wherein the discharge comprises the electrostatic field.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the electrostatic tool comprises a gas passage configured to flow a gas, the electrostatic applicator is configured to ionize the gas to produce an ionized gas, and the discharge comprises the electrostatic field and the ionized gas.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the electrostatic tool comprises a gas supply mount configured to mount a gas supply directly to the electrostatic tool, wherein the gas passage is configured to connect with the gas supply.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the gas supply mount comprises a gas supply receptacle.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the electrostatic tool comprises a gas driven turbine, an electrical generator coupled to the gas driven turbine, and a cascade voltage multiplier coupled to the electrical generator.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the electrostatic tool comprises a liquid passage configured to flow a liquid, the electrostatic tool comprises an atomization system configured to atomize the liquid to produce a liquid spray, the electrostatic applicator is configured to electrically charge the liquid spray to produce a charged liquid spray, and the discharge comprises the electrostatic field, the ionized gas, and the charged liquid spray.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the electrostatic tool comprises a liquid passage configured to supply a liquid, the electrostatic tool comprises an atomization system configured to atomize the liquid to produce a liquid spray, the electrostatic applicator is configured to electrically charge the liquid spray to produce a charged liquid spray, and the discharge comprises the electrostatic field and the charged liquid spray.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the electrostatic tool comprises a liquid supply mount configured to mount a liquid supply directly to the electrostatic tool, wherein the liquid passage is configured to connect with the liquid supply.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the liquid supply mount comprises a gravity feed container.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the liquid comprises a biocide.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the electrostatic applicator comprises an electrostatic field diffuser.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the electrostatic field diffuser comprises an electrode grid comprising a plurality of electrodes or an arcuate plate.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the electrostatic tool comprises an electrostatic gun.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the electrostatic tool comprises an electrostatic station.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the electrostatic station comprises a chamber, a hand passage into the chamber, and a cover configured to open and close the chamber.

16. A system, comprising:

an electrostatic tool configured to output a discharge to kill a biological cell, wherein the electrostatic tool comprises;

an electrostatic applicator configured to output an electrostatic field; and

a biocide passage configured to flow a biocide, wherein the discharge comprises the electrostatic field and the biocide;

wherein the electrostatic tool is configured to porate the biological cell with the electrostatic field, and the electrostatic tool is configured to penetrate the biological cell with the biocide.

17. A system, comprising:

an electrostatic module configured to couple with a spray bottle having a spray head portion coupled to a bottle portion, wherein the electrostatic module is configured to transfer an electrostatic charge to a liquid within the spray bottle to create a charged liquid, and the spray head portion is configured to spray the charged liquid as a charged spray.

18. The system of claim 17, comprising the spray bottle, wherein the spray bottle comprises an electrode contact configured to contact an electrode plate of the electrostatic module.

19. The system of claim 17, comprising the spray bottle, wherein the spray bottle comprises a conductive material portion configured to transfer the electrostatic charge to the liquid within the spray bottle, the conductive portion is configured to contact an electrode plate of the electrostatic module, and the conductive portion is integrally formed with the spray bottle.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the electrostatic module comprises an electrode configured to puncture the spray bottle, and the electrode is configured to transfer the electrostatic charge to the liquid within the spray bottle.