Ion-generating floor covering and method for forming same

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-08-03
MAO CHEN CHI
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[0007] The present invention provides a floor covering having a surface that forms a boundary with an ambient environment, and that includes a structure comprising an effective quantity of electrically polarizable, pyroelectric particles disposed substantially below that surface. In some embodiments,

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Collisions between negative ions and airborne pollutants causes the negative ions to lose their mobility and effectiveness.
These collisions cause the airborne pollutants to slow down

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[0026] This description of preferred embodiments is intended to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings, which are to be considered part of the entire written description of this invention. The drawing figures are not necessarily to scale and certain features of the invention may be shown exaggerated in scale or in somewhat schematic form in the interest of clarity and conciseness. In the description, relative terms such as “horizontal,”“vertical,”“up,”“down,”“top” and “bottom” as well as derivatives thereof (e.g., “horizontally,”“downwardly,”“upwardly,” etc.) should be construed to refer to the orientation as then described or as shown in the drawing figure under discussion. These relative terms are for convenience of description and normally are not intended to require a particular orientation. Terms including “inwardly” versus “outwardly,”“longitudinal” versus “lateral” and the like are to be interpreted relative to one another or relative to an axis of elongation, o...

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Abstract

The present invention provides a floor covering having a surface that forms a boundary with an ambient environment, and that includes a structure comprising an effective quantity of electrically polarizable, pyroelectric particles disposed substantially below that surface. A method for generating negative ions is also provided that includes positioning a flooring cover within a building, where the floor covering includes a surface that forms a boundary with the ambient environment of the building. The floor covering comprises an effective quantity of pyroelectrically polarizable material disposed no more than one millimeter from the surface, so that when a person or thing travels across that surface so as to frictionally heat the pyroelectrically polarizable material, negative ions are generated. Such generation of negative ions neutralizes or reduces odor, airborne bacteria, mold spores, pollens, and other harmful particles in the air.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of, and claims priority from, co-pending patent application Ser. No. 11 / 036,941, filed Jan. 14, 2005, and entitled Ionic Or Ion Generating Floor Covering And Method For Embedding Ion Particles Within A Floor Covering.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Ambient air is composed of molecules of gases that can often become positively or negatively charged due to static electricity discharges and / or other natural causes. High concentrations of negatively charged molecules, often referred to as “negative ions” or “minus ions”, are often found near waterfalls, country meadows, beaches and mountains. High concentrations of positively charged molecules, often referred to as “positive ions”, are often found in polluted areas, such as, cities, office buildings, factories and other urban settings. [0003] Scientists now recognize that the level of concentration of negative ions in the ambient air we breathe ...

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IPC IPC(8): A47G29/12
CPCB32B27/18B32B2255/26B32B2307/554B32B2307/7145B32B2307/758B32B2419/04G09F19/22H01B1/122B32B5/16B32B9/005B32B27/08B32B27/14B32B27/20B32B27/304B32B2255/04B32B2264/10B32B2264/107B32B2307/4026B32B2471/00E04F15/00H01B1/12
Inventor MAO, CHEN-CHI
Owner MAO CHEN CHI
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