US 12,186,460 B2
Air decontamination apparatus for HVAC systems
David Vernon Skog, Cornelius, NC (US)
Filed by David Vernon Skog, Cornelius, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/362,146.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/045,300, filed on Jun. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0402038 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. A61L 9/14 (2006.01); A61L 9/012 (2006.01); F24F 8/00 (2021.01)
CPC A61L 9/145 (2013.01) [A61L 9/012 (2013.01); F24F 8/00 (2021.01); A61L 2209/111 (2013.01); A61L 2209/134 (2013.01); A61L 2209/14 (2013.01); A61L 2209/15 (2013.01); A61L 2209/16 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air decontamination apparatus for a common HVAC system comprising:
a venturi plate device including a plurality of venturi holes therethrough, the venturi plate device with the plurality of venturi holes therethrough is configured to be positioned in the common HVAC system for forcing airflow in the common HVAC system through the plurality of venturi holes;
each of the plurality of venturi holes including an antimicrobial coating, wherein the antimicrobial coating is an electrostatic antimicrobial coating applied to all surfaces of the air decontamination apparatus;
each of the plurality of venturi holes including:
a wide inlet portion;
a narrow middle portion;
a wide exhaust portion; and
where the wide inlet portion tapers into the narrow middle portion and the narrow middle portion tapers out to the wide exhaust portion; and
wherein, the venturi plate device is configured to be sealed between an inlet of the common HVAC system or an outlet of the common HVAC system for forcing the airflow of the common HVAC system through each of the plurality of venturi holes in the venturi plate device; and
wherein, the air decontamination apparatus is configured to kill bacteria and viruses in the airflow in the common HVAC system via the antimicrobial coating on each of the plurality of venturi holes.