US 12,262,461 B2
Methods and apparatus for decomposing constituent elements of fluids
Edgar Bryan Hill, Reston, VA (US); Dawn Price, Great Falls, VA (US); and Hidetaka Noda, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to TellaPure, LLC, Reston, VA (US)
Filed by TellaPure, LLC, Reston, VA (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/847,249.
Application 17/847,249 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/732,442, filed on Apr. 28, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/300,636, filed on Jan. 18, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/274,848, filed on Nov. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/231,178, filed on Aug. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0038863 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H05H 1/24 (2006.01)
CPC H05H 1/2437 (2021.05) [H05H 2245/15 (2021.05); H05H 2245/17 (2021.05)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A decomposing and collection apparatus for use with a fluid, comprising:
an assembly for generating ions via applying atmospheric pressure, low temperature plasma to the fluid and separating the generated ions, the assembly including multiple plasma generator and separator units that are vertically stacked relative to each other, each of the multiple plasma generator and separator units including:
a plasma generator for generating the atmospheric pressure, low temperature plasma, the plasma generator including a first electrode covered at least in part with a first dielectric layer and a second electrode covered at least in part with a second dielectric layer and disposed such that a predetermined gap separates the first and second dielectric layers, the plasma generator also including a power supply configured to supply electrical power to the first and second electrodes at a predetermined voltage and frequency, such that, based on the predetermined gap between the first and second dielectric layers, atmospheric pressure, low temperature plasma is generated such that positively and negatively ions are ejected from the plasma generator; and
a separator disposed to receive the positively and negatively ions ejected from the plasma generator, the separator including: a first separator electrode; a second separator electrode spaced from the first separator electrode; and a separator power supply that supplies electric power in the form of at least one of different voltages and different polarities to the first and second separator electrodes ranging from 0 kV and 10 kV, such that the received positively charged ions are redirected in one direction and the received negatively charged ions are redirected to another direction different from the one direction; and
a collector configured to collect at least one of the redirected positively charged ions and the negatively charged ions.