US 12,269,046 B2
Apparatus and methods for clearing smoke within closed environments using non-thermal microplasmas
Justin McCarthy, Apex, NC (US); and Warren J. Jasper, Cary, NC (US)
Assigned to STITCH PARTNERS, Apex, NC (US)
Filed by STITCH PARTNERS, Apex, NC (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/486,091.
Application 17/820,074 is a division of application No. 16/681,878, filed on Nov. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,413,627, issued on Jul. 27, 2022.
Application 18/486,091 is a continuation of application No. 17/820,074, filed on Aug. 16, 2022, granted, now 11,839,882.
Prior Publication US 2024/0075482 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H05H 1/24 (2006.01); B03C 3/45 (2006.01)
CPC B03C 3/45 (2013.01) [B03C 2201/28 (2013.01); B03C 2201/30 (2013.01); H05H 1/2406 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
8. An apparatus for reducing the viability of airborne biological organisms in a closed environment, the apparatus comprising:
a fibrous substrate comprising one or more of non-conductive fibers and non-conductive yarns;
elongated, substantially parallel electrodes disposed on or embedded in the fibrous substrate arranged as one or more pairs of adjacent electrodes, wherein a discharge gap is defined between each pair;
a component configured for applying a voltage between each pair to generate a non-thermal microplasma in a corresponding discharge gap, wherein the non-thermal microplasma reduces the viability of one or more aerosolized biological organisms in air present within the closed environment; and
a detector in communication with the apparatus.