US 11,852,375 B2
Ventilation partitions and systems
Thomas C. Smith, Raleigh, NC (US)
Assigned to 3Flow, Inc., Cary, NC (US)
Filed by 3Flow, Inc., Cary, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/360,106.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/050,415, filed on Jul. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0010989 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. F24F 7/003 (2021.01); F24F 7/007 (2006.01); F24F 8/22 (2021.01); F24F 8/10 (2021.01); F24F 13/28 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 7/003 (2021.01) [F24F 7/007 (2013.01); F24F 8/10 (2021.01); F24F 8/22 (2021.01); F24F 13/28 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ventilation system, comprising:
an air supply partition configured to cause filtered air to flow into a first area, wherein the air supply partition comprises:
a first housing comprising opposite first and second faces, opposite first and second sides, a first internal chamber, a plurality of first air inlet apertures in the first housing second side that are in fluid communication with the first internal chamber, and a plurality of first air outlet apertures in the first face that are in fluid communication with the first internal chamber;
at least one first filter positioned within the first internal chamber; and
a vertical array of first fans on the first housing second side that are configured to cause the air to be drawn in through the first air inlet apertures, through the at least one first filter, and out through the first air outlet apertures; and
an air exhaust partition in spaced-apart relationship with the air supply partition and configured to cause the air to be drawn in and filtered from the first area, wherein the air exhaust partition comprises:
a second housing comprising opposite first and second faces, opposite first and second sides, a second internal chamber, a plurality of second air inlet apertures in the second housing first face that are in fluid communication with the second internal chamber, and a plurality of second air outlet apertures in the second housing second side that are in fluid communication with the second internal chamber;
at least one second filter positioned within the second internal chamber; and
a vertical array of second fans on the second housing second side that are configured to cause the air to be drawn in through the second air inlet apertures, through the at least one second filter, and out through the second air outlet apertures.