| US 7,601,205 B2 | ||
| Carbon nanotubes as low voltage field emission sources for particle precipitators | ||
| Toshiharu Furukawa, Essex Junction, Vt. (US); Mark C. Hakey, Fairfax, Vt. (US); Steven J. Holmes, Guilderland, N.Y. (US); David V. Horak, Essex Junction, Vt. (US); and Charles W. Koburger, III, Delmar, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 22, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/125,442. | ||
| Application 12/125442 is a continuation of application No. 11/161220, filed on Jul. 27, 2005, granted, now 7,402,194. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0257156 A1, Oct. 23, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B03C 3/60 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 96—69 [96/95; 96/97; 96/98; 977/742] | 12 Claims |
| 1. An electrostatic, airborne particulate precipitator comprising:
a housing unit;
a first conductive electrode located in said housing unit;
a second conductive electrode located in said housing unit at a distance from said first conductive electrode, said first
and second conductive electrodes comprising poles of an electrostatic field; and
a carbon nanotube formed on said second conductive electrode, wherein said carbon nanotube comprises a shape sufficient to
ionize gas in said housing unit.
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