US Patent 9387271 Techniques for infusing ion clusters into a target environment

A system for infusing ion clusters into a target environment includes a housing, a fan, and an ion cluster generation component. The housing has intake and outflow openings. The fan forces air through the intake opening and along a route. The interior surface areas of the housing adjacent to the route are electrically insulating. The route can take either a first path or a second path. The first path goes along a straight path from the fan, through the ion cluster generation component and through the outflow opening. The second path goes along a first segment and a second segment. The first segment runs from the fan and through the ion cluster generation component. The second segment runs from the end of the first segment and extends downwardly through the outflow opening.