Patents by Inventor Forwood C Wiser
Forwood C Wiser has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240342640Abstract: An active field polarized filter includes a scrimless filter media that includes a mixture of polypropylene fibers with polymethaphenylene isophtalamide fibers. This mixture may be in the form of a nonwoven material having a weight ratio of polymethaphenylene isophtalamide fibers to polypropylene fibers ranging between 5:95 and 50:50, and even more preferably between 10:90 and 30:70.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventors: Forwood C. Wiser, III, Benjamin Hans Kaeppner
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Publication number: 20230324059Abstract: A media design for modular use in an air cleaning or HVAC systems to removes gas phase contaminants. The design allows for a control of gas contaminant removal using variable media length, path length, and contact time to ensure a contained MTZ length and low pressure drop. In one embodiment, the design includes a filter module at an angle to an airflow and an air filter mounted within the filter frame. The filter module may include channels therethrough that are oriented at the optimum angle in relation to the airflow to provide the required dwell time and pressure drop for a given application.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventors: Forwood C. Wiser, III, Caitlin Naske
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Patent number: 11524257Abstract: A media design for modular use in an air cleaning or HVAC systems to removes gas phase contaminants. The design allows for a control of gas contaminant removal using variable media length, path length, and contact time to ensure a contained MTZ length and low pressure drop. In one embodiment, the design includes a filter module at an angle to an airflow and an air filter mounted within the filter frame. The filter module may include channels therethrough that are oriented at the optimum angle in relation to the airflow to provide the required dwell time and pressure drop for a given application.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventors: Forwood C. Wiser, III, Caitlin Naske
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Patent number: 11452960Abstract: A filter media includes flat sheets that are corrugated into a honeycomb matrix wherein air flows through the material and airborne contaminants are captured on the sidewalls of the material, wherein an active electrostatic field is applied to the flat sheets.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Environmental Management Confederation, INC.Inventor: Forwood C Wiser
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Patent number: 11376609Abstract: A filter assembly for an active field polarized media air cleaner includes a conductive screen that conducts a high voltage therethrough, a probe that delivers voltage to the conductive screen, and a conductive patch adhered to the conductive screen. The probe delivers the high voltage to the conductive screen through the conductive patch.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventor: Forwood C. Wiser
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Patent number: 11369976Abstract: A filter assembly having two frames. The two frames are connected by a hinge about which they rotate. The two frames hold a filter media there between. The two frames are locked using one or more latches that are located along a side rail of the at least one of the two frames. The one or more latches are flushed with an edge of the side rails of the two frames, to couple the two frames in a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventors: Forwood C. Wiser, III, John Augustus Lang, Jr.
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Publication number: 20210276021Abstract: Filter media for an active field polarized media air cleaner includes two layers of dielectric material with a higher resistance air permeable screen sandwiched between the lower resistivity electric layers. The filter media may further include a mixed fiber filter layer having fibers from different sides of the triboelectric scale. The filter media may further include a layer of relatively higher density dielectric material followed by a layer of relatively lower density dielectric material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventors: Forwood C. Wiser, III, George R. Summers, Benjamin H. Kaeppner
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Patent number: 11007537Abstract: Filter media for an active field polarized media air cleaner includes two layers of dielectric material with a higher resistance air permeable screen sandwiched between the lower resistivity electric layers. The filter media may further include a mixed fiber filter layer having fibers from different sides of the triboelectric scale. The filter media may further include a layer of relatively higher density dielectric material followed by a layer of relatively lower density dielectric material.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventors: Forwood C. Wiser, George R. Summers, Benjamin H. Kaeppner
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Publication number: 20200061635Abstract: An active field polarized filter includes a scrimless filter media that includes a mixture of polypropylene fibers with polymethaphenylene isophtalamide fibers. This mixture may be in the form of a nonwoven material having a weight ratio of polymethaphenylene isophtalamide fibers to polypropylene fibers ranging between 5:95 and 50:50, and even more preferably between 10:90 and 30:70.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventors: Forwood C. Wiser, III, Benjamin Hans Kaeppner
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Publication number: 20190283040Abstract: A filter assembly having two frames. The two frames are connected by a hinge about which they rotate. The two frames hold a filter media there between. The two frames are locked using one or more latches that are located along a side rail of the at least one of the two frames. The one or more latches are flushed with an edge of the side rails of the two frames, to couple the two frames in a closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventors: Forwood C. Wiser, III, John Augustus Lang, JR.
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Publication number: 20190224603Abstract: An air filter has a mechanism for preventing blow-by around a perimeter of the filter. The air filter has two rigid frames surrounding a filter and at least one of the rigid frames comprises a brush seal track with a brush seal therein. The air filter includes a latching mechanism to engage the rigid frames to each other and a handle for installation and removal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventors: Forwood C. Wiser, III, Aditya A. Patel, George Robert Summers
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Publication number: 20190022571Abstract: A media design for modular use in an air cleaning or HVAC systems to removes gas phase contaminants. The design allows for a control of gas contaminant removal using variable media length, path length, and contact time to ensure a contained MTZ length and low pressure drop. In one embodiment, the design includes a filter module at an angle to an airflow and an air filter mounted within the filter frame. The filter module may include channels therethrough that are oriented at the optimum angle in relation to the airflow to provide the required dwell time and pressure drop for a given application.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventors: Forwood C. Wiser, III, Caitlin Naske
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Patent number: 10058809Abstract: An air filter has a mechanism for preventing blow-by around a perimeter of the filter. The air filter has two rigid frames surrounding a filter and at least one of the rigid frames comprises a brush seal track with a brush seal therein. The brush seal may be contained within a hinge element attached to the two rigid frames.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventors: Forwood C. Wiser, III, Aditya Patel, George Robert Summers
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Patent number: 9861990Abstract: A filter assembly for an active field polarized media air cleaner includes a conductive screen that conducts a high voltage therethrough, a probe that delivers voltage to the conductive screen, and a conductive patch adhered to the conductive screen. The probe delivers the high voltage to the conductive screen through the conductive patch.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventor: Forwood C Wiser
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Publication number: 20180001326Abstract: Filter media for an active field polarized media air cleaner includes two layers of dielectric material with a higher resistance air permeable screen sandwiched between the lower resistivity electric layers. The filter media may further include a mixed fiber filter layer having fibers from different sides of the triboelectric scale. The filter media may further include a layer of relatively higher density dielectric material followed by a layer of relatively lower density dielectric material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventors: Forwood C. Wiser, George R. Summers, Benjamin H. Kaeppner
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Publication number: 20180001327Abstract: A filter assembly for an active field polarized media air cleaner includes a conductive screen that conducts a high voltage therethrough, a probe that delivers voltage to the conductive screen, and a conductive patch adhered to the conductive screen. The probe delivers the high voltage to the conductive screen through the conductive patch.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventor: Forwood C. Wiser
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Patent number: 9789494Abstract: Improvements in active field polarized media air cleaner include an aerodynamic front cowling to reduce static air resistance, a rear double hinge to reduce blow by, a resistive center screen permitting the sharing of high voltage power supplies while reducing the tendency to arc and allowing for a higher operational voltage, a dielectric media support frame to produce a more uniform electrostatic field and reduce blow by, while at the same time reducing the tendency to spray corona and/or arc at the edges of the center screen, a substantially flat conductive outer screen to produce a more uniform electrostatic field throughout the filter media and a high-voltage shield to reduce high-voltage arcing and the spraying of corona where the high-voltage probe contacts the center screen.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventors: Forwood C. Wiser, III, George R. Summers, Benjamin H. Kaeppner
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Patent number: 9764331Abstract: Filter media for an active field polarized media air cleaner includes two layers of dielectric material with a higher resistance air permeable screen sandwiched between the lower resistivity electric layers. The filter media may further include a mixed fiber filter layer having fibers from different sides of the triboelectric scale. The filter media may further include a layer of relatively higher density dielectric material followed by a layer of relatively lower density dielectric material.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Environmental Management Confederation, Inc.Inventors: Forwood C Wiser, George R. Summers, Benjamin H. Kaeppner
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Publication number: 20160303499Abstract: A filter media includes flat sheets that are corrugated into a honeycomb matrix wherein air flows through the material and airborne contaminants are captured on the sidewalls of the material, wherein an active electrostatic field is applied to the flat sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Forwood C. Wiser
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Publication number: 20160158765Abstract: Improvements in active field polarized media air cleaner include an aerodynamic front cowling to reduce static air resistance, a rear double hinge to reduce blow by, a resistive center screen permitting the sharing of high voltage power supplies while reducing the tendency to arc and allowing for a higher operational voltage, a dielectric media support frame to produce a more uniform electrostatic field and reduce blow by, while at the same time reducing the tendency to spray corona and/or arc at the edges of the center screen, a substantially flat conductive outer screen to produce a more uniform electrostatic field throughout the filter media and a high-voltage shield to reduce high-voltage arcing and the spraying of corona where the high-voltage probe contacts the center screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CONFEDERATION, INC.Inventors: Forwood C. Wiser, III, George R. Summers, Benjamin H. Kaeppner