ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,224,560, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to JONIX S.P.A. (Tribano, Italy).
"Ionization device and method to manufacture thereof" was invented by Mauro Mantovan (Tribano, Italy) and Antonio Cecchi (Tribano, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ionising device is described comprising a tubular bulb of electrically insulating or dielectric material extending along a longitudinal reference axis and having the two opposite longitudinal terminal ends and open, a tubular cathode engaged in the bulb, a tubular anode fitted onto the bulb, a pair of covers coupled to a relative end of said bulb so as to hermetically close it, and a conductive e...