This invention is a smart face mask for air filtration with a transparent mouth-covering portion, an active air filtration system which filters both air inflow and air outflow, an environmental or biometric sensor, and a smart control mechanism wherein the operation of the active air filtration system is automatically adjusted based on analysis of data from the sensor.

This invention is a smart face mask for air filtration with a transparent mouth-covering portion, an active air filtration system which filters both air inflow and air outflow, an environmental or biometric sensor, and a smart control mechanism wherein the operation of the active air filtration system is automatically adjusted based on analysis of data from the sensor.

The present invention relates to a device and method for determining the pollution status of a particle filter (10) for an air-cleaning device (1) with increased accuracy at low extra costs. The device comprises a sheet resistance input (43) for obtaining sheet resistance information (21) indicating or allowing to determine an electrical sheet resistance of the particle filter (10); a humidity input (44) for obtaining humidity information (31) indicating the relative humidity of the filter's environment; and a processor (45) for comparing the electrical sheet resistance indicated by or determined from the obtained sheet resistance information (21) with a reference sheet resistance of a clean particle filter at the relative humidity (31) indicated by the obtained humidity information and given at the time of acquisition of said electrical sheet resistance and for generating, based on said comparison, a control signal (41) for control of the air-cleaning device and/or a status information (42) indicating the pollution status of the particle filter (10).

The present invention relates to a device and method for determining the pollution status of a particle filter (10) for an air-cleaning device (1) with increased accuracy at low extra costs. The device comprises a sheet resistance input (43) for obtaining sheet resistance information (21) indicating or allowing to determine an electrical sheet resistance of the particle filter (10); a humidity input (44) for obtaining humidity information (31) indicating the relative humidity of the filter's environment; and a processor (45) for comparing the electrical sheet resistance indicated by or determined from the obtained sheet resistance information (21) with a reference sheet resistance of a clean particle filter at the relative humidity (31) indicated by the obtained humidity information and given at the time of acquisition of said electrical sheet resistance and for generating, based on said comparison, a control signal (41) for control of the air-cleaning device and/or a status information (42) indicating the pollution status of the particle filter (10).

An air conditioner includes: an air blower configured to take air from an inlet, and to blow the air from an outlet; a filter configured to purify the air; a first chamber and a second chamber taking the air purified by the filter; a humidification filter provided in the second chamber, and humidifying the air taken into the second chamber; and a divider opening and closing an opening that provides communication between the first chamber and the second chamber, and adjusting a volume of the air taken from the first chamber into the second chamber. The air taken from the first chamber into the second chamber and/or the air taken into the second chamber is blown from the outlet.

An air conditioner includes: an air blower configured to take air from an inlet, and to blow the air from an outlet; a filter configured to purify the air; a first chamber and a second chamber taking the air purified by the filter; a humidification filter provided in the second chamber, and humidifying the air taken into the second chamber; and a divider opening and closing an opening that provides communication between the first chamber and the second chamber, and adjusting a volume of the air taken from the first chamber into the second chamber. The air taken from the first chamber into the second chamber and/or the air taken into the second chamber is blown from the outlet.

A system for providing filtered air to an enclosed space includes a first air feed pump to pull air from an environment and push pressurized air to the enclosed space, a power source adapted to provide electrical power to the first air feed pump, a first filter media positioned between the first air feed pump and the enclosed space to provide coarse filtration of the pressurized air pumped from the first air feed pump through the first filter media and remove particles that are larger than approximately 5 microns, and a second filter media positioned between the first filter media and the enclosed space to provide fine filtration of the pressurized air pumped from the first filter media through the second filter media and remove particles that are between 1 nanometer and 20 nanometers in size.

A filter section of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a plurality of filters arranged in series relative to a flow path of air through the filter section. The plurality of filters includes at least one movable filter transformable between an extended position arranged within the flow path of air and a retracted position removed from the flow path of air. At least one movement mechanism is operably coupled to the at least one movable filter to transform the at least one movable filter between the extended position and the retracted position.

A filter section of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a plurality of filters arranged in series relative to a flow path of air through the filter section. The plurality of filters includes at least one movable filter transformable between an extended position arranged within the flow path of air and a retracted position removed from the flow path of air. At least one movement mechanism is operably coupled to the at least one movable filter to transform the at least one movable filter between the extended position and the retracted position.

The present disclosure relates to air filters. More particularly, it relates to air filters including pleated filter media that can be uniformly expanded and contracted. In some embodiments, the air filters are adjustably sized air filter systems. In some embodiments, the air filters can be used in a window opening.