About us

Real Spirit USA, Inc., Aqua Ionizer Pro's parent company, is located at www.realspiritusa.com. The company was founded by long-time friends and business partners Richard Mayer and Dr. Malcolm Currie in July of 2005. Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, Real Spirit USA is an innovative consumer products development group dedicated to producing reliable, affordable, cutting-edge products to improve your health.

The companyā€™s current focus under the brand names Advanced PureAir, Air Water Life and Aqua Ionizer Pro, is the production and distribution of:

Affordable Air Filtration systems

The finest and most affordable multi-stage portable air filtration and purification systems, including our best-selling Air Shield 9-Stage Purifier with air sensors and activated oxygen. 

Advanced Water Ionization

Low-cost water ionization products from our Air Water Life division tailored in producing antioxidants and alkaline water. 

Atmospheric Water Generation

Creating water from air using advanced filtration and proprietary de-humidification systems.  

Creating life enhancing products. 

Real Spirit USA is committed to staying at the forefront of advanced air purification and filtration technologies. Please visit our websites often for information on new products and, if weā€™re not there already, look for us soon in your local retail stores as we continue to expand our sales nationally and internationally.

Who We Are

Why We Started The Company

What Differentiates Us 

Our Co-founders

Richard Mayer:

Prior to founding Real Spirit, Richard was President of Currie Technologies, Inc. (CTI), a transportation business selling electric bikes and scooters. As with Real-Spirit, Mr. Mayer started CTI with Dr. Malcolm Currie. In fact, Richard is the inventor of the electric scooter and bicycle drive systems used by CTI and holds numerous patents.

Prior to joining Currie, Mr. Mayer taught college at UCLA and CAL State ā€“ Northridge as well as secondary school classes at Van Nuys High School. The subjects he taught ranged from automotive technology to photography and aerospace technology. Richard taught for 17 years at the LA Unified School District.

During his teaching years, Mr. Mayer was also the owner of Electric Car Co. of America and built over 50 custom electric cars including several for Hollywood stars including Ed Begley Jr., Alan Alda, Alexandra Paul, Fran Tarkington and Jay Leno among others.

Mr. Mayer is a graduate of Cal State Los Angeles and holds California teaching credentials in automotive, aerospace technology and photography.

Dr. Malcolm R. Currie:

Dr. Currie has previously served as the CEO of Currie Technologies Inc., an electric transportation company since 1997.

Dr. Currie is perhaps best know however as the former Chairman and CEO of Hughes Aircraft Company from 1988 to 1992 and as a former United States, Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering from 1972 to 1977. Upon his retirement from Hughes in 1992 the company, in honor of his years of dedicated service named him Chairman Emeritus.

Dr. Currie currently serves on Boards of Directors of several publicly traded companies and is also a member and past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California. Dr. Currie has previously served as President and CEO of Delco Electronics Corp., Chairman and CEO of GM Hughes Electronics Corp.

Dr. Currie holds a BA in Physics and a PhD in Engineering Physics from the University of California at Berkeleey.