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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8134821 | Static eliminator and discharge electrode unit built therein There is provided a static eliminator capable of weakening an electric field between a discharge electrode and a ground electrode, to generate a strong electric field between the discharge electrode and a workpiece, in which a first-stage circumferential chamber, a ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8072731 | Static eliminator and discharge electrode unit built therein There is provided a static eliminator capable of improving a sheath effect exerted by shielding a leading end of a discharge electrode by a clean gas so as to prevent the leading end of the discharge electrode from being contaminated, in which a first-stage circumfe... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8018710 | Ionizer and static elimination method The ionizer includes a nozzle having a discharge electrode for inducing corona discharge by application of high voltage to eject ions, an emission port for emitting supplied gas together with the ejected ions, and a gas channel for guiding supplied gas to the emissi... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8009405 | Low maintenance AC gas flow driven static neutralizer and method A low maintenance AC gas-flow driven static neutralizer, comprising at least one emitter and at least one reference electrode; a power supply having an output electrically coupled to the emitter(s) and a reference terminal electrically coupled to the reference elect... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7965487 | Neutralization apparatus having minute electrode ion generation element A neutralization apparatus comprising an ion generation element employing a novel, high efficiency discharge system capable of generating high concentration ions with a low ozone concentration. In the neutralization apparatus, the ion generation element is a minute ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7843678 | Photoelectron generating plate, negative particle generating device and charge removing device and equipment using such device The photoelectron generating plate includes on a substrate a photoelectron emission layer for emitting photoelectrons by the illumination of the light and having a barrier property. A diffusion of a material of an underlying base member into the photoelectron emissi... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7813102 | Prevention of emitter contamination with electronic waveforms An apparatus and method for minimizing contamination buildup on corona emitters that are employed in an ionizer. Contamination buildup control is accomplished with solely electronic means. High voltage is applied to the emitters with waveforms that serve to push con... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7710707 | Flexible soft X-ray ionizer A flexible ionizer uses soft X-ray and has a head unit generating soft X-ray whose wavelength is 1.2˜1.5 Å, a soft X-ray protect unit shielding the leak of the soft X-ray from the head unit, and a power control unit supplying a control signal and control voltage ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7660097 | Device for removing electrostatic charges on an object using soft X-ray A remover of electrostatic charges comprises a head part, a soft X-ray protecting part, and a power controlling part. The head part neutralizes and weakens electrostatic charges of bodies that are objects of removal of electrostatic charges by generating soft X-ray ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7649728 | Electricity removal apparatus The present invention relates to suppressing wear and contamination of the electrode needle as well as effectively removing the electricity from a charged body. An electricity removal mode in which the electrode needle is applied with a high voltage to produce ions ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7483255 | Ionizing electrode structure and apparatus Ions for neutralizing electrostatic charge on an object are generated and delivered in a stream of gas flowing through a dielectric channel that surrounds a loop of conductive filament which forms an ionizing electrode. The loop is formed within a single plane, or w... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7427864 | Ion balance monitor An ion balance monitor for simultaneous monitoring of the positive and negative ion production rates, and therefore ion concentration, by measurement of currents resulting from the presence of airborne ions as created for example by an air (gas) ionizer. Additionall... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7397647 | Ionized gas current emission type dust-free ionizer The ionizer of the present invention comprises a chamber which has an ionization part that ionizes a portion of an ion carrier gas that is supplied to the interior of this chamber, and a blowing part which feeds the ion carrier gas toward a charged body. The ionizat... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7391599 | Low voltage modular room ionization system An ionization system for a predefined area includes a plurality of emitter modules spaced around the area, a system controller for individually addressing and monitoring the emitter modules and communication lines for electrically connecting the plurality of emitter... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7356053 | Mode-locked laser with variable pulse duration A pulsed, mode-locked, picosecond laser having a solid-state laser medium, a saturable absorber (SA), and a passive negative feedback (PNF) element. The SA is “slow,” having an absorption recovery time which is longer than a desired duration of an output pulse. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7339778 | Corona discharge static neutralizing apparatus A corona discharge static neutralizing device includes a wire electrode retained in tension between spaced ends of a resilient support member that is positioned within a flowing air stream. Another electrode aligned with and spaced from the wire electrode promotes a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7324322 | Static eliminator A static eliminator generates ions by applying positive and negative high voltages to a discharge electrode of a discharge head. The static eliminator includes a high voltage power supply unit including a high voltage power supply circuit and a high voltage cable fo... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321492 | Heat sink module for an electronic device Disclosed is a heat sink module for an electronic device, comprising a substrate having at least a fixed hole, at least a heat sink fin set disposed on the substrate and having a plurality of heat sink fins and at least a resilient plate disposed on the substrate an... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7295418 | Collimated ionizer and method An air ion collimator is added to ionizers with integrated fans that are used to remove static charge. Three mechanisms minimize air ion losses through recombination. Hence, the collimator increases the air ions that are available for charge removal. First, reducing... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7256979 | Ion generator, and electric apparatus and air conditioning apparatus incorporating the same A booster coil is stored in a coil storing room provided in the bottom section of a common case having an opening on one side, and is insulation-molded with a filler. A circuit substrate is inserted into the common case and supported by a supporting edge which is pr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253092 | Tungsten plug corrosion prevention method using water Disclosed herein is a method of making integrated circuits. In one embodiment the method includes forming tungsten plugs in the integrated circuit and forming electrically conductive interconnect lines in the integrated circuit after formation of the tungsten plugs.... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248454 | Static eliminator There is provided a static eliminator which comprises an ion generating portion in the form of tape. There is also provided a self-discharged static eliminator comprising an conductor provided with discharge whiskers in which the conductor is applied with a predeter... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242568 | Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a display module to display a picture, a casing placed around the display module, an anion generating unit including a plurality of electrodes provided inside the casing to generate anions and an electrode housing to accommodate the plur... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7214949 | Ion generation by the temporal control of gaseous dielectric breakdown An apparatus and method for ion generation are adapted such that an ionization process is controlled temporally, to first initiate, then to halt the breakdown of the gas before a destructive plasma or glow is formed. This method controls the release of energy to the... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204038 | Hairdryer with electrostatic precipitator and filter cleanout warning A hairdryer air intake is cleansed of dust particles with an electrostatic precipitator. The precipitator consists of a charging device (1) and a grounded filter media (2) that can be removed and cleaned. A warning lamp (13) indicates the need t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204910 | Film tape for forming a cutting edge on dispenser cartons A tape formed of a polymeric material and having a thickness and stiffness suitable as a cutting edge on a dispensing carton for convolutely wound foil, film or paper, the tape includes a coating of adhesive and is applied at a laminating station in the carton manuf... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7187533 | Static charge neutralizer A passive device to neutralize electrostatic charging of fuel when it exists a filter monitor cartridge is described. Filter cartridges containing light filter media generate electrostatic charges, which flow with the fuel as it exists the filter. The device neutral... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7177133 | Method and apparatus for bipolar ion generation A method and apparatus for generating positive and negative ions, the method comprising: generating ac high voltage; providing different polarity of the high-voltage to at least one pair of ionizing electrodes mounted in separate conducting cages located adjacent to... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7170734 | Air ionization device The invention relates to an air ionization device comprising a high voltage line which can be connected to an AC voltage power source and point electrodes which are coupled capacitively to the high voltage line for generating a corona discharge. In order to develop ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7161788 | Low voltage modular room ionization system An ionization system for a predefined area includes a plurality of emitter modules spaced around the area, a system controller for individually addressing and monitoring the emitter modules and communication lines for electrically connecting the plurality of emitter... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161789 | Ion chip The ion chip has an ionizing structure in intimate electrical and physical contact with a conductor. The ionizing structure is either a carbon fiber layer or ionizing needles or both. The conductor may be a bare metal wire, a metal plate or a metal layer on a base i... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7126807 | Ionized air flow discharge type non-dusting ionizer The ionizer of the present invention comprises a chamber which has an ionization part that ionizes a portion of an ion carrier gas that is supplied to the interior of this chamber, and a blowing part which feeds the ion carrier gas toward a charged body. The ionizat... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123823 | Programmable manual hair dryer with multiple functions The dryer includes in its programmable control circuit a microprocessor to which are connected at least a temperature sensor, a static pressure sensor, a motor revolution sensor, a ion generator, a resistor battery with its selector switches in series, and the respe... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100537 | Ionic pet groomer A handholdable ion emitting pet grooming brush for grooming pets is provided. It includes a body having an air intake on the top side of the body. A bristle unit is removably attached to the bottom side of the body and there is an opening in the middle of the bristl... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7095600 | Electrostatic charge neutralization using grooved roller surface patterns A method for coating a liquid composition from an applicator to a first surface of a moving web having opposite first and second surfaces, the web being conveyed along a path through a coating apparatus, the coating apparatus including a charge neutralization statio... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7052992 | Tungsten plug corrosion prevention method using ionized air Disclosed herein is a method of making integrated circuits. In one embodiment the method includes forming tungsten plugs in the integrated circuit and forming electrically conductive interconnect lines in the integrated circuit after formation of the tungsten plugs.... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047660 | Hair dryer attachment An attachment to a hair dryer is provided including a housing, an ion generator system, and a control box to contain the ion generator system. The housing removably couples to a hair dryer along an air-venting portion of the dryer. The attachment includes a fitting ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040101 | Air refining device and ion generator used for the device An air conditioning apparatus incorporates an ion generating device that generates positive and negative ions by applying an alternating-current voltage between electrodes. The generated positive and negative ions coexist in the air and, when they attach to the surf... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042694 | Self-balancing shielded bipolar ionizer with air assist An improvement for a self-balancing shielded bipolar ionizer (U.S. Pat. No. 6,002,573), which uses pressurized air or nitrogen to increase performance, extend the operating distance range, and reduce cleaning frequency. An air assist assembly is inserted into the io... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6968633 | Paint drying system A paint drying system for drying a painted body (4), such as a painted motor vehicle, includes a spraybooth (1) having an enclosure (2) through which air flows from an air inlet (6) to an air outlet (16, 18). The spraybooth (1 | 11/29/2005 |
