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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7583490 | Static electricity dissipation device for vehicles Apparatus and methodology for discharging static electricity from a vehicle which uses a discharge mechanism that does not contact the roadway (Earth) when the vehicle is in forward motion to reduce, or completely avoid, frictional wear on the discharge mechanism. I... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7342765 | Current insulation device for fuel systems An electrical insulating device for a linear component forming part of a fuel system subjected to risks of possible external electrical discharges formed by a part (13) made of insulating material attached to two metal flanges (15, 17) that allow inser... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318460 | Fuel charging structure of vehicle A fuel gas charging portion structure of a gas fuel vehicle includes a fuel gas charging port to which a fuel charging nozzle of an external fuel charging station is to be connected, an earthing portion to which a earth wire of the fuel gas charging station to be co... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7246640 | Fuel-discharge protection system for preventing electrostatic hazard A fuel-discharge protection system is provided herein to prevent electrostatic hazard when a tank truck is discharging fuel into a reservoir. This invention mainly contains an oil-valve switch device, a driving device, and an electrostatic detection and control devi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7212388 | Device protecting an electronic circuit An arrangement for protecting an electronic circuit is suggested which is mounted in a housing and is insulated relative to the housing. At least one connection is provided with which the electronic circuit is connected to a pregiven potential. A voltage-dependent r... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191808 | Driver interactive system for reducing the possibility of a static discharge during the refill of high pressure storage tanks in hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles A driver interactive system to indirectly monitor hydrogen fuel cell vehicle electrical charge potential through vehicle to ground resistance measurements, and to permit refueling only when vehicle to ground resistance does not exceed a predetermined safe level ther... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7193835 | Permanent control device for the grounding of an electric public transport vehicle running on tires and which is self-guided The device is characterized by units of pairs of two friction or sliding shoes (28) and (29), running on a metal guide rail (2), each fixed to a self-guidance unit (16), by way of rollers (26) and (27), running along the gui... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7093787 | Lightning strike mitigation system A lightning strike mitigation system for protecting a surface includes an inner insulating layer adjacent a surface to be protected, an outer insulating layer, and an intermediate layer formed from an electrically conductive material between the inner and outer insu... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7068488 | Static discharging system A static discharging system includes a post having a lower end and an upper end. The lower end is selectively mounted in a ground surface adjacent to a gas pumping station such that the post extends upwardly from the ground surface. An electrically conductive plate ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7042693 | Lightning protection apparatus and method A deployable lightning protection apparatus particularly suited for use with an aircraft radome comprises a source of electrically conducting fluid, a deliver apparatus which delivers the conducting fluid flow across to the surface of the radome prior to a lightning... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6924740 | Electrical resistance monitoring device A device for indicating whether a conductive element has an electrical resistance equal to or less than a predetermined value or whether the conductive element is reliably connected to earth reference potential by a resistance equal to or less than a predetermined v... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6713670 | Electrostatically clean solar array Provided are methods of manufacturing an electrostatically clean solar array panel and the products resulting from the practice of these methods. The preferred method uses an array of solar cells, each with a coverglass where the method includes machining apertures ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6357767 | Static-dissipative member for wheeled conveyance A wheeled conveyance, such as a shopping cart, a luggage cart, a utility cart, a wheel chair, a gurney, or a tricycle has a metal chassis and wheels, which support the metal chassis above a supporting surface, such as a floor surface, and which may isolat... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6327132 | Spark resistant structure, in particular for aircraft Spark-resistant structure for use with aircraft, including a sheet-shaped external element made of a composite material with an exterior face bearing an electrically conducting surface layer for dissipating lightning energy. The external element also has ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6327131 | Grounding apparatus for a cart and method of transportation A transportation apparatus for transporting components (240) sensitive to electrostatic discharge includes an electically conductive cart (220), an electrically conductive pad (231) coupled to the electrically conductive floor to ground the cart, an elect... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5862032 | Cowling assembly A cowling assembly for a vehicle comprises a general external surface having secured to or adjacent thereto, an elongate lightning diverter element which, at least when subjected to a high electric field, is electrically conductive, wherein a portion of t... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5771178 | Fail-safe fluid transfer controller A fail-safe fluid transfer control apparatus has full redundancy in the response to various inputs such as overfill probe signals, ground detection signals, and the like. Independent microprocessor controllers independently evaluate the inputs and each ou... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5650208 | Window equipped with electrostatic protection circuit A laminated window includes at least one rigid external substrate (5) and a sheet made of flexible plastic material (6) which is adjacent to the substrate (5). The window is equipped with an electrostatic protection circuit which is capable of dissipating... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5570265 | Static dischargers for aircraft An elongate member is coupled by a socket at one end to the aircraft surface, whilst a tip forms its other end. The electrical resistivity of the elongate member, tip and coupling is equal to or greater than 102 ohmmeter; and are preferably mol... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5331502 | Static charge eliminator for protection of electronic gasoline pumps and teller machines A device for the protection of electronic equipment placed in public locations, such as electronic gasoline pumps and automatic teller machines, from damage by electrostatic charges on the bodies of individuals. The device is based on a movable, electrica... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5179497 | Ground-free static charge removal device A ground-free device for removing static charges from semi-conductive or conductive bodies. The device includes a storage capacitor, a conductive contact connected to the storage capacitor, and an air capacitor connected to the storage capacitor, in which... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5021918 | Static electricity discharge suppressor To eliminate interference with radio reception, static electricity generated by a vehicle tire during operation can be dissipated by the retrofit attachment of one end of a spring wire to the wheel hub with insertion of the other end through a vent openin... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4971848 | Heatable panels An electrically heatable transparent panel (1) comprises spaced electrically conductive bus strips (2, 3) interconnected by electrically conductive heating means (4) deposited on a substrate (5) of glazing material. To reduce the visual obtrusiveness of t... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4901195 | Self-proving vehicle grounding system The invention comprises a self-proving vehicle grounding system for placing the ground of a transportation vehicle at the same voltage as the ground of a loading rack and is intended for use in conjunction with an overfill protection system. The overfill ... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4839771 | Apparatus for providing a lightning protective vehicle surface An improved composite structure is disclosed for a lightning protective skin member of an aircraft vehicle surface. The skin member includes first and second graphite panels separated by a wire grid. The grid enhances the strength and elasticity of the sk... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4792703 | Earthed circuit for an electric railway car An earthed circuit for an electric railway car which is equipped with an electric circuit including an electrical apparatus for which a switching operation is performed by use of a power semiconductor device includes a first brush attached to one of the a... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4773122 | Conductive caster A two wheel roller caster (10) for use in supporting movable objects on a floor having a conductive band (56) which has two ends and is mounted between two wheels (16) so as to provide conductive contact between the movable object and the floor. A conduct... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4720048 | Cart for transporting circuit components A transport vehicle for enabling a user to wheel one or more sensitive electronic components such as circuit board modules from one location to another without subjecting the components to electrical field damage. The transport vehicle is in the nature of... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4691198 | Control system for diverting/equalizing electrical potentials between two objects A control system for diverting/equalizing electrical potentials between two objects, for example the shell (1) of a storage tank installation and the body (10) of a tank truck/vessel, when loading flammable/explosive fluids, wherein an electrical equalize... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4000442 | Vehicle lightning protection device Lightning protection device of pleasing and ornamental shape and color for installation at a point on a land vehicle, particularly a point of attachment on a horizontal outside upper surface area thereof. The device comprises a charge accumulating ball wi... | 12/28/1976 |
