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| 7983016 | Electrostatically atomizing device An electrostatically atomizing device comprises an emitter electrode, an opposed electrode, cooling means for condensing water on the emitter electrode, and a high voltage source; and high voltage is applied to the condensed water so that minute water particles are ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7944674 | Barrier piercing electrode An electrode is provided that is adapted to both pierce a barrier and providing an over-air discharge of electrical energy. In this regard, an over air discharge of electrical energy may be provided to an opposing side of a barrier. In one arrangement, the electrode... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7830643 | Power supply with electrostatic cooling fan A power supply having an electrostatic circuit producing sufficient ionic motion to move ambient air over heated surfaces. The electrostatic circuit creates a corona discharge from several emitter point sources producing sufficient ionic motion to move ambient air o... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7675730 | Techniques for detecting wafer charging in a plasma processing system Techniques for detecting wafer charging in a plasma processing system are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an apparatus for detecting wafer charging in a plasma processing system. The apparatus may comprise a plasm... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7663859 | Electrostatic footwear Electrostatic footwear in the form of a cover with a sole and an upper having an opening to receive the foot or shoe of a user. The opening may be provided with elastic or an elastic cuff for retention about the user. The cover may be worn over the foot or the shoe ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7535692 | Multilevel structured surfaces An apparatus comprising a substrate having a surface with electrically connected and electrically isolated fluid-support-structures thereon. Each of the fluid-support-structures have at least one dimension of about 1 millimeter or less. The electrically connected fl... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7439712 | Energy collection An energy collection system may collect and use the energy generated by an electric field. Collection fibers are suspended from a support wire system supported by poles. The support wire system is electrically connected to a load by a connecting wire. The collection... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7420169 | Dicorotron wire assembly removal-insertion tool Electrostatic printing processes utilize corona-charging units. When those units wear out or become faulty, they need to be replaced. This embodiment provides a tool that can be used to remove a faulty electrode wire assembly from the unit. This same tool when loade... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7364942 | Process for wafer level treatment to reduce stiction and passivate micromachined surfaces and compounds used therefor This invention discloses a process for forming durable anti-stiction surfaces on micromachined structures while they are still in wafer form (i.e., before they are separated into discrete devices for assembly into packages). This process involves the vapor depositio... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7294176 | Surface discharge type air cleaning device A surface discharge air cleaning device includes an insulating dielectric body, a discharge electrode formed at the upper surface of the insulating dielectric body, and a ground electrode formed at the lower surface of the insulating dielectric body, the discharge e... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286788 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum, a charge roller for charging the photosensitive drum, a developing device for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the charged photosensitive drum with a developer, a first auxiliary charging b... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7266469 | Method and article of manufacture for determining a rate of change of orientation of a plurality of fibers disposed in a fluid A method and an article of manufacture for determining a rate of change of orientation of a plurality of fibers disposed in a fluid are provided. The method includes determining a first tensor indicative of the rate of change of orientation of the plurality of fiber... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264752 | Conductive coatings for corona generating devices Conductive coatings usable for coating various elements of corona generating devices and method of forming such coatings are provided. The coatings include graphite and at least one transition metal oxide catalyst. When the conductive coatings are employed in elemen... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261778 | Method of producing quasi phase-matching crystal and quasi phase-matching crystal Rectangular protruding parts 2 are formed on the surface of one side of a quartz crystal substrate 1; these protruding parts 2 are formed as aggregates of rectangular protruding parts 4 of an even finer pattern. Recessed parts 5 wh... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261767 | Air purifier Disclosed is an air purifier having a small size so as to be easily mounted to various home appliances, and preventing ozone which is harmful to a human body from being generated, the air purifier including an insulating dielectric including a solid; a discharge ele... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258730 | Air purifier Disclosed is an air purifier with a small size, having an excellent air purifying capacity, capable of preventing a large amount of ozone from being generated, the ozone harmful to a human body. The air purifier includes a case, a pair of discharge electrodes provid... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7242891 | Image forming apparatus and method thereof An image forming apparatus includes an image-forming unit having a plurality of photosensitive media to be charged; a transfer belt to be rotated along an endless path by a drive roller and a steering roller, an outer surface of the transfer belt being in contact wi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242821 | Enhanced performance mode converter An optical mode converter comprising a slow wave electrode structure and including Schottky barriers for preventing an accumulation of free carriers in the optical waveguide region of the converter. The Schottky barriers are also used for suppressing higher order mo... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236343 | Method and system for lightning current conduction protection using foil bonded strips An apparatus and method for current protection from lightning strikes is provided. An apparatus for current protection comprises an electrically conductive strip affixed to a surface, such as a structural panel, and electrically bonded to a system current return str... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236344 | Ionic flow generator for thermal management The apparatus for generating ionic flow of media includes a DC voltage supply having a positive terminal and a negative terminal with a collector connected to the negative terminal of the direct current voltage supply. The collector has a substantially tubular confi... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7227735 | Current regulated, voltage limited, AC power supply with DC offset for corona chargers An apparatus and method for powering opposing corona chargers for discharging moving receiver sheets. The discharging capacity of the chargers is expanded by adding a high voltage DC offset to a current regulated, AC voltage limited power supply. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223444 | Particle deposition apparatus and methods for forming nanostructures A fast method of creating nanostructures comprising the steps of forming one or more electrically-charged regions (5) of predetermined shape on a surface (1) of a first material, by contacting the regions with a stamp for transferring electric charge, ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224567 | Structural arrangements for ion generator to promote ionization efficiency An ionization electrode consists of a plate-like positive pole (31a) formed with plural pointed ends (31b) on its outer edge, and a spheric negative pole (32a) opposing a flat surface of the positive pole (31a)... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220614 | Process for wafer level treatment to reduce stiction and passivate micromachined surfaces and compounds used therefor This invention discloses a process for forming durable anti-stiction surfaces on micromachined structures while they are still in wafer form (i.e., before they are separated into discrete devices for assembly into packages). This process involves the vapor depositio... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7194215 | Process cartridge comprising memory medium storing information for selecting one of a plurality of alternating voltages applied to charging member and such a memory medium A memory medium is provided to a cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus. Into the memory medium, as information for performing charge control, information on the amount of usage of an image-bearing member and information on a charging alternati... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7177572 | Biased charge roller with embedded electrodes with post-nip breakdown to enable improved charge uniformity Electrodes are embedded in a biased charge roller of a xerographic device. The electrodes, which may run the length of the roller, are deposited on an insulating substrate. A semi-conductive conformable layer of a flexible elastomer covers the electrodes. The semi-c... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172543 | Conductive roller A conductive roller including a core metal and a conductive elastic layer disposed on a peripheral surface of the core metal. The conductive roller has an electrostatic capacity not more than 50 pF at 100 Hz and an electric resistance not less than 105Ω ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174112 | Image forming apparatus featuring a transfer bias having a polarity opposite to a polarity of a charged toner An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable latent image bearing member; a charging device contacting with the latent image bearing member and being provided with a voltage applied thereto for charging the latent image bearing member; a cleaning device contactin... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7169366 | System and method for exposing an object to an electrical discharge Methods and systems are configured to expose an object to an electrical discharge. The system includes a conveyor that conveys the object, a guide that guides the object, and an electrode that provides an electrical discharge. The guide is typically set to guide the... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171141 | Charging roller, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus A charging roller for a contact charging assembly is provided including a conductive substrate, an elastic layer which covers the periphery of the conductive substrate, and a seamless tube externally so fitted as to cover the periphery of the elastic layer. The seam... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162173 | Image forming apparatus using an ordered set of first, second and charging AC peak to peak voltages After an application of a first AC voltage for selecting a peak-to-peak voltage of a charging AC voltage for charging an image forming area of an image bearing member and before an application of a charging AC voltage, there is applied a second AC voltage having a p... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155135 | Image forming apparatus with mode having prolonged rotation time of image bearing member at non-image forming time The image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image bearing member, a charging member that is contactably provided to the image bearing member and that charges the image bearing member with a voltage containing an AC component and a DC component; and a control de... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150412 | Method and apparatus for electrostatic spray A method and apparatus to improve the atomization of liquid and the efficiency of depositing liquid particles onto target objects, or to coat the target object with a thin film of liquid, to reduce the risk of high-voltage electrical shock, and to reduce the weight ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144525 | Elastic member of semiconductive polymer and OA equipment using the same An elastic member of a semiconductive polymer comprising a conductive composition containing a conductive polymer and binder polymer, wherein the elastic member satisfies both characteristics of (A) a variation of 1.5 digit or less between the electrical resistance ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137570 | Air freshener and method An air freshener device includes a scent material interspersed within a polymer body or a polymer gel, and capable of dispersing out of the polymer gel. The polymer body and a polymer gel can be flexible and compressible, and also resilient and returnable to its ori... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139501 | Charge voltage control circuit and image forming apparatus which controls a charge voltage based on a discharge current An image forming apparatus includes a control voltage generation circuit which inputs a primary AC voltage to the primary side of a voltage transformer, generates a control voltage corresponding to a current generated on the secondary side of the voltage transformer... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125602 | Frictional holding pad A frictional holding pad for removably attaching items, such as a cell phone, to a surface, such as a dash, to allow storage of items on the pad to prevent the items from shifting or sliding due to the movement of the support surface. A bottom surface of the pad is ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7112918 | Microdischarge devices and arrays having tapered microcavities A microdischarge device has a semiconductor layer, an intermediate layer, and a conductive layer. A tapered cavity is disposed in at least the semiconductor layer. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112263 | Polarization inversion method for ferroelectric substances A pattern electrode having a predetermined pattern and a connecting electrode connected to the pattern electrode are formed on one surface of a single-polarized ferroelectric substance crystal. An electric field is applied across the ferroelectric substance crystal ... | 09/26/2006 |
