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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174814 | Wire electrode type ionizer An ionizer includes positive and negative wire electrodes each formed of a conductive wire with a circular cross section. The wire electrodes are arranged in parallel with each other, each having circumferential surfaces serving as a discharge surface on which a cor... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8154843 | Dual power source pulse generator for a triggering system An ablative plasma gun having a dual power source pulse generator is configured to generate a high voltage low current pulse and a low voltage high current pulse. A pair of electrodes are disposed and configured to receive the high voltage low current pulse, and to ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149561 | Ion generator An ion generator is capable of efficiently generating ions and includes a case accommodating an ion-generating element that generates ions by discharging electricity from a discharging needle electrode and a cover having openings for ion discharge. Resistive element... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8059383 | Electrostatic blower systems Embodiments of electrostatic blower system for use in computer systems or other electronic device, e.g., in inkjet printers for cooling or drying operations, are disclosed. An exemplary method may include arranging a plurality of electrostatic blowers together to in... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7986505 | Dual power source pulse generator for a triggering system A dual power source pulse generator in power connection with a pair of electrodes having a first electrode, a second electrode and an air gap therebetween. The dual power source pulse generator includes a first pulse source producing a high voltage low current pulse... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7969707 | Method of bipolar ion generation and aerodynamic ion generator An aerodynamic ion generator is disclosed. The generator includes an electric motor coupled to a propeller for placing in an airflow to generate electrical energy, with ionizing electrodes coupled to the propeller; a generator powered by the electric motor for gener... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7961451 | Ion generating element, and ion generating apparatus equipped with same An ion generating element includes a positive ion discharger for generating positive ions and a negative ion discharger for generating negative ions. The ion dischargers are arranged separately from and independently of each other with a distance securing insulation... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7948733 | Static eliminator There is provided a static eliminator for accurately detecting a contamination condition of a discharge electrode, in which a target value as a target frame ground current value is changed from, for example, zero as a reference alternately to the plus side and the m... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7944675 | Negative ion generating device for water A negative ion generating device includes a housing having a number of water flowing passages, a number of electrically conductive boards engaged with sockets of the housing and electrically coupled to negative and conductive electricity respectively and disposed al... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7916445 | Ion generating apparatus An ion generating apparatus includes an ion generating element having a positive ion discharger for generating positive ions, and a negative ion discharger for generating negative ions. The positive ion discharger and the negative ion discharger are arranged separat... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7898790 | Ionizer An ionizer is formed by coupling a fan unit provided with a discharge electrode and a fan and a control unit provided with an indicator and an adjuster to each other, and both units are changeable between a normal coupling condition, where both are directed in the s... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7821764 | Voltage converter A voltage converter having a sealed case, a pair of opposing, spaced apart planar electrodes located within the sealed case, a pack of porous dielectric powder filled between the planar electrodes, and an auxiliary electrode electrically connected to one of the plan... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7787231 | High voltage generating circuit, ion generating device and electrical apparatus A high voltage generating circuit includes a boosting portion (e.g., a trigger coil (22)) for boosting DC voltage delivered from a DC power supply (26) so as to deliver high voltage at a secondary side, a switching element (e.g., a MOSFET (23)) ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7764482 | Vitamin ion generator An ion generator is provided which includes a discharge electrode, a ground electrode and vitamins housed in the discharge electrode which is adapted to be installed inside a discharge outlet of an air conditioner. A power supply for applying power is connected to t... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7746621 | Bar type ionizer A bar type ionizer has a discharging electrode, a ground electrode, a high voltage unit, and a controller unit and uses the technique of eliminating static electricity by corona discharging. The ionizer also has a FND unit mounted on the bar which lets the user see ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7724492 | Emitter electrode having a strip shape A strip-shaped emitter electrode including at least one emission edge extending along the length of such emitter electrode. When the strip-shaped emitter electrode is coupled to a voltage supply, current or an electrical charge at the emission edge ionizes the air a... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7697258 | Air assist for AC ionizers At least one orifice is added to an AC ionizer with nozzles and ionizing electrodes that are used to remove static charge. The orifice is placed in a location where electrostatic forces are weak and where gas ions can be easily extracted from the ionizer. Ionizer ef... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7639472 | Ion generating element, ion generating apparatus, and electric appliance An ion generating element (10) has at least one first discharger (12) for generating positive ions and at least one second discharger (13) for generating negative ions, both fitted or printed on a single dielectric member (11). The first ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7636229 | Ion generating unit and ion generating apparatus An ion generating component includes, on an insulating substrate, a ground electrode, a high-voltage electrode, an insulating film on the surface of the ground electrode, and a linear electrode. The ground electrode is disposed at the outer region of the insulating ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7612981 | Ion generator and neutralizer The present invention is relating to an ion generator and an ionizer, in which the ion generator can obtain stable ion generation even if the electrode and the power supply slightly change, satisfies voltage and frequency conditions for realizing an ozone concentrat... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7586730 | Electron bombardment heating apparatus and temperature controlling apparatus An electron bombardment heating apparatus, in which thermions emitted from filaments are accelerated and impinge upon a heating plate, so as to heat the heating plate, wherein a peripheral wall of a heated material supporting member having a heating plate as a ceili... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7477504 | Versatile stun glove A versatile stun glove having at least two electrodes placed in the palm region, and/or on the back of the hand and/or on the fingers of the glove. A rechargeable power supply that uses simple thin diameter and thickness replaceable batteries for powering the electr... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7446993 | Alumina sintered body An alumina sintered body comprises an alumina substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface opposing each other, an embedded film electrode made of a metal and embedded in the alumina substrate at a depth HD of 0.4 mm or less from a firs... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7436645 | Method and apparatus for controlling temperature of a substrate A pedestal assembly and method for controlling temperature of a substrate during processing is provided. In one embodiment, the pedestal assembly includes an electrostatic chuck coupled to a metallic base. The electrostatic chuck includes at least one chucking elect... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432504 | Dicorotron wire assembly removal and storage tool A system and apparatus that removes and collects non-functional wire assemblies from dicorotron units is described. It has a removal tool mounted on the top of a storage box. The removal tool has an open top and bottom, the open bottom is aligned with an opening in ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7417843 | System and method of protecting metallic structures from lightning strikes A lightning protection system having a sensor for detecting a polarity of atmospheric charges, a direct current power supply, a controller interactively connected to the power supply and to the sensor so as to select a polarity of the direct current in relation to p... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410532 | Method of controlling a fluid flow An electrostatic fluid accelerator includes an electrode array including an array of corona discharge electrodes and an array of accelerating electrodes. A detector is configured to sense a constituent component of the fluid as present in an output from the electrod... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408759 | Self-cleaning ionization system A module for generating ions in a flowing air stream includes a support structure having a central region adapted to pass a flowing air stream therethrough, and including a plurality of supports for positioning a filamentary ion-generating electrode in a polygonal c... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7400487 | Tunable and aimable artificial lightening producing device A tunable and aimable artificial lightning producing device for tetanizing human voluntary muscle, disabling vehicular electronic ignition systems, and for pre-detonating wired explosives. A spark gap shaping apparatus controls a spark generated by a Tesla coil. A f... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7375944 | Ionizer and discharge electrode assembly to be assembled therein An ionizer of a corona discharge type is configured to increase the yield of ions while minimizing contamination of a discharge electrode by foreign matters. In the ionizer, a gas path unit (11) supplied with clean gas has internal clean gas paths (50, 48 | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365956 | Plasma driven, N-type semiconductor, thermoelectric power superoxide ion generator with critical bias conditions A plasma is generated inside a barrier enclosure made specifically of N-Type semiconductive material, said plasma thus generating a thermal gradient across said barrier which drives electrons through said barrier via the thermoelectric power of said N-Type semicondu... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7352555 | Electrostatic chuck Provided is an electrostatic chuck, including: a first insulating layer including a heat conductive silicone rubber with a thermal conductivity of at least 0.2 W/mK, which is formed on top of a metal substrate, either directly or with an adhesive layer disposed ther... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351074 | Structure of circuit board An improved structure of circuit board, according to the present invention, involves sealing a conductive passageway on a circuit board by use of a spacer disposed in a solder paste. A welding pad is disposed on the conductive passageway so that an electrical termin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343232 | Vehicle control system including related methods and components Embodiments are disclosed for a vehicle control system and related sub-components that together provide an operator with a plurality of specific modes of operation, wherein various modes of operation incorporate different levels of autonomous control. Through a cont... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342227 | Coating for the breakdown of corona effluents A plasma sprayed TiO2 coating is used to remove effluents produced during an electrical charging step using a corona charging device. The plasma spray allows for the application of TiO2 ceramic to an aluminum dicorotron housing. Plasma spray al... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339779 | Piezoelectric anion generator controled by integrated circuit A piezoelectric anion generator controlled by an integrated circuit IC, which includes an oscillation circuit, a frequency following-up circuit, an power amplification circuit, a step-up circuit, a voltage-doubling circuit, an ion discharging pin, a negative feedbac... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335240 | Air filter unit and service line enclosure for a refrigerator An assembly for installation in a refrigerator provides comprises an enclosure for conducting service lines therethrough and an air filter unit mounted to the enclosure. The air filter unit includes an air filter housing that contains an air filter and includes open... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7327548 | Field converter Methods and devices for producing inhomogeneous electrical fields are disclosed. ... | 02/05/2008 |
