| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 361213000 | By charged gas irradiation | 46 |
| 20080225460 | 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 contaminants away from the emitter, rather than attracting contaminants toward the emitters. The results are fewer cleaning cycles, more time between cleaning cycles, and more stable ionizer operation. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080232021 | 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 electrode(s) with the power supply disposed to produce an output waveform that creates ions by corona discharge and to produce an electrical field when this output waveform is applied to the emitter(s); a gas flow source disposed to produce a gas flow across a first region that includes these generated ions and the emitter(s), the gas flow including a flow velocity; and wherein, during a first time duration, the output waveform decreases an electrical force created by the electrical field, enabling the gas flow to carry away from the emitter(s) a contamination particle that may be located within a second region surrounding the emitter(s), and to minimize a likelihood of the contamination particle from accumulating on the emitter(s). The first region may include the second region. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080273282 | DBD PLASMA DISCHARGED STATIC ELIMINATOR - A plasma discharged static eliminator comprises a plasma discharging electrode body for generating plasma as a source of ions. The plasma discharging electrode body includes two electrodes between which alternate voltage is applied, and a dielectric covering the electrodes. The plasma discharged static eliminator further comprises an inner grid electrode disposed around the plasma discharging electrode body, and an outer grid electrode disposed outside of the inner grid electrode. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080273283 | 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 modules with the system controller. Each emitter module has an individual address and including at least one electrical ionizer. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080278879 | Static Electricity Eliminator, Particularly for the Treatment of Polymers - A static electricity eliminator including at least one nozzle having a body defining a supersonic tuyere for pressure reduction of a compressed gas, a corona tip located close to the neck of the tuyere, and an electric supply circuit connected to the tip of the corona. The tip includes a surgical needle made of steel with chrome. The tip thereof has a diameter of less than 30 micrometers. The eliminator can be used to improve the treatment of polymers. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080278880 | Remover of Static Charges on Surfaces of Substrates of Semiconductors and Liquid Crystals in the Processes of Their Manufacture - A remover that removes the static charges on surfaces of substrates of semiconductors and liquid crystals in the processes for manufacturing them is provided. A cylindrical filter in the remover cannot be affected by soft X-rays, and the X-rays cannot leak outside the guiding vessel. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090009922 | ELECTRIC-INSULATING SHEET NEUTRALIZING DEVICE, NETURALIZING METHOD AND PRODUCTION METHOD - A neutralizing device for an electric-insulating sheet comprising at least two neutralizing units provided on the moving route of an electric-insulating sheet at intervals in the moving direction of the sheet, each neutralizing unit having a first electrode unit disposed on the first surface side of the sheet and a second electrode unit disposed on the second surface side of the sheet, the first electrode unit having a first ion generating electrode, the second electrode unit having a second ion generating electrode disposed facing the first ion generating electrode, wherein, in each neutralizing unit, the first ion generating electrode and the second ion generating electrode are so related as to be given a dc inter-ion-generating-electrode potential difference, and, when a total number of the neutralizing units is n (n: integer of at least two), the inter-ion-generating-electrode potential difference in at least n/4 (fractional portion rounded up) neutralizing units out of n neutralizing units and the inter-ion-generating-electrode potential difference in the other neutralizing units are in mutually-reverse-polarity potential difference relation. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090027825 | 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 electrode ion generation element consisting of a discharge electrode and an induction electrode having minute protrusions arranged in one direction on a plane, and a thin dielectric film sandwiched between them. The ion generation element is constituted of a set of a minute electrode ion generation element for generating positive ions and a minute electrode ion generation element for generating negative ions, characterized in that at least one or more ion generating elements are disposed so that the plane including each discharge electrode is parallel with the direction of gas flow and discharge electrodes are arranged perpendicularly to the direction of gas flow, and balanced control of positive and negative ions can be carried out at a position on the downstream side of gas flow by regulating a voltage applied to the discharge electrode of the ion generation element. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090067111 | 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 to the head unit. The head unit is positioned outside of the soft X-ray protect unit with the flexible ionizer further having a flexible tube protecting a high voltage cable that connects the head unit and power control unit from external impact or vibration and letting the user bend the head of the head unit at an arbitrary angle toward a charged body if necessary, a connecting device letting the ions generated at the window positioned inside of the body of the ionizer emit toward the charged body by connecting one end of the flexible tube and the head unit, and a connecting device connecting the other end of the flexible tube and the body of the ionizer. The high voltage power lines in the flexible tube are molded to prevent short circuits occurring at a near distance between the high voltage power lines and mutual induction voltages occurring. The short circuit and the mutual induction voltage are caused by the mutual influence of the high voltage lines. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090103229 | 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 the bar information including address of the bar, frequency, duty rate, alarm, run/stop state easily, plus buttons that let the user control the bar information easily, an air supply device installed around the needles in the air injecting socket which sends air, and a second air supply device installed around the needles having round sections and sending air to the end of the needles to eliminate the dust attached on the end of the needles. The ionizer has a streamlined section so that inside air flows smoothly. The second air supply device is elliptic with the minor axis smaller than the radius of the needle. The needle is positioned at the center of this elliptic groove and fixed by it. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090116162 | STATIC ELIMINATOR AND ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MODULE - This static eliminator is used for eliminating static electricity from an object by ionizing the air to be blown to a charged object, and has a case | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090135537 | 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 corona discharge occurs upon application of positive and negative high voltages for discharging positive and negative ions. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090135538 | PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSFORMER TYPE IONIZER AND NEUTRALIZATION METHOD - With a piezoelectric transformer formed of a ferroelectric element which generates a high voltage in a secondary section upon application of an AC voltage to a primary section, ground electrodes are attached to upper and lower surfaces of the secondary section of the piezoelectric transformer via a dielectric sheet for insulation in tight contact therewith such that a dielectric barrier discharge occurs around the ground electrodes to generate positive and negative ions, and an air flow is injected from an air nozzle to flow toward a neutralized subject across the ground electrodes. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090168287 | 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 second-stage circumferential chamber and a first gas pool are arrayed in series along the longitudinal direction of a discharge electrode, the first gas pool is disposed in the mode of diametrically overlapping a gas outflow channel for shielding located on the inner circumferential side of the first gas pool, a gas is supplied to the first gas pool through the chambers disposed at multi-stages by means of the circumferentially spaced multi-stage orifices (the first and second chases), a ground electrode plate member in plate shape is buried in an insulating resin member on the bottom surface side of the half base in a position as high as where the first gas pool is located, and the ground electrode plate member includes a circular ring section concentric with the discharge electrode. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090168288 | 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 minus side to such a degree as not to affect the ion balance of a workpiece, and the follow-up time, namely a phase delay, with respect to the change in target value differs depending on the contamination condition of the discharge electrode, and becomes longer with the progress of the contamination, and by use of this characteristic, a plurality of thresholds are prepared and compared with a detected frame ground current value, so as to detect the contamination condition of the discharge electrode. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090168289 | 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 circumferential chamber, a second-stage circumferential chamber and a first gas pool are arrayed in series along the longitudinal direction of a discharge electrode, the first gas pool is disposed in the mode of diametrically overlapping a gas outflow channel for shielding located on the inner circumferential side of the first gas pool, and a clean gas is supplied to the first gas pool through the chambers disposed at multi-stages by means of the circumferentially spaced multi-stage orifices (the first and second chases). | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100008010 | IONIZER - An ionizer includes a fan for blowing air, the fan being provided in an air blowing port which opens in a case, and a plurality of discharge electrodes for generating positive and negative ions by corona discharge, the discharge electrodes being provided in the case at positions facing the air blowing port. The ionizer also includes a plurality of discharge electrode pairs each constituted by two discharge electrodes for generating ions of different polarities. When a tip-center distance denotes a distance from the electrode tip to the center of the air blowing port, the tip-center distances of the two discharge electrodes in the discharge electrode pairs are different from each other. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100128408 | OZONE-LESS STATIC ELIMINATOR - A static eliminator comprises an electric discharge portion, and a case in which the discharge portion for emitting ions in front thereof is disposed. The case includes an ion emitting opening and an ozone, etc suction opening. The ozone, etc generated in the discharge portion is sucked through the ozone, etc suction opening resulting in sucking air from the ion emitting opening in a direction opposite to that of ion emission through the ion emitting opening. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100202093 | TRANSFER CHAMBER AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING ADHESION OF PARTICLE - A transfer chamber is provided between a processing unit for performing a predetermined process on a target substrate to be processed in a depressurized environment and an atmospheric maintaining unit for maintaining the target substrate in an atmospheric environment to transfer the target substrate therebetween. The transfer chamber includes a chamber main body for accommodating the target substrate, a gas exhaust unit for exhausting the chamber main body to set the chamber main body to the depressurized environment, and a gas supply unit for supplying a predetermined gas to the chamber main body to set the chamber main body in the atmospheric environment. Further, in the transfer chamber, an ionization unit is provided outside the chamber main body, for ionizing the predetermined gas and an ionized gas supply unit is provided to supply the ionized gas generated by the ionization unit to the chamber main body. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100214712 | METHOD FOR CHARGE-NEUTRALIZING TARGET SUBSTRATE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber; and a mounting table having an electrostatic attraction portion for electrostatically attracting a target substrate; a heat transfer gas supply system for injecting a heat transfer gas from the electrostatic attraction portion to the target substrate; and a separating unit by which the target substrate is separated from the electrostatic attraction portion. A method for charge-neutralizing a target substrate in the apparatus includes: supplying an ionized gas from the heat transfer gas supply system to the target substrate. The apparatus includes an irradiation unit for irradiating a soft X-ray or an UV beam toward the chamber. In the supplying of the ionized gas, the target substrate is separated from the electrostatic attraction portion by the separating unit, and a soft X-ray or an UV beam is irradiated from the irradiation unit toward a space between the target substrate and the electrostatic attraction portion. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110292559 | IN-LINE GAS IONIZER WITH STATIC DISSIPATIVE MATERIAL AND COUNTERELECTRODE - An in-line gas ionizer has a gas inlet, an ionizing chamber, and a gas outlet, wherein at least one of the gas outlet and the ionizing chamber comprises static dissipative material which may be connected to ground. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110299214 | 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 electrode(s) with the power supply disposed to produce an output waveform that creates ions by corona discharge and to produce an electrical field when this output waveform is applied to the emitter(s); a gas flow source disposed to produce a gas flow across a first region that includes these generated ions and the emitter(s), the gas flow including a flow velocity; and wherein, during a first time duration, the output waveform decreases an electrical force created by the electrical field, enabling the gas flow to carry away from the emitter(s) a contamination particle that may be located within a second region surrounding the emitter(s), and to minimize a likelihood of the contamination particle from accumulating on the emitter(s). The first region may include the second region. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120092804 | 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 modules with the system controller. Each emitter module has an individual address and including at least one electrical ionizer. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120162848 | IONIZER AND ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE ELIMINATING SYSTEM - In an embodiment of the present invention, an ionizer and an electrostatic charge eliminating system are provided in which optional functions can be operated without increasing a current consumption when a timing of operating the optional functions is shifted in a case where a plurality of ionizers having optional functions such as a cleaning function are simultaneously used or an ionizer having a plurality of optional functions is used. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an ionizer includes: control portion | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120200982 | MICROPULSE BIPOLAR CORONA IONIZER AND METHOD - A solution for static charge neutralization that includes providing at least one pulse train pair to an emitter of an ionizer is disclosed. The pulse train pair is disposed to include a positive pulse train and a negative pulse train that alternate in sequence. The positive pulse train includes an ionizing positive voltage waveform, while the negative pulse train includes an ionizing negative voltage waveform. These ionizing positive and negative voltage waveforms alternately create voltage gradients across the emitter and a reference electrode of the ionizer, generating by corona discharge an ion cloud that includes positive and negative ions. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120212874 | STATIC ELECTRICITY REMOVING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A static electricity removing apparatus for removing static electricity of a charged object comprises a discharge electrode which generates an ionized air having a polarity opposite to that of the object by discharge, an auxiliary electrode which is provided with openings for the ionized air generated by the discharge electrode to pass through, and an electric field forming means which forms an electric field in a space between the auxiliary electrode and the object. The electric field forming means generates the electric field between the auxiliary electrode and the object by allowing a potential having a polarity opposite to that of the object to occur in the auxiliary electrode at the start of the static electricity removal and decreases the electric field between the auxiliary electrode and the object when an absolute value of the potential of the object is equal to or less than a predetermined value. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120293906 | METHOD OF REMOVAL OF ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES FROM TRAYS USED FOR TRANSPORTING ROD SHAPED ELEMENTS, TRAY PROTECTED AGAINST NEGATIVE ACTION OF ELECTROSTATIC FIELD AND DEVICE FOR UNLOADING TRAYS FILLED WITH ROD SHAPED ELEMENTS WITH SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL... - A method of removing electrostatic charges from the tray ( | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130114179 | CONTROL OF CORONA DISCHARGE STATIC NEUTRALIZER - Self-balancing, corona discharge for the stable production of electrically balanced and ultra-clean ionized gas streams is disclosed. This result is achieved by promoting the electronic conversion of free electrons into negative ions without adding oxygen or another electronegative gas to the gas stream. The invention may be used with electronegative and/or electropositive or noble gas streams and may include the use of a closed loop corona discharge control system. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130321972 | Static Elimination Device and a Cassette - A static elimination device is proposed for eliminating static electricity on the surface of a large-size glass substrate. The static elimination device includes a rotation axis and an electrostatic neutralizer. The rotation axis is installed outside a cassette in which the glass substrate is installed. The electrostatic neutralizer is permanently connected to the rotation axis. The rotation axis is driven to rotate, causing the electrostatic neutralizer centered on the rotation axis to rotate back and forth at a specific angle. The static elimination device of the present invention features simple structure, low fuel consumption and high efficiency, low cost, and high efficiency in static elimination. Owing to these features, the static elimination device of the present invention could work very well for the glass substrate of an arbitrary size. A cassette including the static elimination device is also proposed. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140078637 | Apparatus and Method for Neutralizing Static Charge on Both Sides of a Web Exiting an Unwinding Roll - An apparatus and a method for neutralizing static charges on a web exiting an unwinding roll are disclosed. The apparatus comprises two static dissipaters. The first static dissipater is positioned to neutralize static charges on the outside surface of the unwinding roll. The second static dissipater is positioned to neutralize static charges on the inside surface of the web. The method comprises neutralizing static charges on the outside surface of the roll using a static neutralizer, separating the web from the roll at an unwinding nip, and subsequently neutralizing static charges on the inside surface of the web using a static neutralizer. Disclosed also are the apparatus and the method adapted for a roll that may be unwound in either the clockwise or in the counter-clockwise direction and from an unwind turret having a first spindle in a load position and a second spindle in a run position. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140078638 | Stacker and Static Elimination Device for the Same - The present invention provides a stacker and a static elimination device for the same. The static elimination device is provided at both sides of each shelf of the stacker, comprising: a rectangular box which can produce charged ions, wherein a rotary shaft is provided through and connected with the rectangular box; both ends of the rotary shaft are respectively fixed on upper and lower shelf holders respectively; a standpipe parallel with the rotary shaft is provided inside the rectangular box; the vertical direction of the standpipe is provided with a horizontal transverse plate, and the horizontal transverse plate vertically is provided with an ion generator; a blowing device also is provided on the standpipe, and the blowing device blows the charged ions generated and released from the ion generator into and out of a cartridge of the shelf through the long strip slit direction. The present invention provides the static elimination device at both sides of each shelf of the stacker, which can blow the charged ions of the glass substrate inside the cartridge along the direction of the cartridge passing in and out. Thus, the static of the glass substrate inside the cartridge will be eliminated to improve the product yield. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140118878 | Stacker and Static Elimination Device for the Same - The present invention provides a static elimination device which is used for a stacker with a fan filter device. Characterize in that the static elimination device is provided at the end side of each shelf facing the fan filter device in the stacker. Said end side is opposite to the end side of the shelf which a cartridge moves in and out. Two ends of the static elimination device are free to rotate and connected to shelf holders at said end side. Under the action of the fan filter device blowing the airflow, the ions, which are used to eliminate the static, are blown from the static elimination device into the cartridge of the shelf and the surface of the glass substrate on the cartridge. The present invention further provides a stacker. The stacker and the static elimination device according to the present invention can effectively eliminate the static of the cartridge and the glass substrate surface in the same, which can decrease the equipment costs. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140126101 | Forklift and Automated Warehouse System - The present invention provides a forklift and a warehouse system. The forklift includes a hoisting apparatus, a fork, and a static electricity eliminating device. The hoisting apparatus is used to maneuver the fork and the static electricity eliminating device which supplies pressurized ionized airflow toward an area located above the fork. By way of forgoing, the accumulated static electricity can he electively drained and grounded. Furthermore, the accumulated static electricity within the warehouse system can be effectively controlled and eliminated. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140268475 | IONIZER - An ionizer includes an electrode shaft, a fixing bar, a driver, and a controller. The electrode shaft includes first and second electrode rows, the first electrode row having a plurality of ionizer electrodes arranged in a first direction and the second electrode row having a plurality of ionizer electrodes arranged in the first direction and spaced apart from the first electrode row. The fixing bar includes a discharge area facing an object to be processed, and accommodates the electrode shaft so a single electrode row is disposed in the discharge area. The driver is inside the fixing bar so as to be coupled to both end portions of the electrode shaft, and controls a position of the electrode shaft. The controller controls the driver to replace the electrode row disposed in the discharge area with another electrode row according to a previously input replacement condition. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140293496 | Automatically Balanced Micro-Pulsed Ionizing Blower - In one embodiment of the invention, a method of automatically balancing ionized air stream created in bipolar corona discharge is provided. The method comprises: providing an air moving device with at least one ion emitter and reference electrode connected to a micro-pulsed AC power source, and a control system with at least one ion balance monitor and corona discharge adjustment control; generating variable polarity groups of short duration ionizing micro-pulses: wherein said micro-pulses are predominantly asymmetric in amplitude and duration of both polarity voltages and have a magnitude of at least one polarity ionizing pulses exceed the corona threshold. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140340809 | STATIC ELECTRICITY PREVENTION DEVICE - A static electricity prevention device includes a main body, an air ionizing generator, a first griping arm, a second griping arm and a driving unit. The main body includes a receiving cavity. The air ionizing generator is fixed on the main body and configured for ejecting ionized air. The first griping arm and the second griping arm each comprises a gripping end and a supporting end connected with the gripping end, the first griping arm and the second griping arm are pivotally mounted on the ends of the main body. The driving unit is arranged in the receiving cavity, and configured for driving the supporting end to rotate, and in order to open or close the gripping end. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140340810 | DISCHARGE DEVICE - A discharge device includes a body including a plurality of dielectric layers stacked one above another, a discharge electrode disposed in the body, an induction electrode disposed in the body to face the discharge electrode with at least one of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and a heater electrode disposed in a layer different from a layer in which the discharge electrode is disposed, and different from a layer in which the induction electrode is disposed. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140376146 | STATIC ELIMINATOR FOR PARTS FEEDER - The static eliminator for parts feeder comprises a hollow cylindrical or truncated conical cup into which air is injected from the upper portion thereof to generate an air stream of negative pressure circling within the cup so as to lift the works up in the air, and an ionized air introduced into the cup to remove the static from the works thus lifted. The static eliminator is disposed above the upper portion of the parts feeder in a space more than the height of the work. The static eliminator is positioned just in front of the place in which the works stop moving due to the static charge. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150062771 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING STATIC ELECTRICITY OF FUEL CELL STACK MANUFACTURING DEVICE - An apparatus for removing static electricity of a fuel cell stack manufacturing device, includes a cartridge in which a plurality of Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEAs) are received, an air nozzle portion disposed in an upper portion of the cartridge and including an air flow channel for air movement, a plurality of nozzle holes defined along an inner side of the air nozzle portion, which faces the MEAs disposed in the cartridge, to communicate with the air flow channel, and an air inlet portion configured to be supplied with ionized air from the outside to deliver the ionized air to the air flow channel of the air nozzle portion. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150109714 | IONIZER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A polarity control unit includes a flag storage unit that stores any one of a first polarity pattern by which a positive direct-current voltage is applied to discharge needles in a first group and a negative direct-current voltage is applied to discharge needles in a second group and a second polarity pattern by which a negative direct-current voltage is applied to the discharge needles in the first group and a positive direct-current voltage is applied to the discharge needles in the second group, a flag update unit that rewrites one flag stored in the flag storage unit to another flag when a power switch is turned on from its off state or is turned off from its on state, and a command unit that commands a polarity pattern corresponding to the flag stored in the flag storage unit to be output from the polarity output unit. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150312997 | ION GENERATION DEVICE AND ELECTROSTATIC NEUTRALIZER USING SAME - First ion generation means and second ion generation means are arranged in substantially parallel to each other and arranged along a flow direction of conveying air in this order from an upstream side of the conveying air, polarities of ions radiated from ion generation electrodes, which are respectively opposing, of the first ion generation means and the second ion generation means are reverse polarities, an air duct wall is arranged so as to separate each pair of positive and negative electrodes to be paired over the first ion generation means and the second ion generation means, and a high-voltage power source applies a voltage to the first ion generation means and the second ion generation means alternately. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150352563 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE CHARGE OF AN AEROSOL POST-DISCHARGE - The invention concerns a device for controlling the charge of an aerosol comprising: —an aerosol inlet area; —a discharge area having dielectric barriers, in which charged species are generated, the discharge area and the aerosol inlet area being arranged relative to one another in such a way that the aerosol introduced in this way does not flow via the discharge area; —a mixing area for mixing the aerosol with a portion of the charged species from the discharge area; —a post-discharge area linked to the discharge area, the aerosol inlet area and the mixing area being arranged in such a way that at least a portion of a stream flowing in the post-discharge area drives at least a portion of the charged species formed in the discharge area and expelled from the discharge area by electrostatic repulsion towards said mixing area. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160135273 | BARRIER DISCHARGE CHARGE NEUTRALIZATION - Methods and apparatus for static charge neutralization in variable pressure environments are disclosed. In particular, barrier discharge ionization apparatus may include a hollow dielectric channel disposed within a variable pressure environment and may have at least one open end, a reference emitter disposed on the outer surface of the channel, and a high voltage electrode disposed within the channel. The high voltage electrode may present a high intensity electric field to the reference emitter through the dielectric channel in response to the provision of a variable-waveform signal dictated by conditions in the variable pressure environment. This results in the generation of a plasma region with electrically balanced charge carriers within the variable pressure environment due to barrier discharge occurring at the interface of the reference emitter and the outer surface of the dielectric channel. The disclosed apparatus are compatible with either radio frequency or micro-pulse voltage power supplies. | 05-12-2016 |
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| 20160198554 | WIRE ELECTRODE CLEANING IN IONIZING BLOWERS | 07-07-2016 |
| 20180027639 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROSTATICALLY DISCHARGING A PRIMARY PACKAGING CONTAINER MADE OF PLASTICS | 01-25-2018 |
