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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1976
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin Rayl, Trenton, NJ (US);
Harold Duane Hanson, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Assignee:
RCA Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3402 / ; 178-79 ;
Abstract
An ion current is produced between two spatially separated electrodes by creating a corona discharge about one of these electrodes and causing ions to flow to the other electrode. Aerosols introduced into the region between the two electrodes interact with the flowing ions causing a resultant decrease in ion current. A decrease in ion current is sensed to indicate the presence of aerosols. A reflecting member reflects aerosols towards the electrodes causing a relatively lengthy interaction between the aerosols and the ion current.