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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Paul Reeves, Hong Kong, HK;
Shek Fai Lau, Foster City, CA (US);
Andrew J. Parker, Novato, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sharper Image Corporation, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 3/74 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 3/74 ;
Abstract
An electro-kinetic electro-static air conditioner with a bead member having a bore, through which a wire-like electrode passes. The bead is moved along the wire to frictionally clean the wire-like electrode when an electrode array is removed. A bead lifting arm is mounted to the electrode array. The bead lifting arm can move the bead to clean the electrode as electrode array is removed from the air conditioner for cleaning.