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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
May. 08, 2002
Applicants:
Stephen Michael Molnar, Ashburton, AU;
David Allan Nolte, Clayton, AU;
Inventors:
Stephen Michael Molnar, Ashburton, AU;
David Allan Nolte, Clayton, AU;
Assignee:
Telstra New Wave Pty Ltd., Melbourne, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N015/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device () for detecting the presence of an airborne, electrically conductive particle, the device including spaced conductors () and a circuit () for detecting when the electrically conductive particle forms a conducting path between the spaced conductors (). The conductors () are provided in a grid () of alternate elongate conductors, and the circuit () applies a voltage to one set () of conductors sufficient to detect and destroy the particle when it creates a conductive path to the alternate set () of conductors.