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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2003
Applicants:
Hieyoung W. OH, Bowdoin, ME (US);
Charles A. King, Falmouth, ME (US);
Daniel P. Mccormick, Turner, ME (US);
Inventors:
Hieyoung W. Oh, Bowdoin, ME (US);
Charles A. King, Falmouth, ME (US);
Daniel P. McCormick, Turner, ME (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc, Glenview, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05F 3/00 (2006.01); H01H 47/00 (2006.01); H05F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A static charge neutralizer for a moving component of an apparatus includes a plurality of filaments on a conductive strip, with tips of the filaments disposed adjacent but spaced from the moving component. The filaments induce ionization in the presence of an electrical field from the statically charged surface of the moving component.