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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Motofumi Tanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuo Hayashi, Fujisawa, JP;
Naohiko Shimura, Atsugi, JP;
Hiroyuki Yasui, Yokohama, JP;
Masahiro Asayama, Yokohama, JP;
Yutaka Ishiwata, Zushi, JP;
Masahiro Katayama, Chofu, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01T 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, an air current generating apparatus includes: a dielectric substrate exposed to gas: a first electrode disposed inside the dielectric substrate; a second electrode disposed near a surface of the dielectric so as to correspond the first electrode and having a sharp shape; and a power source applying a voltage between the first and second electrodes and plasmatizing part of the gas to generate an air current.