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7450364 Automatic static grounding device for electrical components  
A grounding device for a roll-out electrical component is provided. The grounding device includes an actuation assembly, a static grounding contact assembly, and a biasing device. The actuation...
7377750 Lightning protection system for a wind turbine  
In a wind turbine ( 104, 500, 704 ) having a plurality of blades ( 132, 404, 516, 744 ) and a blade rotor hub ( 120, 712 ), a lightning protection system ( 100, 504, 700 ) for conducting lightning...
7349194 Method and system for electrically connecting the human (and vertebrate) organism to earth so as to facilitate a current flow between the human biopotential and earth for the purpose of promoting health, well being, and performance  
The present invention specifies the fundamental method and system for providing an electrical connection between the human and earth ground for purposes of promoting health, well being, and...
7339778 Corona discharge static neutralizing apparatus  
A corona discharge static neutralizing device includes a wire electrode retained in tension between spaced ends of a resilient support member that is positioned within a flowing air stream. Another...
7336471 Charge eliminating mechanism for stage and testing apparatus  
A charge eliminating mechanism of the invention includes a mechanical switching mechanism (e.g., a POGO pin), and a wiring line so connected as to be able to be electrically connected to the POGO...
7327548 Field converter  
Methods and devices for producing inhomogeneous electrical fields are disclosed.
7327547 Circuit element and use thereof  
A circuit element includes a foam pad having a plurality of electrically conductive granules some of which are in electrical contact with each other and some of which are spaced apart from each...
7289310 Adjustable static current discharging bracelet  
An adjustable static current discharging bracelet includes a main body of inverse U-shaped section, a medium static current collector under the top of the main body and riveted to a protruding rod,...
7259954 Electrical static discharge method and apparatus  
An Electrical Static Discharge (ESD) system comprises a user-accessible subsystem (for example, a first gasoline pump), a local ground, a resistor-fuse element, and a main ground. The local ground...
7254005 AC plug and electrical apparatus provided with same  
An AC plug provided with a plug casing and prongs formed sticking out from the inside of the plug casing to the outside and supplying AC power supplied from a power outlet to the prongs by an AC...
7248455 Method and apparatus for providing compressive connection with electrostatic discharge dissipative properties  
A method and apparatus for providing compressive connection with electrostatic discharge dissipative properties is disclosed. A compression connector is formed having an elastomeric material...
7245476 Static eliminator using ultraviolet light emitting diode  
A static eliminator for neutralizing and eliminating static electricity by applying an ultraviolet ray to a static elimination target includes at least one means for applying the ultraviolet ray...
7223922 ESD dissipative coating on cables  
A cable having an electrostatic discharge (ESD) dissipative coating. The cable includes a lead and an ESD dissipative coating operatively coupled to the lead. Other layers such as adhesives and...
7212392 Personal body grounding system instrumentation and process  
An improved personal body grounding system includes a grounding pad having two or more ground leads conductively coupled to one or more grounded anchors having multiple ground contact points. A...
7199992 ESD shorting block system and method for compression connector-type cables  
A system and associated method are disclosed for protecting a magnetoresistive (MR) head from damage caused by electrostatic discharge. Included is a protective member having a conductive surface...
7193837 Plug and circuitry for grounding an element  
A plug includes an element that is electrically connected to a ground element in a receptacle in a set up configuration and an electrical connection that is attached to an element to be grounded...
7193836 Grounding brush for mitigating electrical current on motor shafts  
A grounding brush for mitigating static electric charge on a motor shaft includes a plurality of filaments secured to an annular frame around the shaft, with tips of the filaments disposed in a...
7187534 Uniform charge device with reduced edge effects  
By varying corona producing element height/projection, a more uniform charge potential is achieved. Elements, such as pins or teeth, are shorter at the edges of an element array and grow longer as...
7184255 Floor mat for collecting process particles and grounding the electrostatic charge  
A conductive floor mat is disclosed for collecting process particles and grounding the electrostatic charge accumulated on operators who stand on the mat. The conductive floor mat includes a frame...
7170735 Electrostatic discharge system  
An electrostatic discharge system for a road vehicle including an electrically conducting conductor element in electrical contact with an electrically conducting part of the vehicle body, an...
7136271 Static charge neutralizing assembly for use on rollers and shafts  
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...
7120007 Ion generating unit  
An ion generating unit is made compact, yet avoids the undesired arc discharge for successfully generating the ions. The ion generating unit includes a dielectric base having a length and carrying...
7120005 Electromagnetic interference shields and methods of manufacture  
The invention teaches improved materials and processes for production of structures to shield against ingress or egress of electromagnetic radiation. The structures and processes taught are based...
7110238 Systems and methods for using non-contact voltage sensors and corona discharge guns  
A method and a system for calibrating the work function of a non-contact voltage sensor are provided. The method includes preparing a reference sample to have a stable work function, measuring a...
7110237 Apparatus and method to reduce static charge on removable media  
An imaging device, including a reader adapted to receive a removable memory device, the reader having an opening through which to receive the removable memory device; and a static discharge device...
7085120 Self-disengaging wearable grounding device  
The invention is a grounding device that grounds the wearer when the wearer is in a designated area and automatically disengages when the wearer leaves the designated area. In more detail, the...
7068488 Static discharging system  
A static discharging system includes a post having a lower end and an upper end. The lower end is selectively mounted in a ground surface adjacent to a gas pumping station such that the post...
7064949 Progressive impedance connector  
A connector includes a base and a connector member with a first end connected to the base and a second end opposite the first end. A first region on the connector member, located adjacent the first...
7054129 Static electricity eliminating apparatus and static electricity eliminating method  
A static electricity eliminating apparatus comprising; (A) a first electrically conductive piece and a second electrically conductive piece which are disposed so as to face each other through an...
7019392 Storage apparatus, card type storage apparatus, and electronic apparatus  
A storage apparatus 10 is disclosed, that comprises a wiring substrate 11 having a first surface and a second surface, a flat type external connection terminal 12 a disposed on the first...
7012796 Electrostatic discharge protection apparatus  
An electrostatic discharge protection apparatus is described. A multi-hole conductive layer is placed between a multi-hole structure and an electronic element of an electronic device. The...
6992314 Device for eliminating electromagnetic waves  
Disclosed is a device for eliminating electromagnetic waves which consists essentially of an electromagnetic-wave trapping means comprising mainly a coil, and a discharge means made on the opposite...
6987659 Plug and circuitry for grounding an element  
A plug includes an element that is electrically connected to a ground element in a receptacle in a set up configuration and an electrical connection that is attached to an element to be grounded...
6979908 Input/output architecture for integrated circuits with efficient positioning of integrated circuit elements  
A described embodiment of the present invention includes an integrated circuit having a plurality of I/O modules. The I/O modules include a bond pad formed on a substrate. The I/O modules also...
6963495 EMI shielded chassis for electrical circuitry  
An enclosure for computer-based telephone switching equipment that suppresses the radiation of electromagnetic interference through the use of multiple overlapping seals and apertures.
6943285 Bipolar discharge-dissipation lightning air terminals  
The present invention relates to a Bipolar Discharge-Dissipation Lightning Air-Terminals, and an object of the present invention is to disperse and discharge an earth charge following a...
6917776 Discharge wire, method of manufacturing discharge wire and electrification device  
A discharge wire usable in an electrification device includes a tungsten wire subjected to mirror finish processing and an oxidized layer formed by heating the surface of the tungsten wire at a...
6917507 Static neutralizing roll follower  
A static neutralizing roll follower includes a static charge dissipating device on a carrier movably held by a support. Sensors follow the changing diameter of a roll, and a control unit processes...
6900975 Inner device for neutralization of electrostatic charges from material in contact  
The present invention is about a mechanism in the a container such as a FIBC, which enables the immediate neutralization of the electrostatic charges generated during filling, emptying or...
6900436 Corona wire tensioning mechanism  
A wire tensioning mechanism for tensioning a wire having an end one and an end two in a machine in which the wire has a means for attachment on end two and is fixed to the machine at end one,...
6885559 Electrostatic discharge protection cover  
An electrostatic discharge protection cover is described. The electrostatic discharge protection cover enhances the strength of an upper cover of a PC card socket and protects the socket from...
6875915 Lightning arrester  
Disclosed is a lightning arrester. The lightning arrester safely discharges earth charge of a main electrode section and an auxiliary electrode section regardless of a variation of charge contained...
6873516 System for protecting a person from the effects of ESD  
Uncomfortable, disturbing or harmful electrostatic discharge is prevented or reduced by a system which reduces static charges on a person on a periodic basis as the charge is built up. Points of...
6866353 Electrostatic discharge device  
An electrostatic discharge device adapted to be mounted to an electrical fixture wallplate is disclosed. The discharge device consists of a circuit having at least a resistor and preferably a...
6866128 Retractable anti-static devices and methods of using same  
A retractable anti-static device includes a conductive grounding line that can be unwound from a wrist strap for use and wound back to the wrist strap when not being used. The conductive line,...
6864416 Electrostatic charge deionizing lightning conductor  
An electrostatic charge deionizing lighting conductor has two frameworks having different geometries and being electrically separated from one another, insulators which electrically separate the...
6859351 Electrostatic discharge protection  
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) elements facilitate protection of electronic components from ESD events. The ESD element includes a pair of spark gaps between a first side and second side of the ESD...
6849335 Anisotropic conductive sheet  
Disclosed herein is an anisotropically conductive sheet capable of holding charge in its surfaces under an unpressurised state, and moving the charge held in the surface in a thickness-wise...
6836397 Electrostatic discharge protection apparatus for a circuit board  
An electrostatic discharge protection apparatus for a circuit board is described. The electrostatic discharge protection apparatus has a nonconductive layer and a conductive layer. The conductive...
6822840 Method for protecting MOS components from antenna effect and the apparatus thereof  
The present invention provides a method and the apparatus thereof to protect MOS components from antenna effect. Via the bypass PMOS and NMOS transistors, charges with either polarity are conveyed...