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7612980 Method and structure for electrostatic discharge protection of photomasks  
A mask for manufacturing integrated circuits and use of the mask. The mask has a mask substrate. The mask also has an active mask region within a first portion of the mask substrate. The active...
7612979 Lightning protected aircraft telescopic refueling mast  
An aircraft telescopic in-flight refueling mast comprising a metallic structural beam ( 31 ), electrically connected to the aircraft by flexible conductive means ( 33 ), having inside a fixed...
7609503 Insulated metal grounding bracelet  
There is provided an electrically conductive bracelet including an electrically conductive clasp member that is connectable to an electrical ground. A conductive metal band is connected to the...
7593203 Selective deposition of embedded transient protection for printed circuit boards  
Protection for sensitive components on a printed circuit board by selectively depositing transient protection material on one or more layers of the printed circuit board is disclosed.
7583490 Static electricity dissipation device for vehicles  
Apparatus and methodology for discharging static electricity from a vehicle which uses a discharge mechanism that does not contact the roadway (Earth) when the vehicle is in forward motion to...
7573696 Device for dissipating static electricity  
A device for safe dissipation of static electricity or charge from an object, comprising at least one conductive contacting means intended to be applied in contact with the object and to be...
7570474 System, apparatus and method for automatically facilitating the discharge of static electricity from an apparatus  
One embodiment of the invention facilitates automatic static discharge from an apparatus such as an aircraft. The embodiment comprises an attachment structure, such as a jet canopy, having a system...
7567419 Apparatus, system, and method for electrostatic discharge protection  
An apparatus, system, and method provide electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in electronic devices by guiding electrostatic charges to a ground through ESD channels within electrical...
7554159 Electrostatic discharge protection device and method of manufacturing the same  
An electrostatic discharge protection device that includes a semiconductor substrate of a first dopant type, at least one source/drain pair of a second dopant type formed in the substrate, wherein...
7545621 Electrostatic discharge structure for a biometric sensor  
A structure for reducing or eliminating electrostatic discharge from a finger into the platen of a biometric sensor is disclosed. The structure is designed to be positioned above and around the...
7539002 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. The device may include a...
7522401 Static dissipative layer system and method  
An apparatus, system, and method is provided including a plurality of test pins, a static dissipative layer having a plurality of openings, and a plurality of support features coupled to the static...
7521827 Motor ground seal  
A shaft seal assembly is disclosed having a stator including a main body and axial and radial projections therefrom. The rotor is radially extended and encompasses the axial and radial projections...
7517420 Method for fabricating electrostatic-line brush  
The present invention provides a method for producing an electrostatic brush for an electrical device or a hand-held tool; and, the electrostatic brush can be eaily fabricated and contains...
7505229 Disk drive flex cable with ESD contact pad  
A disk drive electrical interconnect includes one or more electrical contacts for providing a controlled discharge form a disk drive head in a manner that reduces the potential for damaging the...
7502215 Systems and methods for directing a current  
A method for directing a current generated by a lightning striking a wind turbine is described. The method includes directing the current from a main shaft of the wind turbine to a brake disc...
7495880 Circuit board and electric device having circuit board  
A circuit board includes: an input terminal for inputting a signal from an external circuit; a first land and a second land; and an electrostatic-charge absorbing conductor for absorbing an...
7492568 Maintenance-free static eliminator  
A static eliminator comprises at least one discharge needle for generating ions to eliminate static charge. A first hollow cylinder includes at least one opening for ions generated by the discharge...
7489493 Method to form electrostatic discharge protection on flexible circuits using a diamond-like carbon material  
Techniques for preventing electrostatic discharge (ESD) and circuit noise are provided. More particularly, the present invention provides a method to prevent ESD damage during the assembly of...
7468879 Lightning protection device wet/dry glow-based streamer inhibitor  
A lightning protection device for reducing exposure of an object to be protected from conventional and upward lightning strikes. The device includes a support structure adapted to be grounded and...
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...