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Electret device
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1981-06-30
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Granted: 1983-06-28
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Expires: 2001-06-30
Abstract
Abstract An electret device having an improved surface charge in terms of high potential and uniformity of charge distribution. The electret device comprises a plurality of electret elements formed in stacked layers upon each other, wherein at least the electret element located at the bottom layer is provided with a conductive electrode secured to the bottom surface of a dielectric body, and wherein each electret element is provided with a volume of surface charge of a single polarity.
Inventors
- 👤 Masamichi Tanaka
- 👤 Hiroto Wada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 10:57
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G7/00; H01G7/02; G; G11; G11C; G11C17/00; G11C17/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
An electret device comprising: a plurality of electret elements formed in stacked layers upon each other, wherein at least the electret element located at the bottom layer comprises a polarized dielectric body situated adjacent to the electret element in the succeeding layer and a conductive electrode secured to the bottom surface of said dielectric body, each electret element having a volume of surface charge of a single polarity, and a cover body constructed of a conductive material attached to the top surface of the electret element located at the top layer of said stack.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
An electret device comprising: a plurality of electret elements formed in stacked layers upon each other, wherein at least the electret element located at the bottom layer comprises a polarized dielectric body situated adjacent to the electret element in the succeeding layer and a conductive electrode secured to the bottom surface of said dielectric body, each electret element having a volume of surface charge of a single polarity, and a cover body constructed of a conductive material attached to the top surface of the electret element located at the top layer of said stack.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
94 words
An electret device comprising: a plurality of electret elements formed in stacked layers upon each other wherein at least the electret element located at the bottom layer comprises a polarized dielectric body situated adjacent to the electret element in the succeeding layer and a conductive electrode secured to the bottom surface of said dielectric body, each electret element having a volume of surface charge of a single polarity, and a cover body constructed of a semi-conductor material attached to the top surface of the electret element located at the top layer of said stack.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
94 words
An electret device comprising: a plurality of electret elements formed in stacked layers upon each other wherein at least the electret element located at the bottom layer comprises a polarized dielectric body situated adjacent to the electret element in the succeeding layer and a conductive electrode secured to the bottom surface of said dielectric body, each electret element having a volume of surface charge of a single polarity, and a cover body constructed of a semi-conductor material attached to the top surface of the electret element located at the top layer of said stack.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
An electret device according to claims 1 or 2, wherein each electret element comprises a polarized dielectric body and a conductive base plate secured thereto, each of said dielectric bodies being situated adjacent to the conductive base plate in the succeeding layer, and wherein the base plate of the electret element located at the bottom layer comprises said conductive electrode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electret device according to claims 1 or 2, wherein each electret element, except the element located at the bottom layer, comprises a polarized dielectric body.
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