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Electrode arrangement for creating corona
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-03-20
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Granted: 1987-09-15
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Expires: 2006-03-20
Abstract
Abstract An electrode arrangement for creation of a corona. The arrangement includes a corona driving portion and a corona emitting portion in electrical contact with the corona driving portion. The corona driving portion is much larger in size than the corona emitting portion such that corona from the electrode arrangement is emitted essentially from the corona emitting element in a direction away from the corona driving element. In the illustrated embodiments of the invention, the corona driving element comprises a rod with a chain-like corona emitting element suspended adjacent to the rod. In another embodiment of the invention, the corona driving element comprises a flat disc and the corona emitting element comprises a tapered ring at the outer circumference of the disc.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernest H. Pfaff
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 09:00
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01T; H01T19/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S422/00; Y10S422/907
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
An electrode arrangement for creation of a corona, the electrode arrangement being configured for attachment to a high frequency electrical corona generator generating frequencies on the order of 2 MHz and being made of an electrically conductive material, the electrode arrangement comprising: a. a stem for attachment to the corona generator, b. a corona driving element secured to said stem, and c. a corona emitting element in electrical contact with said corona driving element, d. said corona driving element being greater in size than said corona emitting element such that corona from the electrode arrangement is emitted essentially from said corona emitting element in a direction away from said corona driving element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
An electrode arrangement for creation of a corona, the electrode arrangement being configured for attachment to a high frequency electrical corona generator generating frequencies on the order of 2 MHz and being made of an electrically conductive material, the electrode arrangement comprising: a. a stem for attachment to the corona generator, b. a corona driving element secured to said stem, and c. a corona emitting element in electrical contact with said corona driving element, d. said corona driving element being greater in size than said corona emitting element such that corona from the electrode arrangement is emitted essentially from said corona emitting element in a direction away from said corona driving element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
An electrode arrangment accoding to claim 1 in which said corona driving element comprises a rod and said corona emitting element comprises a plurality of linked irregular segments.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 2 in which said linked irregular segments comprise a series of balls connected in a chain-like fashion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 2 including an enlarged sphere at each end of said rod, said corona emitting element being secured to said spheres.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 4 in which said rod includes an outer surface which is tangent to said sphere.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 4 in which each said sphere includes a plurality of locations for attachment of said corona emitting element.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 2 in which said rod is straight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 2 in which said rod is curved.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
an electrode arrangement according to claim 1 in which said corona driving element comprises a pair of rod segments and means interconnecting said segments.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 9 in which said interconnecting means comprises a sleeve adapted to closely accomodate said segments.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 10 in which said driving element is adjustable in length, said sleeve including an adjustment slot therein.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 11 in which said slot includes a pair of slot segments, each segment being located proximate one end of said sleeve, and including means for securing each rod segment to said sleeve.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 12 in which said means to secure comprises a screw passing through each slot segment and engaging a rod segment.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 10 in which each end of said sleeve includes a taper.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 1 in which said corona driving element comprises a disc and said corona emitting element comprises a ring circumferentially secured to said disc.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 15 in which said ring includes a taper to a corona emitting edge.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 15 in which said disc and said ring are integral.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
133 words
An electrode arrangement for creation of a corona, the electrode arrangement being configured for attachment to a high frequency electrical corona generator generating frequencies on the order of 2 MHz and being made of an electrically conductive material, the electrode arrangement comprising: a. a stem for attachment to the corona generator, b. a corona driving element secured to the stem and comprising an elongated rod, c. an enlarged sphere at each end of said rod, and d. a corona emitting element connected to and between said spheres, said corona emitting element being composed of a plurality of irregular segments, e. said rod being greater in size than said corona emitting element such that corona from the electrode arrangement is emitted essentially from said corona emitting element in a direction away from said rod.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
133 words
An electrode arrangement for creation of a corona, the electrode arrangement being configured for attachment to a high frequency electrical corona generator generating frequencies on the order of 2 MHz and being made of an electrically conductive material, the electrode arrangement comprising: a. a stem for attachment to the corona generator, b. a corona driving element secured to the stem and comprising an elongated rod, c. an enlarged sphere at each end of said rod, and d. a corona emitting element connected to and between said spheres, said corona emitting element being composed of a plurality of irregular segments, e. said rod being greater in size than said corona emitting element such that corona from the electrode arrangement is emitted essentially from said corona emitting element in a direction away from said rod.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
An electrode arrangement according to claim 18 in which said segments comprise a series of balls linked in a chain-like fashion.
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