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US 7,112,247 B2Granted
Canned gas dust remover with air ionizer
AssigneeKinetronics Corporation
InventorsWilliam Stelcher, Michael J. Beane
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Abstract
In a method and system for removing particles from a surface, a portable, compressed gas can is provided containing a particle removal gas. An air ionizer unit is connected to the gas can. A high voltage potential is selectively actuated at a time when a nozzle of the gas can is depressed, the high voltage potential being positioned in the gas stream to create air ions in the gas stream which facilitate removal of the particles.
Claims13
A canned gas particle removal system, comprising:
- a can containing a compressed gas for particle removal;
- an ionizer unit connected by a releasable coupling to mount the ionizer unit on the can and an electrode which is positionable at a nozzle of the can and a gas stream exiting from the nozzle and having a high voltage thereon sufficient to create ions in the gas stream exiting from the nozzle, said gas stream being sufficient to remove particles from the surface desired to be cleaned;
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- the ionizer unit having a moveable trigger which contacts the nozzle and also is connected to the high voltage electrode so that as the trigger moves it depresses the nozzle on the can and moves the electrode into the gas stream.
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A method for removing particles from a surface, comprising the steps of:
- providing a portable compressed gas can containing a particle removal gas;
- providing an ionizer unit connected by a releasable coupling mounting the ionizer unit on the can;
- providing the ionizer unit with a moveable trigger which contacts a nozzle of the can and also is connected to a high voltage electrode so as that as the trigger moves it depresses the nozzle on the can and moves the electrode in a gas stream, the electrode having high voltage thereon sufficient to create ions in the gas stream exiting from the nozzle, said gas stream being sufficient to remove particles from the surface desired to be clean;
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- activating said moveable trigger to create said high voltage potential when said nozzle of the gas can is depressed so that said high voltage potential is delivered by said electrode positioned in said gas stream to create said ions in the gas stream to facilitate removal of the particles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.