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US 12,703,011 B2

Automatic emitter point cleaners with a detection surface cleaner

US 12,703,011 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Inventors
Steven Bernard Heymann; Aleksey Klochkov; Juan Guerrero; Edward Anthony Oldynski
Publication date
2026-08-11
Filing date
2024-03-12
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,703,011 B2 · US12703011 · 12703011

Abstract

Example automatic emitter point cleaning systems include: an emitter point configured to produce at least one of positive ions or negative ions within or proximate to an ionization delivery path; an emitter frame configured to hold the emitter point in or proximate to the ionization delivery path; a brush; a motor coupled to the brush to actuate the brush to move past the emitter point; a detection surface coupled to the brush; a sensor configured to detect when the brush is in a predetermined position with respect to a reference position by detecting the detection surface; and a detection sur…

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