{"number":"US12703011B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Automatic emitter point cleaners with a detection surface cleaner","english":"Automatic emitter point cleaners with a detection surface cleaner"},"abstract":{"original":"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…","english":"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…"},"applicants":["ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC."],"inventors":["Steven Bernard Heymann","Aleksey Klochkov","Juan Guerrero","Edward Anthony Oldynski"],"filingDate":"2024-03-12","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12703011B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12703011B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12703011B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12703011B2"}}