Patents by Inventor Jesse Wayne Spears

Jesse Wayne Spears has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4027201
    Abstract: A corona and associated electrical drive as shown herein, neutralize the static charges on non-conductive sheets or webs. The neutralization of static charge is accomplished by passing the material to be neutralized under a double wire corona. Both wires in the corona are connected to an AC signal. The AC signal drives both wires with a signal that alternates in polarity at frequency f. The wires are spaced apart a predetermined distance calculated from a function dependent upon the frequency of the AC signal and the speed of the paper moving under the corona wires. The predetermined distance is such that a given area of the paper will pass under one wire at a first polarity and under the second wire at the opposite polarity. Further enhancement of neutralization can be accomplished by using a second double wire corona out of phase with the first double wire corona.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1977
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James Lydell Bacon, Jesse Wayne Spears