Hanging Weight Patents (Class 96/91)
  • Patent number: 10022727
    Abstract: A discharge electrode with equal or better performance to conventional discharge electrodes, but at significantly lower cost uses carbon fiber composite tapes suspended around support rings attached to a support at the top and a bias at the bottom. The tape is in a loop and extends around the support rings, causing the rings to be pulled apart in tension by the bias to keep the tape taut. The tape, and preferably the top ring, and alternatively the lower ring, are conductively connected to a power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Ohio University
    Inventor: Khairul Alam
  • Patent number: 8652241
    Abstract: A filter assembly includes a filter pad comprising fibers including natural, synthetic and/or hybrid fibers. A stabilizer frame formed of a non-metallic material may be imbedded in the filter pad. The stabilizer frame may be configured to provide support to the filter pad to maintain the filter pad in a generally flat configuration. In accordance with a particular embodiment, the filter pad may be comprised of at least first and second fibrous mats that are coupled together. In this embodiment, the stabilizer frame may be disposed between and coupled with the first and second fibrous mats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Ellis Fibre USA
    Inventors: Glenn David Alexander, Joseph Anthony Salpietra, Jr.