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Surface potentiometer for use in an electrostatic copier

US4261660A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateOct 31, 1978
Grant dateApr 14, 1981
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Expiry dateOct 31, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R29/12
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surface potentiometer has a conductive shield housing provided in proximity to a body to be measured, a cage-shaped chopper rotatable within the housing, and an electrode disposed further inwardly of the chopper. The chopper is rotated to induce in the electrode a voltage corresponding to the potential of the body to be measured, thereby measuring the surface potential of the body to be measured.

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