Patent · US Expired

Suppression of spark discharges from negatively triboelectrically charged surfaces

US4328280A · kind A · utility

1Cited by
5References
10Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 14, 1979
Grant dateMay 4, 1982
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 14, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31786
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The generation of electrostatic charges and spark discharging when surfaces having different work functions are contacted is a well known phenomenon. Spark discharging can be suppressed according to the present invention by the application of isopropylbenzene derivatives to one of the surfaces.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.