Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Discharging or preventing accumulation of electric charge – Structurally combined with building or vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-02
2009-08-04
Fleming, Fritz M. (Department: 2836)
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Discharging or preventing accumulation of electric charge
Structurally combined with building or vehicle
C361S212000, C361S220000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07570474
ABSTRACT:
One embodiment of the invention facilitates automatic static discharge from an apparatus such as an aircraft. The embodiment comprises an attachment structure, such as a jet canopy, having a system grounding port. The attachment structure can be operatively coupled to an electrostatic discharge device having a contact side with a conductive surface and an attachment side with a resistive surface. The grounding conduit operatively couples the electrostatic discharge device to the system grounding port. The electrostatic discharge device is operatively coupled to the aircraft, thereby automatically discharging static electricity from the aircraft to ground.
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American Airlines, Inc.
Fleming Fritz M.
Johnson James
Thomas Lucy
Winstead P.C.
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