System for protecting a person from the effects of ESD
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1. A system for protecting a person or equipment from surprise, damaging or uncomfortable electrostatic discharge (ESD) comprising:
- a ground system having stray inductance and resistance;
a plurality of devices electrically connected to said ground system;
an electrostatic discharge contact element on at least one device of said plurality of devices;
a resistor element electrically connected to said contact element; and
an inductor element electrically interposed between said contact element and said ground system and which is connected to said ground system at a connection location.
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Abstract
Uncomfortable, disturbing or harmful electrostatic discharge is prevented or reduced by a system which reduces static charges on a person on a periodic basis as the charge is built up. Points of contact are provided which correspond to points the user will contact either by touch or by time-extended contact or continuously in the normal course of operation. The system can be used in mouse pads, the mouse itself, a keyboard, or headphones or earpieces or the like.
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1. A system for protecting a person or equipment from surprise, damaging or uncomfortable electrostatic discharge (ESD) comprising:
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a ground system having stray inductance and resistance;
a plurality of devices electrically connected to said ground system;
an electrostatic discharge contact element on at least one device of said plurality of devices;
a resistor element electrically connected to said contact element; and
an inductor element electrically interposed between said contact element and said ground system and which is connected to said ground system at a connection location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43)
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37. A system for protecting a person or equipment from surprise, damaging or uncomfortable electrostatic discharge (ESD) comprising:
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a headphone device;
an electrostatic discharge contact element which is located in said headphone device;
a discharge circuit electrically connected to said contact element, said discharge circuit including a first resistor element in series with said contact element and an inductor element in series with the first resistor element; and
a ground circuit electrically associated with said discharge circuit. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44)
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45. A system for protecting a person or equipment from surprise, damaging or uncomfortable electrostatic discharge (ESD) comprising:
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a ground system having stray inductance and resistance;
an electrostatic discharge contact element; and
an inductor electrically interposed in series between said contact element and said ground system and which is connected to said ground system at a connection location, said inductor element having an inductance which is greater than the stray inductance of said ground system at a connection location between said inductor element and said ground system.
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