US 12,296,985 B2
Electrostatic debris removal system
Cole Nielsen-Cole, San Jose, CA (US); and James M. Frei, Dixon, CA (US)
Assigned to Orbital Composites, Inc.
Filed by Orbital Composites, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on May 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/195,929.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/340,455, filed on May 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0365278 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B64G 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC B64G 1/1081 (2023.08) 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for collecting debris, comprising:
a collector with one or more wires or plates, wherein the collector is configured to accumulate debris on the one or more wires or plates;
a deployment mechanism configured to move the collector into a path of the debris;
an electrostatic charging array connected by a coupler to the collector, wherein the electrostatic charging array is configured to deliver an electrostatic charge to the one or more wires or plates; and
one or more processors operatively coupled to the collector, the deployment mechanism, and the electrostatic charging array, the one or more processors are configured to:
track debris in relation to the collector;
control movement of the collector and the deployment mechanism; and
regulate the electrostatic charge delivered to the one or more wires or plates.