(under the class definition) Subject matter wherein a means or method is provided for imparting an electrical charge to a
material or object.
(1) Note. Where the charging of objects or materials is combined with the specific features of an art environment, the search should be made in the class which relates to the art environment.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
29, Metal Working, see cross-reference art collection 900 for a method or apparatus for assembly by electrostatic attraction, which may include a step or mechanism for imposing an electrostatic charge.
204, Chemistry: Electrical and Wave Energy, especially
164+, for preparation of a compound or element through a chemical reaction brought about by an electrostatic field or electrical discharge.
205, Electrolysis: Processes, Compositions Used Therein, and Methods of Preparing the Compositions, appropriate subclasses for this subject matter when used in electrolysis. 250, Radiant Energy,
324+, for subject matter which provides for impacting an object with gas ions resulting from an incomplete electrical discharge from an electrode.
310, Electrical Generator or Motor Structure,
316.03, for a piezoelectric element having both mechanical and electric output having specific circuitry (e.g., capacitor, coil, combination etc.)to source electrons flowing to or sink electrons flowing from the piezoelectric element.
320, Electricity: Battery or Capacitor Charging or Discharging, appropriate subclass for charging a battery or capacitor.
376, Induced Nuclear Reactions: Processes, Systems, and Elements,
106+, for processes and devices for producing plasma utilized in thermonuclear reactions.
422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing,
21, 22+, and 186 for process and apparatus provided by the class using electrical energy.
