Patent ID: 9186709
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A47L,B03C,B08B

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a cleaning device comprising an interactive surface, a plurality of oppositely charged electrodes, a receptacle, one or more guides, and one or more rollers, wherein the interactive surface is coupled to the one or more rollers, and wherein the oppositely charged electrodes are arranged in a pattern behind or adjacent to the interactive surface; placing the interactive surface in contact with a surface to be cleaned, wherein the surface to be cleaned has particulate matter disposed thereon; applying an electrostatic adhesion voltage to the oppositely charged electrodes, wherein the electrostatic adhesion voltage is sufficient to generate an electrostatic attraction force through at least a portion of the interactive surface that causes the particulate matter to adhere to the interactive surface, and wherein applying the electrostatic adhesion voltage to the electrodes comprises applying a differential voltage of at least 500 volts between the oppositely charged electrodes; moving the interactive surface away from the surface to be cleaned while the particulate matter remains adhered thereto, wherein moving the interactive surface away from the surface to be cleaned while the particulate matter remains adhered thereto comprises moving the interactive surface via the one or more rollers; and removing the particulate matter from the interactive surface, wherein removing the particulate matter from the interactive surface comprises moving the interactive surface via the one or more rollers past the one or more guides, wherein the one or more guides direct the particulate matter from the interactive surface into the receptacle.