Patent ID: 8508907

Claim:
A device for collecting electrostatic charge comprising: a primary assembly, wherein the primary assembly includes; an array having a plurality of electrically-conducting collectors to collect the electrostatic charge; a plurality of electrically-conducting inductors electrically coupled to the electrically-conducting collectors; a primary charge regulator coupled to the primary assembly electrically-conducting collectors; a charge storage device coupled to the charge regulator; a plurality of brushes for transferring collected electrostatic charge from the electrically-conducting collectors to a charge storage device; and a plurality of primary assembly charge equalization wires coupled to the plurality of primary assembly brushes; and a secondary assembly electrically connected to the primary assembly, wherein the secondary assembly includes: an array having a plurality of secondary assembly electrically-conducting collectors to collect electrostatic charge; a plurality of secondary assembly electrically-conducting inductors electrically coupled to the secondary assembly electrically-conducting collectors; a secondary charge regulator electrically coupled to the secondary assembly electrically-conducting collectors and the primary assembly electrically-conducting collectors; a plurality of brushes for transferring collected electrostatic charge from the secondary assembly electrically-conducting inductors to the secondary assembly electrically-conducting collectors; and a plurality of secondary assembly charge equalization wires coupled to the plurality of secondary assembly brushes.