Patents by Inventor Stephen Terance Dunne

Stephen Terance Dunne has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Atomizing nozzle and filter and spray generating device
    Patent number: 6007676
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly for use in atomizing and generating sprays from a fluid. The nozzle assembly includes two members, each with generally planar surfaces, that are joined together. A first set of channels is formed in the generally planar surface of a first one of the members to form, in cooperation with the generally planar surface of the second of the members, a plurality of filter passageways. A plenum chamber is formed in the first member. The plenum chamber is in fluid communication with and downstream of the plurality of filter passageways. A second set of channels is formed in the generally planar surface of the first member to form, in cooperation with the generally planar surface of the second member, a plurality of nozzle outlet passageways. These nozzle outlet passageways are in fluid communication with the plenum chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Bartels, Wulf Bachtler, Stephen Terance Dunne, Joachim Eicher, Bernhard Freund, William Barrie Hart, Christoph Lessmoellmann