Serially Arranged Mixing Zones (i.e., Of Same Or Mixed Fluids) Patents (Class 239/427)
  • Patent number: 11291966
    Abstract: A mixer is adapted to include: a flow path forming member formed with an internal flow path; and an insertion member inserted into the internal flow path, in which: the inner circumferential surface forming the internal flow path in the flow path forming member or the outer circumferential surface of the insertion member is formed with a first groove and a second groove merging with the first groove and branching from the first groove, and the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface are fitted to each other; and the first groove and the second groove are formed as a mixing flow path for, between the flow path forming member and the insertion member, branching and merging fluid flowing from one side of the internal flow path and guiding the fluid to the other side of the internal flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: HORIBA STEC, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Terasaka, Hidenori Oba
  • Patent number: 10807057
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injection device (10) configured to atomize a liquid into droplets using a gas, comprising a hollow tubular body (12) of longitudinal direction (X). An internal wall (13) defines a first zone referred to as a contact zone (Z1) and a second zone (Z2). The body has: at least a first and a second inlet opening (14; 16) opening into the said first zone (Z1), so as to respectively inject a liquid and an atomizing gas, at least one outlet orifice (18) situated downstream of the first and second zones, for removing the atomized liquid from the body. The internal wall (13) of the body is provided, between the zones (Z1) (Z2), with at least one chicane (20i) configured so that, in each plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the body containing the said chicane, this chicane extends over just part of the periphery of the internal wall (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Total Raffinage Chimie
    Inventors: Romain Lesage, Sebastien Decker, Jean-Christophe Raboin, Youen Kerneur
  • Patent number: 10751675
    Abstract: An apparatus for preparing a water/diesel oil micro-emulsion comprises a mixing device operatively connected to a mixing tank. The mixing device comprises a cone shaped septum placed in a duct, coaxial with respect to a main direction and tapering towards an outlet nozzle. The cone shaped septum is provided with a plurality of holes made through its conical wall. A plurality of lamellae is arranged in at least a portion of the duct placed downstream of the cone shaped septum, divides the portion in a plurality of small chambers and is provided with through holes. The holes and the small chambers delimit a labyrinth passageway for the liquid flowing through the duct towards the outlet nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: EME FINANCE LTD.
    Inventor: Marco Luigi Fumagalli
  • Patent number: 10434526
    Abstract: An improved mist generating apparatus is provided, the apparatus having a longitudinal axis (L), and first and second opposing nozzle surfaces (100,102) which define a nozzle between them. A first process fluid passage (28) has an inlet connectable to a supply of process fluid, and a process fluid outlet (110) on one or the first and second nozzle surfaces (100,102) such that the process fluid outlet (110) opens into the nozzle. The nozzle has a nozzle inlet (104) connectable to a supply of driving fluid, a nozzle outlet (108), and a throat portion (106) intermediate the nozzle inlet (104) and nozzle outlet (108). The nozzle throat (106) has a cross sectional area which is less than that of both the nozzle inlet (104) and the nozzle outlet (108). The nozzle extends radially away from the longitudinal axis (L) such that the nozzle defines a rotational angle about the longitudinal axis (L).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Marcus Brian Mayhall Fenton, Paul Stuart Hutcheson, James French, Jude Alexander Glynn Worthy
  • Patent number: 10287762
    Abstract: A sanitary outlet armature having a water outlet with an outlet opening bounded by an inner circumferential wall of the outlet armature, at which inner circumferential wall an internal thread or similar receptacle is provided, in which a sleeve-shaped outlet orifice having an external thread or similar mating receptacle can be threaded in or attached, an insert cartridge being inserted and/or threaded into the outlet orifice, said cartridge including a jet regulator. The outlet orifice supports at least one sealing ring on the circumferential wall thereof, this ring radially or axially sealing between the outer circumferential wall of the outlet orifice and the inner circumferential wall of the outlet armature. The outlet armature allows a reduced production effort and easier maintenance, without sacrificing functionality and seal tightness in the area of the outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Stein, Oliver Denzler
  • Patent number: 10107494
    Abstract: Present embodiments are directed to a system and method for generating a flame effect. An embodiment includes a nozzle assembly with an outer nozzle and an inner nozzle. At least a portion of the inner nozzle is nested within at least a portion of the outer nozzle. The system also includes a fuel source with two or more separate types of fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Steven C. Blum, Benjamin Robert Clark
  • Patent number: 9925508
    Abstract: A gas assisted spray nozzle assembly having a nozzle body in the form of a hollow tubular member, such as a single cylindrical pipe section, which defines a mixing zone and a downstream barrel extension zone. A liquid inlet and an impingement pin are supported by the tubular member in opposed relation to each other at the mixing zone, and a pressurized gas inlet is provided at an upstream end of the tubular member. An annular dispersion ring is fixedly supported within the tubular member downstream of the impingement pin for defining an annular ledge for directing a peripheral portion of pressurized gas stream and liquid atomized in the mixing zone radially inwardly for facilitating continued intermixing of the liquid and pressurized gas stream as they proceed through the barrel zone for discharge from the spray nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignees: Spraying Systems Co., Technip Process Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Lacroix, Eusebius Anku Gbordzoe, Chris Robert Santner
  • Patent number: 9897310
    Abstract: An injector model for atomization of liquid fuel using a low pressure atomized gas. The model is focused to mix a volume of liquid fuel with a volume of corresponding atomizing gas to obtain a pressurized liquid fuel-gas mixture. This liquid-gas mixture is ejected through a discharge orifice into a lower combustion chamber pressure, as a result of which the liquid fuel breaks up into ligaments. The atomized gas emerges from the liquid fuel-gas mixture as a result of pressure jump and further enhances this break-up of liquid fuel into smaller droplets and promotes combustion of these droplets in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Inventors: Mudassir Ahmed, Jehanzeb Masud
  • Patent number: 9726117
    Abstract: A mixing valve includes a housing having, arranged therein: a first flow duct having a first flap mounted rotatably in the first flow duct and configured to influence the throughflow cross section of the first flow duct, and a second flow duct, the second flow duct issuing into the first flow duct, and having a second flap mounted rotatably in the second flow duct and configured to influence the throughflow cross section of the second flow duct. The first flow duct has, downstream of the issue of the second flow duct, as seen in the flow direction, a region with at least two cross-sectional widenings, and at least one stationary guide element, projecting into the first flow duct, is arranged in the region with the at least two cross-sectional widenings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Lothar Schröder
  • Patent number: 9700990
    Abstract: A nozzle, a device, and a method for high-speed generation of uniform nanoparticles allow a particle generation gas formed of carbon dioxide to pass through the nozzle, thereby forming uniform nanoparticles at high speed. An orifice that adjusts an opening and closing cross-sectional area of a throat of the nozzle is provided to cause uniform nuclei generation without an additional cooling device, a dilating portion that has a cross-sectional area and a dilation angle increasing toward an outlet side of the nozzle is provided to grow the nuclei through a first dilation portion (having a relatively gradual dilation angle) and thus cause particle generation, and the generated particles are accelerated through a second dilating portion that has a steeper dilation angle than the first dilating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jin Won Lee, In Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 9644574
    Abstract: An EGR device includes a housing and a baffle. The housing has an outer pipe and a wall. The wall extends radially inward from an end of the outer pipe. The outer pipe defines an EGR inlet. The baffle is accommodated in the outer pipe. The baffle includes an inner pipe defining an inner passage internally and defining an annular passage externally with the outer pipe. The annular passage is configured to communicate with the EGR inlet. The housing has at least one diffuser extending from the wall. The at least one diffuser is located in the annular passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Paolo Guidi, Jude Dahl
  • Patent number: 9630125
    Abstract: A gas-blowing liquid sample infusing device includes a sample introducing tube 17 made from a liquid-sample inner tube 40 and a nebulizing-gas outer tube 41 for nebulizing and supplying a liquid sample, and an exhaust sealing tube 18 provided on the circumference of the sample introducing tube 17, and a cushion member 43 that is mounted on the opening of a sample container 19 (the body of an infusion container 21), that allows the sample introducing tube 17 to pass through and has a contact surface for contacting the lower end of the exhaust sealing tube 18, and an engaging member (lid) 20 that includes a cushion admitting concave part 42 in which an engaging part 44 that is mounted on the opening of the sample container 19 and prevents the upward movement of the cushion member 43 is provided on the lateral surface of the inner circumference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9612015
    Abstract: An oxy-combustor is provided which comprises a combustion vessel including at least one solid fuel slurry inlet port, at least one oxygen inlet port and at least one supercritical fluid inlet port, wherein the combustion vessel is operable at an operating pressure of at least 1,100 psi; an interior of the combustion vessel comprises a combustion chamber and a supercritical fluid infusion chamber surrounding at least a part of the combustion chamber, the supercritical fluid infusion chamber and the combustion chamber are separated by a porous liner surrounding the combustion chamber, and the supercritical infusion chamber is located between the porous liner and an outer casing of the combustion vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Klaus Brun, Aaron M. McClung, Rebecca A. Owston
  • Patent number: 9527094
    Abstract: A fluid dispersion assembly comprises a diffusion unit disposed in fluid communication with a fluid container, the assembly being powered by a compressed air source. The diffusion unit at least partially defines a diffusion chamber, and includes a diffusion assembly containing an atomizer assembly which, in combination with the diffusion chamber, generates a fluid dispersion from a mixture of compressed air and an operative fluid, for example, fragrant oils, essential oils, odor neutralizers, disinfectants such as triethylene glycol, air sanitizers, etc. The diffusion unit may include a suppressor assembly and/or a silencer assembly to reduce the amount of noise generated during operation. In one alternate embodiment, a modified diffusion chamber is provided which functions as a suppression chamber, thereby reducing the noise generated during operation of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Air Esscentials Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Levy, Craig Huck, Steven Semoff
  • Patent number: 9421561
    Abstract: A water spouting device has a shower flow passage. A guide wall is formed in the shower flow passage. The guide wall turns only a part of a water stream flowing in from an inflow port into a guiding water stream directed to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Ryohei Yaita, Rie Onodera, Hiromi Akahira, Yasuyuki Enomoto, Naoyuki Onodera
  • Patent number: 9346026
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for mixing gaseous mixture components. The present invention likewise relates to a correspondingly applied method and to the use of an apparatus according to the invention for mixing components of the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines with a reducing agent and to a correspondingly designed reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Yvonne Demel, Roland Kramarek, Anke Schuler
  • Patent number: 9328491
    Abstract: The present invention provides a water spouting device which enables air bubble entrained water with an increased entrainment rate of air bubbles to be discharged at a low flow rate stage even though the user adjusts the flow rate based on the same feeling as that for a conventional water spouting device, the present water spouting device further enabling, at a high flow rate stage, prevention of discharge of air bubble entrained water with such a total amount as makes the user feel that the resultant amount of water significantly exceeds that intended by the user. A spout cap BC serving as the present water spouting device includes a pressure reducing portion 30 serving as an entrainment rate adjusting portion to adjust the entrainment rate of air bubbles entrained in air bubble entrained water in an air bubble entraining portion 703.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kitaura, Koji Takeda, Tomohiro Kudo, Ryohei Yaita
  • Patent number: 9302280
    Abstract: The vaporization nozzle (1) is formed by a nozzle body (10) including a first pressurized gas intake perforation (11), and at least one second perforation (12) for intake of a liquid to be fractionated, in communication with the first perforation, and a liquid vaporization zone (13), formed in the axis of the first perforation (11). This nozzle is noteworthy in particular in that the or each intake perforation (12) of the liquid is in communication with the first perforation (11) through an underpressure chamber (15) that is formed between the first perforation and the vaporization zone, with the propellant gas stream passing all the way through the depression chamber (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Inventor: Karim Benalikhoudja
  • Patent number: 9151026
    Abstract: A sanitary outlet fitting (1) having a water outlet (2) with an internally threaded receiving opening (3) is provided, having a sleeve-shaped outlet nozzle (7) which has an external thread on its periphery which can be screwed in a releasable manner into the internal thread of the receiving opening, and having a jet regulator or similar sanitary insert part that is retained in the sleeve interior of the outlet nozzle. The outlet nozzle (7) includes on its outlet end side, at least one slot, a profiling or a similar tool attachment surface, and a ring element (5) is mounted in a freely rotatable manner at the outlet end region of the outlet nozzle (7) that encloses the outlet nozzle and serves for vandal proofing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: NEOPERL GMBH
    Inventor: Fabian Wildfang
  • Patent number: 9139988
    Abstract: Aeration devices for generating bubbles in a flow of water are disclosed including an aerator body (1), a diverter (3) including orifices (31) for receiving the flow of water, each of the orifices (31) including a decreasing pore size in the direction from the upper portion of the diverter (3b) towards the lower portion of the diverter (3a), and a lower body portion (2) including a water chamber (2a) for receiving and aerating the flow of water from the orifices (31) in the diverter (3). Aeration devices are also disclosed including a pressure compensator (6) mounted on the upper portion of the diverter (3b) for regulation of the maximum flow of water therethrough, the aerator body (1) including a ball joint opening (11) and a ball joint (12) mounted within the ball joint opening (11), the ball joint (12) comprising plastic and the upper ball joint (13) comprising metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: AM Conservation Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Wenjuan Lin
  • Patent number: 9010663
    Abstract: Apparatus for generating a mist comprising a conduit having a mixing chamber and an exit; a transport nozzle in fluid communication with the said conduit, the transport nozzle being adapted to introduce a transport fluid into the mixing chamber; a working nozzle positioned adjacent the transport nozzle intermediate the transport nozzle and the exit, the working nozzle being adapted to introduce a working fluid into the mixing chamber; the transport and working nozzles having an angular orientation and internal geometry such that in use interaction of the transport fluid and working fluid in the mixing chamber causes the working fluid to atomize and form a dispersed vapor/droplet flow regime, which is discharged as a mist from the exit, the mist comprising working fluid droplets having a substantially uniform size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Brian Mayhall Fenton, John Gervase Mark Heathcote, Alexander Guy Wallis
  • Patent number: 9004375
    Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus and method for generating a mist comprising a conduit having a mixing chamber and an exit; a working fluid inlet in fluid communication with said conduit; a transport nozzle in fluid communication with the said conduit, the transport nozzle adapted to introduce a transport fluid into the mixing chamber; the transport nozzle having an angular orientation and internal geometry such that in use the transport fluid interacts with the working fluid introduced into the mixing chamber through the working fluid inlet to atomize and form a dispersed vapor/droplet flow regime, which is discharged as a mist comprising working fluid droplets, a substantial portion of the droplets having a size less than 20 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Brian Mayhall Fenton, John Gervase Mark Heathcote, Alexander Guy Wallis
  • Patent number: 8944350
    Abstract: An aerated shower head structure has a body, a stationary disc, a water distributor and a pressing disc sequentially assembled. The stationary disc has an air inlet hole and a water inlet hole both formed through the stationary disc and communicating with a water inlet of the body. The water distributor and the pressing disc are combined and rotatably mounted under the stationary disc. The water distributor has an air compartment and a water compartment separately formed in a bottom of the water distributor, and has an air channel selectively communicating with the air compartment and multiple water orifices selectively communicating with the water compartment. The pressing disc has an air outlet hole communicating with the air compartment, a water outlet hole communicating with the water compartment, and an elongated water passage communicating with the air outlet hole and the water outlet hole and constitute a water outflow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Xiamen Runner Industrial Corporation
    Inventor: Chun-Hui Lin
  • Patent number: 8448879
    Abstract: Such apparatuses are used for discharging active substances along with various carrier media, water often being used as a carrier medium. In order to ensure that the water perfectly nebulizes together with the active substance, the mist pipe (10) comprises at least three additional pipes (3 to 6) which partly surround each other to form annular chambers (31 to 33). Such a mist pipe (10) allows the size distribution of the drops to be kept within narrow limits even when water is used as a carrier medium. The nebulizer and the mist pipe (10) are mainly used in the health sector, in agriculture, plantations and greenhouses, for protecting supplies and for disinfection purposes on humans, in animal husbandry, and in food production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Swingtec GmbH
    Inventors: Nikolaus Krug, Martin Eisleb
  • Patent number: 8297537
    Abstract: An atomization system for fuels, particularly for charging a chemical reformer for obtaining hydrogen, includes at least one metering device for metering fuel at at least one metering point into a connecting tube capable of receiving a temperature-adjusted substance stream. The connecting tube features at least one atomization point located downstream of the at least one metering point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Miller, Hartmut Albrodt
  • Patent number: 8196780
    Abstract: The present invention provides a positive displacement rotary vane mixing pump in combination with a positive displacement rotary vane fluid pump. The mixing pump having an air inlet, an inlet for foamable fluid from the fluid pump, and an outlet from a discharge sector of the pump for discharging a mixture of air and liquid to a foam generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Gotohti.com Inc
    Inventors: Heiner Ophardt, Andrew Jones
  • Patent number: 8157191
    Abstract: A drywall mud spray nozzle includes a main inlet, a main outlet, a main bore extending between the main inlet and main outlet, a plurality of air injector bores having inlets adjacent the main inlet, outlets in the main bore, and outlets adjacent the main outlet, and a nozzle cap having a bore receiving outflow from the main outlet and air injector outlets and a nozzle tip through which the outflow sprays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Inventor: Ray vonBampus
  • Publication number: 20120067979
    Abstract: A micro-bubble generating shower includes a shower body, which has defined therein a passage, through which tap water flows. A shower head is integrally provided in the upper portion of the shower body, and has a receptacle, which is connected to the passage. A bubble nozzle is coupled to the shower head, and generates micro-bubbles by converting dissolved oxygen contained in the tap water into ultra-micro-bubbles having a size on the micrometer scale. A discharge nozzle discharges the tap water that contains the micro-bubbles, which are generated by the bubble nozzle, under a predetermined pressure. The shower enhances the effects of purifying and sterilizing the tap water using the micro-bubbles, thereby eliminating skin bacilli.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: MEC
    Inventor: Hyun Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 8113824
    Abstract: A large diameter mid-zone air separation cone is provided for decreasing NOx during burner operation by expanding the internal recirculation zone (IRZ) at the burner exit. The mid-zone air separation cone has a short cylindrical leading edge that fits in the outer air zone of a burner. The mid-zone air separation cone splits the outer air zone secondary air flow into two equal or unequal streams depending on the position of the air separation cone with respect to the outer air zone, and deflects a portion of the secondary air flow radially outward. Since the radial position of the air separation cone is farther from the burner centerline, the IRZ size is expanded and NOx emissions are minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Inventors: Hamid Sarv, Albert D. LaRue, William J. Kahle, Alan N. Sayre, Daniel R. Rowley
  • Patent number: 8088186
    Abstract: Equipment for the atomization of a liquid stream by means of a dispersing gaseous stream and for mixing the atomised product with a further suitable gaseous stream, characterized in that it comprises: a feeding zone (A) equipped with means suitable for feeding the liquid stream, the gaseous dispersing stream and further gaseous stream; one or more two-stage atomization zones (N) of the liquid stream by means of the gaseous dispersing stream; a distribution zone (D) of the further gaseous stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Bartolini, Luca Basini, Giancarlo Lupi
  • Patent number: 7950594
    Abstract: An ultrasound apparatus capable of mixing and/or atomizing fluids is disclosed. The apparatus includes a horn having an internal chamber, containing at least one free member, through which fluids to be atomized and/or mixed flow. Connected to the horn's proximal end, a transducer powered by a generator induces ultrasonic vibrations within the horn. Traveling down the horn from the transducer, the ultrasonic vibrations induce the release of ultrasonic energy into the fluids to be atomized and/or mixed as they travel through the internal chamber. As the ultrasonic vibrations travel through the chamber, the fluids within the chamber are agitated and/or begin to cavitate, while the free member moves about the chamber, thereby mixing the fluids. Upon reaching the front wall of the chamber, the ultrasonic vibrations echo off the front wall and pass through the fluids within the chamber a second time, further mixing the fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Bacoustics, LLC
    Inventor: Eilaz Babaev
  • Patent number: 7913933
    Abstract: An oil atomizer apparatus for essential and fragrant oils includes at least one atomizer that engages with a container of essential and fragrant oils, and a body with a generally hollow interior and having a mixer housing associated with one surface of the body. An oil feeder tube extends from the mixer housing and through a surface of the body to the container of essential and fragrant oils. The mixer housing includes a compressed air inlet of a first diameter which is larger than a second diameter of the inlet, which passes to a diffusion chamber in the mixer housing having a passage to the body of the container. The application of compressed air to the inlet of the mixer housing causes the essential and fragrant oils to be dispersed to air in a fine droplet form through at least one aperture in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Air Aroma Research Pty. Limited
    Inventor: John Van Roemburg
  • Patent number: 7819342
    Abstract: Atomizers (1) comprising a cartridge holder (4) which is arranged in the housing (3), a mouthpiece (5) which is provided on the housing (3) and in which an atomization device (6) is arranged, and a connecting tube system (7) which connects the atomization device (6) and the cartridge holder (4), wherein the atomization device (6) has at least one nozzle body (8) and the connecting tube system (7) has at least one passage (9) with a hollow plunger (10) mounted displaceably therein, wherein the hollow plunger (10) includes a valve body (21). In accordance with a first embodiment the atomizer (1) has a first hollow plunger (10a) mounted displaceably in a first passage (9a) and a second hollow plunger (10b) mounted displaceably in a second passage (9b), wherein the first hollow plunger (10a) and the second hollow plunger (10b) extend into the cartridge holder (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Spallek, Andree Jung
  • Patent number: 7780095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus utilizing ultrasonic vibrations to force movement of protrusions to spray a fluid. The apparatus includes a horn with an internal chamber. Within the internal chamber of the horn are protrusions extending from a wall of the chamber. When the horn is vibrated, a fluid is expelled from the horn by the oscillation of the protrusions. Fluid to be expelled from the horn enters the internal chamber of the horn through at least one channel passing through a wall of the horn and leading into the chamber. After passing through the horn's internal chamber, the fluid exits the horn by passing through a channel originating in the front wall of the chamber and ending at the horn's radiation surface. A transducer may be connected to the horn's proximal end to generate ultrasonic vibrations throughout the length of the horn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Bacoustics, LLC
    Inventor: Eilaz Babaev
  • Patent number: 7753285
    Abstract: An ultrasound apparatus capable of mixing and/or atomizing fluids is disclosed. The apparatus includes a horn having an internal chamber through which fluids to be atomized and/or mixed flow. Connected to the horn's proximal end, a transducer powered by a generator induces ultrasonic vibrations within the horn. Traveling down the horn from the transducer, the ultrasonic vibrations induce the release of ultrasonic energy into the fluids to be atomized and/or mixed as they travel through the horn's internal chamber. As the ultrasonic vibrations travel through the chamber, the fluids within the chamber are agitated and/or begin to cavitate, thereby mixing the fluids. Upon reaching the front wall of the chamber, the ultrasonic vibrations are reflected back into the chamber, like an echo. The ultrasonic vibrations echoing off the front wall pass through the fluids within the chamber a second time, further mixing the fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Bacoustics, LLC
    Inventor: Eilaz Babaev
  • Patent number: 7744019
    Abstract: An apparatus for mixing a catalyst with a resin and then spraying the mixture onto a surface. The catalyst is mixed with air before the catalyst/air mixture is introduced to the resin in the mixing tube. The sprayer is provided with a specially designed check valve to prevent resin and catalyst from back flowing into the air/catalyst supply line. The construction of the check valve prevents it from clogging or becoming stuck shut during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Alphagen Materials Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Merchant
  • Publication number: 20100115954
    Abstract: A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine may include a pilot assembly extending along a longitudinal axis. The pilot assembly may be configured to direct a pilot fuel-air mixture to a combustor of the gas turbine engine. The fuel injector may also include a rich catalyst module circumferentially disposed about the pilot assembly. The catalyst module may be configured to simultaneously direct a stream of compressed air and a stream of first fuel-air mixture therethrough without intermixing. The fuel injector may also include a post mix zone disposed downstream of the catalyst module. The post mix zone may be configured to mix the compressed air and the first fuel air mixture to create a main fuel-air mixture. The fuel injector may further include an air swirler disposed downstream of the post mix zone. The air swirler may be configured to direct the main fuel-air mixture to the combustor without intermixing with the pilot fuel-air mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Waseem Ahmad Nazeer, Kenneth Owen Smith, Frank John Ritz
  • Patent number: 7699246
    Abstract: In a supply system fluids are supplied separated from each other to a delivery head through chambers (1, 3, 5) formed in a single supply line. In the delivery head a fluid mixture is produced and delivered to the outside in the form of mist. It is possible to deliver different fluids or fluid mixtures within individual cycles by a control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Inventor: Eugen Malamutmann
  • Patent number: 7588199
    Abstract: A spray nozzle assembly is provided. The spray nozzle assembly includes a nozzle body having a liquid passage that terminates in a nozzle body orifice. The spray nozzle assembly includes an impingement element having an impingement surface spaced from the nozzle body orifice. One or more air outlet orifices are disposed upstream of the impingement surface and oriented to discharge a substantially tubular curtain of air around the nozzle body orifice. An air cap defines a chamber extending around and downstream of the impingement surface. The air cap has a plurality of discharge orifices. At least one of the discharge orifices in the air cap has an associated nipple that is integrally connected to the air cap and extends the discharge orifice outwardly away from an outer face of the air cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Spraying Systems Co.
    Inventor: David C. Huffman
  • Publication number: 20090121039
    Abstract: A spray nozzle manifold comprising a first co-axial passage for supply of an atomisation gas, a second co-axial passage present in said first passage for supply of a liquid, more than one laterally spaced nozzle for atomisation and spraying liquid in a direction away from the longitudinal axis of the manifold attached to the first passage, said nozzles having an inlet for liquid fluidly connected to said second passage, an inlet for atomisation gas fluidly connected to the first passage, a mixing chamber wherein atomisation gas and liquid mix and an outlet for a mixture of atomisation gas and liquid, wherein the nozzle has an opening for discharge of atomisation gas which opening is in fluid communication with the first passage at a position upstream of the mixing chamber and wherein a shield is fixed to the first passage surrounding the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Robert VAN DEN BERG, Wouter Koen HARTEVELD, Hans Joachim HEINEN, Thomas Paul VON KOSSAK-GLOWCZEWSKI
  • Patent number: 7494072
    Abstract: A fluid spraying device comprises a first supply flow path which guides a pressurized liquid, a second supply flow path which guides a pressurized gas, a gas-liquid mixing part which joins the first supply flow path and the second supply flow path and which mixes the liquid and the gas, and an ejection flow path which guides a fluid from the gas-liquid mixing part to the outside. A branching/joining part is provided at an intermediate part of the ejection flow path which, after branching the ejection flow path into a plurality of branch flow paths, rejoins these branch flow paths together. Moreover, a fluid spraying nozzle comprises a flexible spray tube, and a guide which surrounds the spray tube from the outside in the diametral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Ga-Rew Corporation
    Inventor: Kaga Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 7438238
    Abstract: The injector includes a nozzle, a needle, a control chamber, a working fluid supply passage, an electric switching valve, a high-pressure gaseous fuel supply passage and a lubrication liquid fuel supply passage. The nozzle has an injection hole, through which high-pressure gaseous fuel is injected. The needle is axially reciprocably received in the nozzle to open and close the injection hole. The needle includes a sliding portion and a valve portion. The control chamber applies a pressure to the needle. The working fluid supply passage supplies liquid fuel to the control chamber. The electric switching valve controls an inflow/outflow of the liquid fuel to/from the control chamber. The high-pressure gaseous fuel supply passage supplies the high-pressure gaseous fuel to the injection hole. The lubrication liquid fuel supply passage supplies the liquid fuel from the working fluid supply passage to the sliding portion and the valve portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Date, Masaaki Kato
  • Publication number: 20080191052
    Abstract: In a supply system fluids are supplied separated from each other to a delivery head through chambers (1, 3, 5) formed in a single supply line. In the delivery head a fluid mixture is produced and delivered to the outside in the form of mist. It is possible to deliver different fluids or fluid mixtures within individual cycles by a control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventor: Eugen Malamutmann
  • Patent number: 7389941
    Abstract: The present invention includes a nozzle device and method for forming a composite fluid. The nozzle device generally comprises a nozzle portion connected to a main body. The main body includes an inner axial bore extending therethrough. An annular wall extends radially therefore and an annulus extends from an outer perimeter of the annular wall. The annulus and the annular wall define an annular chamber at least partially open to the atmosphere. A portal fluidly communicates the bore with the annular chamber. The nozzle portion includes a converging nose section also having an internal axial bore extending therethrough. An annular collar extends from the nose section and disposes at least partially within the annular chamber. A first tube for transporting a first fluid disposes within the axial bore of the main body and nose section, terminating at an exit port of the nozzle section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Cool Clean Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David P. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20080075655
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a gas mixing device and its use in a catalytic partial oxidation reactor. The gas mixing device is typically an eductor such as a venturi-type eductor which will mix the feed gases used in the catalytic partial oxidation process. Two gas mixing devices may be used in sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Lev Davydov, Weibin Jiang, Jason Norman, Bruce Uhlman
  • Publication number: 20080048053
    Abstract: An atomizer includes a main path having an entrance and an exit. At least two sources are connected to the entrance of the main path. A plurality of chambers communicate with the main path and a narrow path communicates with each chamber and the main path. A plurality of stops extend from an inner periphery of the main path and a distal end of each stop is located corresponding to the narrow path corresponding thereto. The chambers and the stops are located between the entrance and the exit. The two different fluids flow into the entrance and are disturbed by the stops and mixed in the chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventor: Chuih-Kong Wang
  • Patent number: 7311270
    Abstract: An eductor for mixing liquids and solid particles includes a nozzle, an initial mixing chamber, a first diffuser, an intermediate mixing chamber and a second diffuser. The nozzle includes a semicircular nozzle outlet that is offset from a centrally-located first axis. Motive flow is accelerated through the nozzle through a first and second acceleration segment. Solid particles are added to the motive flow in the initial mixing chamber and directed to the first diffuser. Each diffuser includes an acceleration and a deceleration segment separated by an elliptically-shaped throat. The intermediate mixing chamber is located between the first and second diffusers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventor: Mukesh Kapila
  • Patent number: 7300001
    Abstract: A pump-dispensing atomizer includes a dispensing pump with a closure to engage with a container. The dispensing pump includes a pressing button with a booster chamber formed inside, a nozzle with one end extending from the pressing button and a probe formed with at least one section. An interior of the nozzle is formed with a guide chamber, and one end of the guide chamber is connected to the booster chamber. The guide chamber has at least one expanding sub-chamber. After the probe is disposed in the guide chamber, a boosting channel is formed between the expanding sub-chamber and the stepped section. Moreover, the pressure accumulator is mounted on the other end of the nozzle, which is formed with a spraying opening communicated to outer environment. As such, the pressure of liquid flowing in the nozzle will be increased effectively so that liquid is sprayed out with a higher pressure to increase the spraying speed of the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Inventor: Roy Kuo
  • Patent number: 7264179
    Abstract: A nebulization system, which creates a uniform fog of tiny suspended liquid droplets, to lubricate the surfaces of MEMS devices. These droplets fall over the edge of a baffle and are then mixed with an umbrella-like sheet of N2 turbulation gas to generate a uniform cloud of droplets that fill a passivation chamber. The MEMS device is then positioned in this uniform cloud of lubricant droplets for a specified amount of time, thereby uniformly lubricating all the surfaces of the device. The system uses a laser monitoring approach to control the uniformity of the lubricant cloud by providing feedback to the system to control the flow of gases. The system also equalizes the pressure around the sample device seal to prevent gases from entering or exiting the chamber and thereby influencing the environment inside the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Roger A. Robbins
  • Patent number: 7188789
    Abstract: An atomizer nozzle (1) for fuels, in particular for feeding them into a chemical reformer for obtaining hydrogen, has a nozzle body (2) containing spray-discharge orifices (3) that discharge into a metering space, and has at least one metering aperture (6). The spray-discharge orifices (3) are situated at elevation levels (4) so as to have a radial directional component with respect to a center line (10) of the nozzle body (2), each elevation step having at least one spray-discharge orifice (3), and the spray-discharge orifices (3) of at least one elevation level (4) being connected to at least one channel (14) of a nozzle-body insert (5) that has at least one flow-through opening (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Schwegler, Ian Faye, Markus Gesk, Frank Miller, Hartmut Albrodt, Franz Thoemmes