Abstract: An automatic washing device includes a plurality of fluidic oscillators arranged on the periphery of a rotating drum. The fluidic oscillators emit a pulsatile stream of fluid at a predetermined angle through a slit that is perpendicular or at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the oscillator. The automatic washing device can remove microorganisms from the pliant epidermal surface of a human hand that comprises brushlessly scrubbing the pliant epidermal surface of the human hand with a plurality of cleansing fluids.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 19, 2010
Date of Patent:
June 5, 2012
Assignee:
Fluidic Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Warren R. Jewett, Thomas E. Plowman, Craig A. Dupree, Matthew D. Khare