Patents Examined by Kevin P. Weldan
  • Patent number: 5445324
    Abstract: A spray apparatus and method for injecting a heated, pressurized liquid in a first predetermined direction into a pressurized gas flow that is flowing in a second predetermined direction, to provide for atomizing and admixing the liquid with the gas to form a two-phase mixture. A valve is also disposed within the injected liquid conduit to provide for a pulsed injection of the liquid and timed deposit of the atomized gas phase. Preferred embodiments include multiple liquid feed ports and reservoirs to provide for multiphase mixtures of metals, ceramics, and polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Ray A. Berry, James R. Fincke, Kevin M. McHugh