Patents by Inventor Austin H. Cotton

Austin H. Cotton 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).

  • Apparatus for supplying a liquid to a heated surface
    Patent number: 4536076
    Abstract: Apparatus for supplying a liquid to a heated surface includes a distribution gallery arranged to supply the liquid to the surface. The liquid is supplied from the gallery through a series of spaced orifices each of which opens into an individual drop-forming chamber above the surface, the dimensions of each orifice and drop-forming chamber being such that some liquid always remains in each of said orifices over the range of temperatures from ambient to that of the heated surface. A pump delivers the liquid to the distribution gallery, which is situated above, and spaced from, a wick in contact with the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1985
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Alan E. Bickerstaff, Austin H. Cotton, Michael G. Ladell, David M. Neale