Patents by Inventor Wesley E. Yates

Wesley E. Yates 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).

  • Laminar microjet atomizer and method of aerial spraying of liquids
    Patent number: 4412654
    Abstract: A laminar microjet atomizer and method of aerial spraying involve the use of a streamlined body having a slot in the trailing edge thereof to afford a quiescent zone within the wing and into which liquid for spraying is introduced. The liquid flows from a source through a small diameter orifice having a discharge end disposed in the quiet zone well upstream of the trailing edge. The liquid released into the quiet zone in the slot forms drops characteristic of laminar flow. Those drops then flow from the slot at the trailing edge of the streamlined body and discharge into the slipstream for free distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1983
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Wesley E. Yates, Robert E. Cowden, Norman B. Akesson, Paul M. Horgan