US3237871A
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Static liquid atomizer
Assignee: L A B
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Filing: 1964-03-09
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1984-03-09
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Vicard Pierre Georges
- 👤 Vicard Jean Francois
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:57
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B1/00; B05B1/34; B05B1/3405; B05B1/341; B05B1/3421; B05B1/3426; B05B1/26; B05B1/262; B05B1/267
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
250 words
A STATIC LIQUID ATOMIZER COMPRISING AN ARCUATE GUTTER-SHAPED MEMBER OF UNIFORM WIDTH, EXTENDING THROUGH LESS THAN 360* ABOUT AN AXIS OF CURVATURE AND HAVING A FIRST END AND A SECOND END, AND OPENING TOWARDS SAID AXIS, SAID MEMBER EMBODYING A BOTTOM, A FIRST LATERAL WALL AND A SECOND LATERAL WALL WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND LATERAL WALLS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER TO MAINTAIN A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM WIDTH FOR SAID MEMBER BETWEEN SAID WALLS FROM SAID FIRST END TO SAID SECOND END, SAID FIRST LATERAL WALL HAVING AN ARCUATE EDGE AND BEING OF DECREASING HEIGHT WITH RESPECT TO SAID BOTTOM BETWEEN SAID FIRST END WHERE ITS HEIGHT IS AT A MAXIMUM AND SAID SECOND END WHEN IT BECOMES EQUAL TO ZERO, AND THE HEIGHT OF SAID SECOND LATERAL WALL WITH RESPECT TO SAID BOTTOM BEING AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF SAID FIRST LATERAL WALL IN ANY PLANE TRANSVERSE TO SAID GUTTER-SHAPED MEMBER, IN ORDER THAT THE ARCUATE EDGE OF SAID FIRST LATERAL WALL MAY FORM AT LEAST ONE OF THE SPRAYING EDGES OF SAID ATOMIZER; AND A NOZZLE HAVING AN OUTLET OPENING INTO SAID FIRST END OF SAID GUTTER-SHAPED MEMBER; TANGENTIALLY TO THE BOTTOM THEREOF, SAID NOZZLE HAVING A WIDTH PARALLEL TO SAID AXIS OF CURVATURE EQUAL TO SAID UNIFORM WIDTH OF SAID GUTTER-SHAPED MEMBER AND HAVING A HEIGHT RADIALLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID AXIS OF CURVATURE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF SAID FIRST WALL OF SAID GUTTER-SHAPED MEMBER AT SAID FIRST END OF SAID MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
250 words
A STATIC LIQUID ATOMIZER COMPRISING AN ARCUATE GUTTER-SHAPED MEMBER OF UNIFORM WIDTH, EXTENDING THROUGH LESS THAN 360* ABOUT AN AXIS OF CURVATURE AND HAVING A FIRST END AND A SECOND END, AND OPENING TOWARDS SAID AXIS, SAID MEMBER EMBODYING A BOTTOM, A FIRST LATERAL WALL AND A SECOND LATERAL WALL WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND LATERAL WALLS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER TO MAINTAIN A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM WIDTH FOR SAID MEMBER BETWEEN SAID WALLS FROM SAID FIRST END TO SAID SECOND END, SAID FIRST LATERAL WALL HAVING AN ARCUATE EDGE AND BEING OF DECREASING HEIGHT WITH RESPECT TO SAID BOTTOM BETWEEN SAID FIRST END WHERE ITS HEIGHT IS AT A MAXIMUM AND SAID SECOND END WHEN IT BECOMES EQUAL TO ZERO, AND THE HEIGHT OF SAID SECOND LATERAL WALL WITH RESPECT TO SAID BOTTOM BEING AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF SAID FIRST LATERAL WALL IN ANY PLANE TRANSVERSE TO SAID GUTTER-SHAPED MEMBER, IN ORDER THAT THE ARCUATE EDGE OF SAID FIRST LATERAL WALL MAY FORM AT LEAST ONE OF THE SPRAYING EDGES OF SAID ATOMIZER; AND A NOZZLE HAVING AN OUTLET OPENING INTO SAID FIRST END OF SAID GUTTER-SHAPED MEMBER; TANGENTIALLY TO THE BOTTOM THEREOF, SAID NOZZLE HAVING A WIDTH PARALLEL TO SAID AXIS OF CURVATURE EQUAL TO SAID UNIFORM WIDTH OF SAID GUTTER-SHAPED MEMBER AND HAVING A HEIGHT RADIALLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID AXIS OF CURVATURE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF SAID FIRST WALL OF SAID GUTTER-SHAPED MEMBER AT SAID FIRST END OF SAID MEMBER.
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