US3138328A
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Apparatus for generating aerosols
Assignee: ALAN GALSBY AND Co Ltd
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Filing: 1962-07-02
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Granted: 1964-06-23
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Expires: 1982-07-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Glasby Alan Geoffrey Scruton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 13:59
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B3/00; B05B3/02; B05B3/0202; B05B3/0204
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A NOZZLE FOR GENERATING AN AEROSOL, WHICH INCLUDES MEANS FOR CREATING A GAS STREAM, A PLURALITY OF TUBES ARRANGED IN SAID STREAM IN A CIRCULAR SERIES AROUND AN AXIS PARALLEL TO THE DIRECTION OF FLOW OF THE GAS STREAM, THE UPSTREAM ENDS OF SAID TUBES DEFINING A CIRCULAR SERIES OF SUPPLY ORIFICES LYING IN A PLANE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE DIRECTION OF FLOW OF THE GAS STREAM, MEANS SHIELDING THE ORIFICES FROM THE GAS STREAM, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A LIQUID TO THE DOWNSTREAM ENDS OF THE SAID TUBES SO THAT A LIQUID SURFACE IS PRESENTED AT EACH SAID ORIFICE, AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID TUBES ABOUT SAID AXIS WHEREBY AN AEROSOL IS TORN OFF FROM THE SAID LIQUID SURFACE AT EACH ORIFICE, THE AEROSOL BEING SUBSEQUENTLY CARRIED AWAY BY SAID GAS STREAM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A NOZZLE FOR GENERATING AN AEROSOL, WHICH INCLUDES MEANS FOR CREATING A GAS STREAM, A PLURALITY OF TUBES ARRANGED IN SAID STREAM IN A CIRCULAR SERIES AROUND AN AXIS PARALLEL TO THE DIRECTION OF FLOW OF THE GAS STREAM, THE UPSTREAM ENDS OF SAID TUBES DEFINING A CIRCULAR SERIES OF SUPPLY ORIFICES LYING IN A PLANE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE DIRECTION OF FLOW OF THE GAS STREAM, MEANS SHIELDING THE ORIFICES FROM THE GAS STREAM, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A LIQUID TO THE DOWNSTREAM ENDS OF THE SAID TUBES SO THAT A LIQUID SURFACE IS PRESENTED AT EACH SAID ORIFICE, AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID TUBES ABOUT SAID AXIS WHEREBY AN AEROSOL IS TORN OFF FROM THE SAID LIQUID SURFACE AT EACH ORIFICE, THE AEROSOL BEING SUBSEQUENTLY CARRIED AWAY BY SAID GAS STREAM.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-06-23 | 1967-12-23 | 1968-06-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-06-23 | 1971-12-23 | 1972-06-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-06-23 | 1975-12-23 | 1976-06-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |