US3216439A
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External vortex transformer
Assignee: Bowles Engineering Corp
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Filing: 1962-12-18
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Granted: 1965-11-09
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Expires: 1982-12-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis M Manion
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 20:52
CPC Classifications
F; F15; F15C; F15C1/00; F15C1/16; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/206; Y10T137/2087; Y10T137/2098; Y10T137/2267
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A NOZZLE FOR USE IN A FLUID SYSTEM COMPRISING AT LEAST A PARTIAL VORTEX AMPLIFER FOR CREATING VORTICAL FLOW FROM ROTATING FLOW SUPPLIED THERETO SAID VORTEX AMPLIFIER INCLUDING A CHAMBER FORMED BY AT LEAST A PARTIAL, SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCULAR PERIPHERAL SIDE WALL AND A BOTTOM WALL, SAID BOTTOM WALL HAVING AN EGRESS ORIFICE THEREIN LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY OF SAID SIDE WALL AND HAVING A RADIUS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN THE RADIUS OF SAID SIDE WALL, SAID SIDE WALL HAVING AN OPENING FORMED THEREIN THROUGH WHICH THE VELOCITY AMPLIFIED TANGENTIAL COMPONENT OF VORTICAL FLOW CAN EGRESS FROM SAID CHAMBER, A PASSAGE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY TANGENTIALLY FROM SAID SIDE WALL AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE OPENING FOR RECEIVING A PORTION OF THE VELOCITY AMPLIFIED TANGENTIAL COMPONENT OF VORTICAL FLOW AND FOR CONVERTING THE PORTION SO RECEIVED INTO A SUBSTANTIALLY LINEAR FLUID STREAM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A NOZZLE FOR USE IN A FLUID SYSTEM COMPRISING AT LEAST A PARTIAL VORTEX AMPLIFER FOR CREATING VORTICAL FLOW FROM ROTATING FLOW SUPPLIED THERETO SAID VORTEX AMPLIFIER INCLUDING A CHAMBER FORMED BY AT LEAST A PARTIAL, SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCULAR PERIPHERAL SIDE WALL AND A BOTTOM WALL, SAID BOTTOM WALL HAVING AN EGRESS ORIFICE THEREIN LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY OF SAID SIDE WALL AND HAVING A RADIUS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN THE RADIUS OF SAID SIDE WALL, SAID SIDE WALL HAVING AN OPENING FORMED THEREIN THROUGH WHICH THE VELOCITY AMPLIFIED TANGENTIAL COMPONENT OF VORTICAL FLOW CAN EGRESS FROM SAID CHAMBER, A PASSAGE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY TANGENTIALLY FROM SAID SIDE WALL AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE OPENING FOR RECEIVING A PORTION OF THE VELOCITY AMPLIFIED TANGENTIAL COMPONENT OF VORTICAL FLOW AND FOR CONVERTING THE PORTION SO RECEIVED INTO A SUBSTANTIALLY LINEAR FLUID STREAM.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-11-08 | 1969-05-10 | 1969-11-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-11-08 | 1973-05-10 | 1973-11-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-11-08 | 1977-05-10 | 1977-11-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |