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Fluid control apparatus
Assignee: Johnson Controls International Inc
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Filing: 1963-11-01
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Granted: 1966-09-13
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Expires: 1983-11-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Bjorn G Bjornsen
- 👤 Jr Thomas J Lechner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 13:37
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D1/00; F16D1/10; F16D1/101; F15; F15C; F15C1/00; F15C1/20; F16D3/00; F16D3/84; F16D3/841; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/206; Y10T137/2164; Y10T137/2169; Y10T137/2174
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
IN A FLUID CONTROL UNIT, (A) MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING A PAIR OF IMPACTING FLUID JETS STREAMS HAVING PREDETERMINED OPERATING PATHS AND HAVING OPPOSED STREAM VELOCITY COMPONENTS AND HAVING AN IMPACTING POSITION, SAID MEANS INCLUDING SEPARATE MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING EACH OF SAID JET STREAMS, (B) CONTROL MEANS TO MODULATE THE EFFECTIVE STRENGTH OF AT LEAST ONE OF SAID JET STREAMS TO THEREBY VARY THE IMPACTING POSITION, AND (C) MEANS INCLUDING AN ORIFICE ALIGNED WITH SAID IMPACTING POSITION AND LOCATED TO INTERACT THEREWITH, SAID ORIFICE DEFINING AN OUTPUT CHAMBER TO ONE SIDE OF THE ORIFICE HAVING AN OUTPUT CONNECTION FOR DERIVING A SIGNAL AND A REFERENCE CHAMBER TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE, WITH THE IMPACTING POSITION OF THE STREAMS WITH RESPECT TO THE ORIFICE DEFINING THE OUTPUT SIGNAL WITHIN THE OUTPUT CHAMBER AND BEING RELATED TO THE CONTROL MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
IN A FLUID CONTROL UNIT, (A) MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING A PAIR OF IMPACTING FLUID JETS STREAMS HAVING PREDETERMINED OPERATING PATHS AND HAVING OPPOSED STREAM VELOCITY COMPONENTS AND HAVING AN IMPACTING POSITION, SAID MEANS INCLUDING SEPARATE MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING EACH OF SAID JET STREAMS, (B) CONTROL MEANS TO MODULATE THE EFFECTIVE STRENGTH OF AT LEAST ONE OF SAID JET STREAMS TO THEREBY VARY THE IMPACTING POSITION, AND (C) MEANS INCLUDING AN ORIFICE ALIGNED WITH SAID IMPACTING POSITION AND LOCATED TO INTERACT THEREWITH, SAID ORIFICE DEFINING AN OUTPUT CHAMBER TO ONE SIDE OF THE ORIFICE HAVING AN OUTPUT CONNECTION FOR DERIVING A SIGNAL AND A REFERENCE CHAMBER TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE, WITH THE IMPACTING POSITION OF THE STREAMS WITH RESPECT TO THE ORIFICE DEFINING THE OUTPUT SIGNAL WITHIN THE OUTPUT CHAMBER AND BEING RELATED TO THE CONTROL MEANS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-09-12 | 1970-03-14 | 1970-09-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-09-12 | 1974-03-14 | 1974-09-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-09-12 | 1978-03-14 | 1978-09-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |