US3285579A
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Devices for homogenizing a mixture by ultra-sound vibrations
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-05-05
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Granted: 1966-11-15
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Expires: 1984-05-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Guerin Robert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:32
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/08; B01J19/10; B01F; B01F31/00; B01F31/80; B01F31/81
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A DEVICE FOR HOMOGENIZING A MIXTURE OF A LIQUID WITH AT LEAST ONE OTHER FLUID WHICH COMPRISES, IN COMBINATION, A METAL ELEMENT HAVING A FREE UPPER END CAPABLE OF VIBRATING AT ULTRA-SOUND FREQUENCY, MEANS FOR PROJECTING A JET OF SAID LIQUID AND SAID OTHER FLUID DOWNWARDLY TOWARD SAID METAL ELEMENT SO AS TO IMPINGE ONTO SAID FREE UPPER END THEREOF, A BELL OPPOSITE SAID PROJECTING MEANS HAVING A CLOSED LOWER END FIXED TO SAID METAL ELEMENT AT A POINT THEREOF LOCATED AT A DISTANCE BELOW SAID FREE UPPER END THEREOF, SAID BELL HAVING A TOP OPEN END WITH A FREE EDGE SURROUNDING SAID METAL ELEMENT UPPER END, THE NATURAL FREQUENCY OF VIBRATION OF SAID BELL HAVING ONE OF ITS HARMONICS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE ULTRASOUND FREQUENCY OF THE SYSTEM CONSISTING OF SAID LIQUID JET AND SAID METAL ELEMEMT, WHEREBY SAID BELL VIBRATES IN RESONANCE WITH SAID SYSTEM, AT LEAST MOST OF THE ANNULAR SPACE BETWEEN SAID METAL ELEMENT AND SAID BELL BEING FILLED DURING OPERATING WITH THE MIXTURE TO BE HOMOGENIZED.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
171 words
A DEVICE FOR HOMOGENIZING A MIXTURE OF A LIQUID WITH AT LEAST ONE OTHER FLUID WHICH COMPRISES, IN COMBINATION, A METAL ELEMENT HAVING A FREE UPPER END CAPABLE OF VIBRATING AT ULTRA-SOUND FREQUENCY, MEANS FOR PROJECTING A JET OF SAID LIQUID AND SAID OTHER FLUID DOWNWARDLY TOWARD SAID METAL ELEMENT SO AS TO IMPINGE ONTO SAID FREE UPPER END THEREOF, A BELL OPPOSITE SAID PROJECTING MEANS HAVING A CLOSED LOWER END FIXED TO SAID METAL ELEMENT AT A POINT THEREOF LOCATED AT A DISTANCE BELOW SAID FREE UPPER END THEREOF, SAID BELL HAVING A TOP OPEN END WITH A FREE EDGE SURROUNDING SAID METAL ELEMENT UPPER END, THE NATURAL FREQUENCY OF VIBRATION OF SAID BELL HAVING ONE OF ITS HARMONICS SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE ULTRASOUND FREQUENCY OF THE SYSTEM CONSISTING OF SAID LIQUID JET AND SAID METAL ELEMEMT, WHEREBY SAID BELL VIBRATES IN RESONANCE WITH SAID SYSTEM, AT LEAST MOST OF THE ANNULAR SPACE BETWEEN SAID METAL ELEMENT AND SAID BELL BEING FILLED DURING OPERATING WITH THE MIXTURE TO BE HOMOGENIZED.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2657021A
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-11-14 | 1974-05-16 | 1974-11-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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