US3288447A
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Variable spread fluid dispersal systems
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-10-16
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Granted: 1966-11-29
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Expires: 1984-10-16
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Withers John William
- 👤 Rowe Rodney Alan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 17:10
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23R; F23R3/00; F23R3/28; B; B01; B01F; B01F25/00; B01F25/20; B01F25/30; B01F25/31; B01F25/313; F23R3/02; F23R3/16; F23R3/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
APPARATUS FOR DISPERSING A FIRST FLUID INTO A SECOND FLUID COMPRISING A CONDUIT TO BE IMMERSED IN A FLOW OF THE SECOND FLUID, FIRST AND SECOND ENTRIES SPACED APART ALONG THE CONDUIT, FOR ADMITTING THE FIRST FLUID AND ANOTHER FLUID RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO MEET, WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL MIXING, AT A COMMON BOUNDARY TRANSVERSE TO THE CONDUIT, MEANS, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CONDUIT, WHICH INCREASES THE RATIO OF THE PERIMETER OF THE CONFINED PATH WITHIN THE CONDUIT TO THE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA OF THE CONFINED PATH, AT POINTS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE CONDUIT BETWEEN THE ENTRIES, AN EXIT OPENING SYSTEM DISTRIBUTED ALONG THE CONDUIT BETWEEN THE TWO ENTRIES, AND MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF FLUID TO ONE OF THE ENTIRES SO THAT THE FIRST FLUID LEAVES THE CONDUIT THROUGH A FIRST PART OF THE EXIT OPENING SYSTEM AND THE OTHER LEAVES THE CONDUIT THROUGH A REMAINING PART OF THE EXIT OPENING SYSTEM, AND VARIATION IN THE CONTROLLED FLOW OF FLUID CAUSES VARIATION IN THE EXTENT OF THE FIRST PART OF THE EXIT OPENING SYSTEM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
APPARATUS FOR DISPERSING A FIRST FLUID INTO A SECOND FLUID COMPRISING A CONDUIT TO BE IMMERSED IN A FLOW OF THE SECOND FLUID, FIRST AND SECOND ENTRIES SPACED APART ALONG THE CONDUIT, FOR ADMITTING THE FIRST FLUID AND ANOTHER FLUID RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO MEET, WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL MIXING, AT A COMMON BOUNDARY TRANSVERSE TO THE CONDUIT, MEANS, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CONDUIT, WHICH INCREASES THE RATIO OF THE PERIMETER OF THE CONFINED PATH WITHIN THE CONDUIT TO THE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA OF THE CONFINED PATH, AT POINTS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE CONDUIT BETWEEN THE ENTRIES, AN EXIT OPENING SYSTEM DISTRIBUTED ALONG THE CONDUIT BETWEEN THE TWO ENTRIES, AND MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF FLUID TO ONE OF THE ENTIRES SO THAT THE FIRST FLUID LEAVES THE CONDUIT THROUGH A FIRST PART OF THE EXIT OPENING SYSTEM AND THE OTHER LEAVES THE CONDUIT THROUGH A REMAINING PART OF THE EXIT OPENING SYSTEM, AND VARIATION IN THE CONTROLLED FLOW OF FLUID CAUSES VARIATION IN THE EXTENT OF THE FIRST PART OF THE EXIT OPENING SYSTEM.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-11-28 | 1970-05-30 | 1970-11-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-11-28 | 1974-05-30 | 1974-11-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-11-28 | 1978-05-30 | 1978-11-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |