US3325976A
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Sample atomizer
Assignee: Beckman Coulter Inc
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Filing: 1966-04-26
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Granted: 1967-06-20
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Expires: 1986-04-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 West Charles David
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 17:21
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/62; G01N21/71; G01N21/714; B; B05; B05B; B05B17/00; B05B17/04; B05B17/06; B05B17/0607; B05B17/0615; G01N1/00; G01N1/02; G01N1/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
AN ATOMIZING SYSTEM FOR ATOMIZING A SOLUTION INTO A GAS STREAM COMPRISING: A CUP FOR CONTAINING A SOLUTION; AN ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER; MEANS SUPPORTING SAID TRANSDUCER AND SAID CUP IN OPERATIVE RELATION AND PROVIDING MEANS FOR CONTAINING A COUPLING MEDIUM THEREBETWEEN; ATOMIZATION CELL MEANS CONTGIUOUS WITH SAID CUP; CONDENSATE COLLECTING MEANS SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID CELL MEANS FOR COLLECTING AND RETURNING UNATOMIZED SOLUTION AND CONDENSATE TO SAID CUP; SAID CONDENSATE COLLECTING MEANS HAVING THE SAME GENERAL SHAPE AS SAID CELL MEANS OVER AT LEAST A PORTION OF ITS EXTERNAL SURFACE AND BEING SMALLER THAN SAID CELL SO AS TO FIT WITHIN SAID CELL PROVIDING A SPACE BETWEEN SAID EXTERNAL SURFACE OF SAID COLLECTING MEANS AND THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF SAID CELL FOR RESTRICTING FLOW FROM SAID CUP TO SAID ATOMIZATION CELL WHEREBY THE FLOW OF UNATOMIZED SOLUTION AND CONDENSATE INTO SAID ATOMIZATION CELL IS LIMITED; GAS INLET MEANS FOR INTRODUCING A FLOW OF GAS INTO SAID CUP; AND GAS OUTLET MEANS CONNECTED TO AID ATOMIZATION CELL MEANS.
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