US3413995A
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Fluid amplifier
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-06-09
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Granted: 1968-12-03
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Expires: 1986-06-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Romald E Bowles
- 👤 Billy M Horton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 04:50
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01P; G01P3/00; G01P3/26; G01P3/266; F; F15; F15C; F15C1/00; F15C1/16; G01C; G01C19/00; G01C19/02; G01C19/04; G01C19/06; G01C19/14; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/206; Y10T137/2087; Y10T137/2109; Y10T137/2115
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
IN A FLUID VORTEX DEVICE HAVING A VORTEX CHAMBER, SAID VORTEX CHAMBER HAVING AN AXIS, FLUID SAID CHAMBER BEING RESPONSIVE TO EXTERNAL MOTIVATION TO PRODUCE A ROTATIONAL VELOCITY OF SAID FLUID ABOUT SAID AXIS, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING SAID FLUID TO SAID CHAMBER WITH SUBSTANTIALLY NO ROTATIONAL VELOCITY RELATIVE TO SAID CHAMBER ABOUT SAID AXIS AND AT A RELATIVELY LARGE RADIUS OF SAID CHAMBER, FLUID OUTLET MEANS LOCATED AXIALLY OF SAID CHAMBER AND INCLUDING EGRESS ORIFICE MEANS HAVING A RADIUS SMALLER THAN SAID RELATIVELY LARGE RADIUS BY A LARGE FACTOR, AND SENSING MEANS LOCATED DOWNSTREAM OF SAID EGRESS ORIFICE MEANS RESPONSIVE SUBSTANTIALLY ONLY TO A ROTATIONAL VELOCITY OF SAID FLUID IN SAID CHAMBER ABOUT SAID AXIS SAID SENSING MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE SUBSTANTIALLY ONLY TO SAID ROTATIONAL VELOCITY OF SAID FLUID IN SAID CHAMBER ABOUT SAID AXIS IN TERMS OF A SAID FUNCTION FLUID AND FLOW PARAMETERS, SAID SENSING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS EXTENDING ONLY SLIGHTLY WITHIN SAID VORTEX CHAMBER IN THE REGION OF SAID EGRESS ORIFICE FOR SOLELY AND ALONE PROVIDING A PRESSURE SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE ONLY OF SAID ROTATIONAL VELOCITY OF SAID FLUID IN SAID CHAMBER ABOUT SAID AXIS, AND MEANS FOR PROVIDING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE SUBSTANTIALLY ONLY OF SAID ROTATIONAL VELOCITY OF SAID FLUID IN SAID CHAMBER ABOUT SAID AXIS IN RESPONSE TO SAID PRESSURE SIGNAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
IN A FLUID VORTEX DEVICE HAVING A VORTEX CHAMBER, SAID VORTEX CHAMBER HAVING AN AXIS, FLUID SAID CHAMBER BEING RESPONSIVE TO EXTERNAL MOTIVATION TO PRODUCE A ROTATIONAL VELOCITY OF SAID FLUID ABOUT SAID AXIS, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING SAID FLUID TO SAID CHAMBER WITH SUBSTANTIALLY NO ROTATIONAL VELOCITY RELATIVE TO SAID CHAMBER ABOUT SAID AXIS AND AT A RELATIVELY LARGE RADIUS OF SAID CHAMBER, FLUID OUTLET MEANS LOCATED AXIALLY OF SAID CHAMBER AND INCLUDING EGRESS ORIFICE MEANS HAVING A RADIUS SMALLER THAN SAID RELATIVELY LARGE RADIUS BY A LARGE FACTOR, AND SENSING MEANS LOCATED DOWNSTREAM OF SAID EGRESS ORIFICE MEANS RESPONSIVE SUBSTANTIALLY ONLY TO A ROTATIONAL VELOCITY OF SAID FLUID IN SAID CHAMBER ABOUT SAID AXIS SAID SENSING MEANS BEING RESPONSIVE SUBSTANTIALLY ONLY TO SAID ROTATIONAL VELOCITY OF SAID FLUID IN SAID CHAMBER ABOUT SAID AXIS IN TERMS OF A SAID FUNCTION FLUID AND FLOW PARAMETERS, SAID SENSING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS EXTENDING ONLY SLIGHTLY WITHIN SAID VORTEX CHAMBER IN THE REGION OF SAID EGRESS ORIFICE FOR SOLELY AND ALONE PROVIDING A PRESSURE SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE ONLY OF SAID ROTATIONAL VELOCITY OF SAID FLUID IN SAID CHAMBER ABOUT SAID AXIS, AND MEANS FOR PROVIDING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE SUBSTANTIALLY ONLY OF SAID ROTATIONAL VELOCITY OF SAID FLUID IN SAID CHAMBER ABOUT SAID AXIS IN RESPONSE TO SAID PRESSURE SIGNAL.
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