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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2017
David B. Go, Notre Dame, IN (US);
Michael J. Johnson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Zeinab Ramshani, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Massood Z. Atashbar, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
David B. Go, Notre Dame, IN (US);
Michael J. Johnson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Zeinab Ramshani, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Massood Z. Atashbar, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
Various apparatus and methods for the atomization of fluid are disclosed herein. In one aspect, an apparatus for atomization of fluid includes a piezoelectric transformer comprising an electrode which is in communication a source of alternating current (AC) voltage at a proximate end of the piezoelectric transformer. A wick which is capable of absorbing a liquid is in contact with the piezoelectric transformer at the distal end, and the piezoelectric transformer is capable of inducing an electrospray of the liquid at the distal end.