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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Arimizu, Yotsukaido, JP;
Masahiko Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
Akitoshi Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiyuki Imanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Yumi Yanai, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Ishinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Teruo Ozaki, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01); B41J 2/16 (2006.01); B41J 2/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/0458 (2013.01); B41J 2/1404 (2013.01); B41J 2/1601 (2013.01); B41J 2/14088 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a fine bubble generating apparatus capable of generating fine bubbles efficiently. The present invention includes a fluid flow passage that includes a narrow portion in at least a part thereof, a heating part capable of heating a liquid flowing through the fluid flow passage, and a controlling unit that controls the heating part. The controlling unit controls the heating part to generate film boiling in the liquid to generate ultrafine bubbles.