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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2021
Numerical Design, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Carl D. Meinhart, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Brian Piorek, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Nicholas B. Judy, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Numerical Design, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for vaporizing liquid from a liquid source into the surrounding environment, are disclosed, where the apparatus comprises at least one manifold comprising at least one liquid port formed by a through-hole and at least one ridge structure, wherein the liquid port is in fluid communication with the liquid source and the one ridge structure At least one vaporization port is included in a planar structure connecting a first side of the structure to a second side, in fluid communication with the at least one ridge structure and the surrounding environment, wherein fluid flow through the liquid and vaporization ports is substantially perpendicular to the plane of the structure, and the ridge structures are substantially parallel to the plane of the structure. At least one heating element is present that is in thermal communication to the at least one vaporization port and at least one ridge structure.