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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 1980
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
James B VanderKelen, Midland, MI (US);
James L Dilworth, Petoskey, MI (US);
Assignee:
Snow Machines, Inc., Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
239 14 ; 239 77 ; 23922211 ; 62121 ; 261 30 ; 261 89 ;
Abstract
An improved snowmaking apparatus comprising a water source and an atomizing fan wherein during a snowmaking operation water is placed onto the rotating blades of an atomizing fan, the water exiting from the trailing edges of the blades as droplets, the improvement comprising providing a ducted fan behind the atomizing fan, the ducted fan during operation blowing ambient air towards and over the atomizing fan.