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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:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
LeNoir E. Zaiser, Naples, FL (US);
Kevin Confoy, Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
Inovo, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/42 ;
Abstract
Semi-spherical supports are used in the piercing of small, consistently sized holes in a soft metal. In particular, a flow control device, such as an orifice plate, can be fabricated with small, consistently sized flow apertures to regulate flow in a gas flow regulating device. By using semi-spherical supports, the need for hand-punching and real-time flow calibration can be avoided and automated machinery with a tapered piercing tool can be used to fabricate the flow control device.