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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:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerry Wayne Thurber, Jr., Woodbine, MD (US);
Keith Schloer, Owings Mills, MD (US);
Assignee:
Bowles Fluidics Corporation, Columbia, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23D 1/110 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23D 1/110 ;
Abstract
An air entrainment spa nozzle having a jet of water which passes over an air entrainment port with the air entrainment port having a downstream structure which enhances the air entrainment. In one embodiment, the air enhancement structure is a ramp which extends in a downstream direction from the air entrainment port. In another embodiment, the air entrainment port projects or protrudes into the jet of water by a predetermined amount.