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Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006

Filed:

Oct. 07, 2002
Applicant:

Constantinos Sioutas, Pasadena, CA (US);

Inventor:

Constantinos Sioutas, Pasadena, CA (US);

Assignee:

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An impactor inlet for a system for monitoring an aerosol including a plurality of particles is provided. Each of the particles has a size. The inlet includes a housing defining a chamber to receive and direct a flow of the aerosol. A high flow rate nozzle receives the aerosol at a flow rate of greater than 20 liters per minute (lpm) and accelerates and directs the aerosol flow toward a impaction plate. The aerosol flow separates into a minor flow including particles having a size greater than about 10 um, and a major flow including the remaining particles. The minor flow impacts on the impaction plate, and the major flow is emitted from an outlet.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Sioutas, Constantinos. (2006). Impactor inlet (U.S. Patent No. 6990846). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6990846

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