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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Yehuda Ivri, Irvine, CA (US);
Markus Flierl, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yehuda Ivri, Irvine, CA (US);
Markus Flierl, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aerogen, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling the supply of liquid to an aerosol generator comprises operating a liquid supply system to supply a liquid to a vibratable aperture plate of an aerosol generator which senses an amount of liquid adhering to the vibratable aperture plate, and controls operation of the liquid supply system to adjust the amount of liquid adhering to the vibratable aperture plate.