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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2002
Applicants:
Hans J. Nolte, Stuttgart, DE;
Harry Krumma, Bonningheim, DE;
Frank Herre, Oberriexingen, DE;
Michael Baumann, Weinbergsteige, DE;
Stefano Giuliano, Gerlingen, DE;
Seigfied Poppe, Unterriexingen, DE;
Inventors:
Hans J. Nolte, Stuttgart, DE;
Harry Krumma, Bonningheim, DE;
Frank Herre, Oberriexingen, DE;
Michael Baumann, Weinbergsteige, DE;
Stefano Giuliano, Gerlingen, DE;
Seigfied Poppe, Unterriexingen, DE;
Assignee:
Durr Systems, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 5/00 (2006.01); F23D 11/32 (2006.01); F16K 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The main needle valve of an electrostatic atomizer has an opto-electronic sensor device with optical waveguides whose faces are opposite a reflecting element of a component moveable with the valve needle for potential-free switch position interrogations.