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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2006
Anatoly Gosis, Palatine, IL (US);
David R. Nowak, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert Dam, Aurora, IL (US);
Abram Cervantes, Chicago, IL (US);
Chuck Esposito, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Anatoly Gosis, Palatine, IL (US);
David R. Nowak, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert Dam, Aurora, IL (US);
Abram Cervantes, Chicago, IL (US);
Chuck Esposito, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to devices configured and adapted to give a fluid stream the appearance of being lighted. Different colors of light, such as those provided from LEDs, may be used to generate an aesthetically pleasing effect of flowing colored fluid. In some embodiments, the fluid illumination may be accomplished by a light source directed towards a fluid stream from an external angle, for example. Alternatively, the light source may be pointed in the direction of the fluid stream, lighting it substantially internally. In yet other embodiments, the fluid illumination may be enhanced with the employment of reflective surfaces that bounce light around and through the fluid stream. To increase the appearance of being lighted, the reflective fluid surface area may be increased by generating turbulent flow. In certain embodiments, turbulent flow is achieved with the use of a separator to separate a single fluid stream into a plurality of micro-streams.