The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2007
Shridhar Gopalan, Westminster, MD (US);
Gregory Russell, Catonsville, MD (US);
Shridhar Gopalan, Westminster, MD (US);
Gregory Russell, Catonsville, MD (US);
Bowles Fluidics Corporation, Columbia, MD (US);
Abstract
A fluidic device, that operates on a pressurized liquid flowing through it to generate an oscillating spray having desired three-dimensional flow characteristics, includes a member that has fabricated within it at least two liquid flow channels that are configured in the form of a fluidic circuit having an inlet and an outlet and a centerline therebetween. These flow channels are further configured so that the straight line projections of their centerlines, that extend from their outlets, intersect at a prescribed intersection angle, Θ, and the outlets are separated by a characteristic separation distance, 'w.' We have found that the values of the intersection angle, Θ, and separation distance, 'w,' can be are chosen so as to yield the desired three-dimensional flow characteristics of the spray.