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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Emil Gormley, Louisville, KY (US);
Ronald Scott Tarr, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/08 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/0872 (2013.01); F21V 33/0044 (2013.01); B67D 1/0875 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dispenser is provided having a nozzle that can direct light down a stream of liquid exiting therefrom. The nozzle includes one or more features to promote a substantially laminar flow of liquid therethrough. This construction can allow the light to travel farther down the stream of liquid exiting the nozzle than in e.g., non-laminar flow. Such light transmission can allow the user to more accurately view the dispenser and liquid flow when filling a container with liquid.