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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2012
Kyle R. Steele, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Carl T. Whitaker, Berthoud, CO (US);
Ravikumar Narayanan, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Douglas Kimmel, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kyle R. Steele, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Carl T. Whitaker, Berthoud, CO (US);
Ravikumar Narayanan, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Douglas Kimmel, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Nordson Corporation, Westlake, OH (US);
Abstract
A sanitary fitting has a flange portion, a connector portion, and a parabolic entrance disposed therebetween. The flange portion has a planar ring surface that defines a central opening. The connector portion defines a lumen extending from the central opening toward an outlet port. The parabolic entrance surface extends from the planar ring surface and transitions into the connector portion to define a portion of the lumen. One or more suction-relief ribs may be arranged along the surface of the flange portion and extend into the parabolic entrance. The suction-relief ribs may have a twisting curvature for causing rotation of fluid flow through the sanitary fitting.