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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2009
Philip Eugene Kieffer, Winneconne, WI (US);
Corey Thomas Cunningham, Larsen, WI (US);
Steven Michael Hurley, Neenah, WI (US);
Scott W. Wenzel, Neenah, WI (US);
Shiming Zhuang, Menasha, WI (US);
Philip Eugene Kieffer, Winneconne, WI (US);
Corey Thomas Cunningham, Larsen, WI (US);
Steven Michael Hurley, Neenah, WI (US);
Scott W. Wenzel, Neenah, WI (US);
Shiming Zhuang, Menasha, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An ultrasonic mixing system having a treatment chamber in which at least two separate phases can be mixed to prepare an emulsion is disclosed. The treatment chamber has an elongate housing through which the phases flow longitudinally from a first inlet port and a second inlet port, respectively, to an outlet port thereof. An elongate ultrasonic waveguide assembly extends within the housing and is operable at a predetermined ultrasonic frequency to ultrasonically energize the phases within the housing. An elongate ultrasonic horn of the waveguide assembly is disposed at least in part intermediate the inlet and outlet ports, and has a plurality of discrete agitating members in contact with and extending transversely outward from the horn intermediate the inlet and outlet ports in longitudinally spaced relationship with each other.