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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2016
Funai Electric Co., Ltd, Osaka, JP;
David L. Bernard, Lexington, KY (US);
Tim Frasure, Lexington, KY (US);
Sean T. Weaver, Lexington, KY (US);
Andrew L. McNees, Lexington, KY (US);
David C. Graham, Lexington, KY (US);
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A fluidic delivery device having improved volumetric efficiency. The device includes a fluid container having a standpipe at a lower end of the container and open areas located below a fluid entrance end of the standpipe; a first fluid permeable body located in the fluid container above the fluid entrance end of the standpipe; and one or more second fluid permeable bodies located in the open areas of the fluid container below the first fluid permeable body and below the fluid entrance end of the standpipe.