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Apparatus and method for atomization of fluid

US10946407B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

David B. Go · South Bend, US
Michael J. Johnson · Orlando, US
Zeinab Ramshani · Notre Dame, US
Massood Zandi Atashbar · Portage, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2017
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 14, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB05B1/04
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Various apparatus and methods for the atomization of fluid are disclosed herein. In one aspect, an apparatus for atomization of fluid includes a piezoelectric transformer comprising an electrode which is in communication a source of alternating current (AC) voltage at a proximate end of the piezoelectric transformer. A wick which is capable of absorbing a liquid is in contact with the piezoelectric transformer at the distal end, and the piezoelectric transformer is capable of inducing an electrospray of the liquid at the distal end.

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