Fluid vaporizers
US12398877B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF22B1/288
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vaporizer apparatus includes a liquid inlet; a plurality of plates in a stacked arrangement and configured with openings and surfaces defining a tortuous path for a liquid through the plurality of plates; an atomizer configured to atomize liquid from the liquid inlet and inject a spray of the liquid toward a first plate of the plurality of plates, wherein the plurality of plates is configured to direct a flow of the liquid through the tortuous path from a first end corresponding to the first plate and output a vapor of the liquid at a second end of the tortuous path corresponding to a last plate of the plurality of plates; and at least one heating element configured to heat the plurality of plates to vaporize the liquid along its flow through the tortuous path and generate the vapor.
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