Patent · US Expired

Spraying devices

US6326062A · kind A · utility

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2References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 20, 1997
Grant dateDec 4, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2205/8206
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An electrostatic spraying device for use in spraying inter alia personal care and personal hygiene products comprises an outlet (94) from which the product issues in the form of an electrostatically charged spray and a control member (60, 60a) for attenuating the potential gradient in the vicinity of the outlet (94) to such an extent that spraying is suppressed until the device is brought to within a predetermined distance from a site to be spayed.

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