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Method and device for atomizing liquid

US7611072B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH · DE

Inventors

Ralf-Peter Peters · Bensberg, DE
Holger Holakovsky · Witten, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 29, 2006
Grant date	Nov 3, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 7, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49396
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and a device for the atomization of a liquid by directing a jet of liquid onto a hot contact surface, in particular a deflecting surface, so that a part of the liquid is vaporized. The non-vaporized liquid is atomized into small droplets that form an aerosol.

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