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Inline vaporizer

US8327845B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by

5References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Hydrate, Inc. · US

Inventors

Lawrence A. Weinstein · Oneida, US
Douglas H. Currie, Jr. · Londonderry, US
James R. Scott · Chanhassen, US
Tuan Quoc Tran · Glen Allen, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 30, 2009
Grant date	Dec 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2205/3368
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An inline vaporizer disposed in a carrier gas line vaporizes a fluid and adds such vaporized fluid to a carrier gas that flows within the carrier gas line. The vaporizer includes a reservoir or wick that transfers a fluid to a vaporizing element that is adjacent to the reservoir or wick. The vaporizer releases a vapor into the carrier gas line so that the carrier gas flows past the vaporizer to form a vapor and carrier gas mixture.

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