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Gas splattered fluid display

US8500038B2 · kind B2 · utility

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33References

30Claims

0Family size

Assignee

WET Enterprises, Inc. · US

Inventors

Mark Fuller · McNeil, US
Michael J. Baldwin · Los Angeles, US
Keith Kalis · Lancaster, US
Helen S. Park · La Cañada Flintridge, US
Riae Yoo · Burbank, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 30, 2008
Grant date	Aug 6, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 28, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF21W2121/02
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fluid display includes a fluid source, a gas source, and a light source. The fluid source coherently emits fluid along a first trajectory. The gas source emits gas along a second trajectory that intersects the first trajectory. The light source is directed toward the intersection of the first trajectory and the second trajectory. The second trajectory may intersect the first trajectory at an oblique angle. The fluid source and/or the gas source may emit intermittently. The fluid source may emit a laminar jet or spherical fluid globules. The gas source may intermittently emit a gas vortex. The gas may be a flammable gas. The fluid may be water and the gas may be air. The fluid display may provide a “water sparkler” effect.

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