Fluid sprinkling – spraying – and diffusing – With means to vibrate or jiggle discharge
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-23
2011-10-04
Tran, Len (Department: 3752)
Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
With means to vibrate or jiggle discharge
C239S102200, C239S585100, C239S584000, C123S531000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08028930
ABSTRACT:
A fuel injector for delivering fuel to an engine in which a housing of the injector has an internal fuel chamber and at least one exhaust port in fluid communication with the fuel chamber whereby fuel exits the fuel injector at the at least one exhaust port for delivery to the engine. An ultrasonic waveguide is separate from the housing, and is elongate and disposed at least in part within the fuel chamber to ultrasonically energize fuel within the fuel chamber prior to the fuel exiting through the at least one exhaust port. An excitation device is operable to ultrasonically excite the ultrasonic waveguide. A mounting member interconnects the waveguide to the housing, with the mounting member configured to substantially vibrationally isolate the housing from the waveguide.
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Bromfield George
Ehlert Thomas David
McNichols Patrick Sean
Meyer Andrew Enis
Zuehlke Timothy R.
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Kimberly--Clark Worldwide, Inc.
McGraw Trevor E
Tran Len
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