Electrostatic atomizer and method of producing atomized...

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2008-03-04

2008-03-04

Doerrler, William C (Department: 3744)

Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing

Processes

Including electrostatic charging

C239S690000, C239S695000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07337984

ABSTRACT:
Fluids are atomized using a miniaturized electrostatic microinjector. The microinjectors are capable of producing uniform droplets in several spray modes, and metering and dispersing very small volume fluids. The atomizer is useful in carburetion systems for internal combustion engines, to prepare samples for analytical methods such as MALDI, for fluid filtration and separation, and in other applications.

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