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US 11,160,268 B2Granted
Insecticide sprayer and nozzle assembly
AssigneeClarke Mosquito Control Products, Inc.
InventorsFrank Clarke, Grifith Lizarraga, Daniel Fachet
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Abstract
A method of operating a fluid sprayer includes dispersing a first fluid selected from a group consisting of larvicide, adulticide, and a barrier repellant from the fluid sprayer with a first nozzle assembly at a first volumetric flow rate, replacing the first nozzle assembly with a second nozzle assembly, and dispersing a second fluid selected from the group from the fluid sprayer with the second nozzle assembly at a second volumetric flow rate different than the first volumetric flow rate.
Claims18
A method of operating a fluid sprayer, the method comprising:
- dispersing a first fluid selected from a group consisting of larvicide, adulticide, and a barrier repellant from the fluid sprayer with a first nozzle assembly at a first volumetric flow rate;
- replacing the first nozzle assembly with a second nozzle assembly;
- dispersing a second fluid selected from the group from the fluid sprayer with the second nozzle assembly at a second volumetric flow rate different than the first volumetric flow rate;
- and
- operating a pump at a fixed volumetric flow rate while supplying the first and second fluids to the first and second nozzle assemblies, respectively.
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A method of operating a fluid sprayer, the method comprising:
- dispersing a first fluid selected from a group consisting of larvicide, adulticide, and a barrier repellant from the fluid sprayer with a first nozzle assembly having a first spray pattern;
- replacing the first nozzle assembly with a second nozzle assembly;
- dispersing a second fluid selected from the group from the fluid sprayer with the second nozzle assembly having a second spray pattern different than the first spray pattern;
- and
- operating a pump at a fixed volumetric flow rate while supplying the first and second fluids to the first and second nozzle assemblies, respectively.
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A method of operating a fluid sprayer, the method comprising:
- dispersing a first fluid selected from a group consisting of larvicide, adulticide, and a barrier repellant from the fluid sprayer with a first nozzle assembly at a first volumetric flow rate;
- replacing the first nozzle assembly with a second nozzle assembly;
- dispersing a second fluid selected from the group from the fluid sprayer with the second nozzle assembly at a second volumetric flow rate different than the first volumetric flow rate;
- pumping the first fluid from a first tank to the first nozzle assembly;
- and
- pumping the second fluid from a second tank to the second nozzle assembly.
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A method of operating a fluid sprayer, the method comprising:
- dispersing a first fluid selected from a group consisting of larvicide, adulticide, and a barrier repellant from the fluid sprayer with a first nozzle assembly at a first volumetric flow rate;
- replacing the first nozzle assembly with a second nozzle assembly;
- and
- dispersing a second fluid selected from the group from the fluid sprayer with the second nozzle assembly at a second volumetric flow rate different than the first volumetric flow rate,
- wherein dispersing the first fluid and dispersing the second fluid includes actuating a blower assembly positioned upstream of the nozzle assembly for dispersing the atomized fluid from the nozzle assembly into the surroundings of the fluid sprayer.
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A method of operating a fluid sprayer, the method comprising:
- dispersing a first fluid selected from a group consisting of larvicide, adulticide, and a barrier repellant from the fluid sprayer with a first nozzle assembly at a first volumetric flow rate;
- replacing the first nozzle assembly with a second nozzle assembly;
- and
- dispersing a second fluid selected from the group from the fluid sprayer with the second nozzle assembly at a second volumetric flow rate different than the first volumetric flow rate,
- wherein the first nozzle assembly includes a plurality of first nozzles and the second nozzle assembly includes a plurality of second nozzles, and wherein replacing the first nozzle assembly with the second nozzle assembly includes replacing the plurality of first nozzles with the plurality of second nozzles.
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A method of operating a fluid sprayer, the method comprising:
- dispersing a first fluid selected from a group consisting of larvicide, adulticide, and a barrier repellant from the fluid sprayer with a first nozzle assembly at a first volumetric flow rate;
- replacing the first nozzle assembly with a second nozzle assembly;
- dispersing a second fluid selected from the group from the fluid sprayer with the second nozzle assembly at a second volumetric flow rate different than the first volumetric flow rate;
- and
- dispersing a cleaning solution through the fluid sprayer after dispersing the first fluid and prior to dispersing the second fluid.
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A method of operating a fluid sprayer, the method comprising:
- dispersing a first fluid selected from a group consisting of larvicide, adulticide, and a barrier repellant from the fluid sprayer with a first nozzle assembly having a first spray pattern;
- replacing the first nozzle assembly with a second nozzle assembly;
- dispersing a second fluid selected from the group from the fluid sprayer with the second nozzle assembly having a second spray pattern different than the first spray pattern;
- pumping the first fluid from a first tank to the first nozzle assembly;
- and
- pumping the second fluid from a second tank to the second nozzle assembly.
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A method of operating a fluid sprayer, the method comprising:
- dispersing a first fluid selected from a group consisting of larvicide, adulticide, and a barrier repellant from the fluid sprayer with a first nozzle assembly having a first spray pattern;
- replacing the first nozzle assembly with a second nozzle assembly;
- and
- dispersing a second fluid selected from the group from the fluid sprayer with the second nozzle assembly having a second spray pattern different than the first spray pattern;
- wherein dispersing the first fluid and dispersing the second fluid includes actuating a blower assembly positioned upstream of the nozzle assembly for dispersing the atomized fluid from the nozzle assembly into the surroundings of the fluid sprayer.
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A method of operating a fluid sprayer, the method comprising:
- dispersing a first fluid selected from a group consisting of larvicide, adulticide, and a barrier repellant from the fluid sprayer with a first nozzle assembly having a first spray pattern;
- replacing the first nozzle assembly with a second nozzle assembly;
- and
- dispersing a second fluid selected from the group from the fluid sprayer with the second nozzle assembly having a second spray pattern different than the first spray pattern;
- wherein the first nozzle assembly includes a plurality of first nozzles and the second nozzle assembly includes a plurality of second nozzles, and wherein replacing the first nozzle assembly with the second nozzle assembly includes replacing the plurality of first nozzles with the plurality of second nozzles.
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A method of operating a fluid sprayer, the method comprising:
- dispersing a first fluid selected from a group consisting of larvicide, adulticide, and a barrier repellant from the fluid sprayer with a first nozzle assembly having a first spray pattern;
- replacing the first nozzle assembly with a second nozzle assembly;
- dispersing a second fluid selected from the group from the fluid sprayer with the second nozzle assembly having a second spray pattern different than the first spray pattern;
- and
- dispersing a cleaning solution through the fluid sprayer after dispersing the first fluid and prior to dispersing the second fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.