Apparatus for dispensing an atomized liquid product
OwnerStephen Terence Dunneinventor
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Abstract
The invention is directed to an apparatus for atomizing a liquid product using a propellant, which may be integrated into aerosol packs, for atomization of a liquid product. The liquid product may have a high viscosity. The total flow rate ranges from about 0.5 grams per second to about 0.01 grams per second through a single capillary tube. The liquid product is atomized within a capillary tube. The apparatus may be designed as a handheld unit or as a stationary or mobile unit using a plurality of capillary tubes.
Claims41
An apparatus for atomizing a liquid product using pressure of a gaseous propellant, wherein the liquid product is atomized within at least one capillary tube, wherein said apparatus comprises:
- at least one capillary tube wherein said tube has one exit port in its axial direction for discharge of atomized liquid product and gaseous propellant;
- at least one entry port into the capillary tube distant from the exit port;
- at least one afferent pathway for delivery of liquid product and propellant in admixture or separately to the at least one entry port, wherein said afferent pathway comprises at least one afferent tubing between at least one entry port and a cavity, wherein said cavity has an internal volume of below 50 mm3;
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- at least one valve for operating the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.