# US 2022/0274128 A1 · Weeping wall > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0274128 A1 - Document ID: US20220274128A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/626,257 - Filed: 2019-07-12 - Published: 2022-09-01 - Earliest claimed: 2019-07-12 - Inventors: GODBOUT Lucien - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220274128A1 ## CPC - B05B 17/085: {designed to produce sheets or curtains of liquid, e.g. water walls} - B05B: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D) ## Abstract A weeping wall for receiving a continuous flow of a flowable substance. The weeping wall comprises: a wall body including a substantially vertical wall section having a flow surface; a flowable substance inlet defined at an upper end of the substantially vertical wall section, with the flowable substance continuously flowing therefrom and downwardly onto the flow surface; at least one mobile deflector movably engaged to the flow surface and projecting therefrom, the at least one mobile deflector being selectively movable relative to the flow surface to modify the flow path of the flowable substance on the flow surface; and a flowable substance outlet defined at a lower end of the substantially vertical wall section with the flowable substance flowing continuously therein after running down onto the flow surface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A weeping wall for receiving a continuous flow of a flowable substance, the weeping wall comprising: a wall body including a substantially vertical wall section having a flow surface; a flowable substance inlet defined at an upper end of the substantially vertical wall section, with the flowable substance continuously flowing therefrom and downwardly onto the flow surface; at least one mobile deflector movably engaged to the flow surface and projecting therefrom, the at least one mobile deflector being selectively movable relative to the flow surface to modify the flow path of the flowable substance on the flow surface; and a flowable substance outlet defined at a lower end of the substantially vertical wall section with the flowable substance flowing continuously therein after running down onto the flow surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The weeping wall of claim 1, wherein each one of the at least one mobile deflector is selectively displaceable at least one of vertically and horizontally along the flow surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The weeping wall of claim 1, wherein each one of the at least one mobile deflector is selectively rotatable about the flow surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The weeping wall of claim 1, wherein each one of the at least one mobile deflector is magnetically held in place on the flow surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The weeping wall of claim 4, wherein the wall body includes a magnetic material layer extending along at least a portion of the substantially vertical section and wherein each one of the at least one mobile deflector includes a magnet. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The weeping wall of claim 5, wherein the magnetic material layer is made of non-corrosive magnetic material and has a forward face defining the flow surface of the substantially vertical wall section of the wall body. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The weeping wall of claim 5, wherein the magnetic material layer has a forward face and includes a layer of non-corrosive, non-magnetic material extending along the forward face, the layer of non-corrosive, non-magnetic material defining the flow surface of the substantially vertical wall section of the wall body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The weeping wall of claim 1, wherein the wall body includes a core and an automatic deflector repositioning system embedded within the core along at least a section of the substantially vertical wall section, the automatic deflector repositioning system cooperating with at least a subset of the at least one deflector mounted to the flow surface, to move at least one corresponding deflector on the flow surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The weeping wall of claim 4, wherein the wall body includes a core and an automatic deflector repositioning system embedded within the core along at least a section of the substantially vertical wall section, the automatic deflector repositioning system cooperating with at least a subset of the at least one deflector mounted to the flow surface, to move at least one corresponding deflector on the flow surface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The weeping wall of claim 9, wherein the core is made of non-magnetic material and wherein the automatic deflector repositioning system includes magnetic elements displaceable, to magnetically move the corresponding one of the at least one deflector on the flow surface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The weeping wall of claim 1, wherein the flowable substance is water. ### Claim 12 A weeping wall comprising: a flow surface receiving a continuous flow of flowable substance running downwardly thereon; a flowable substance inlet positioned at an upper end of the flow surface and releasing a flow of the flowable substance; a flowable substance outlet positioned at a lower end of the flow surface and receiving a flow of the flowable substance, the flowable substance outlet being in fluid communication with a reservoir collecting and storing the flowable sub stance; a pump constantly moving the flowable substance from the reservoir to the flowable substance inlet; and at least one mobile deflector movably engaged to the flow surface and projecting therefrom, each one of the at least one mobile deflector being sized and shaped to disrupt the flow of flowable substance dripping down the flow surface and being selectively movable relative to the flow surface to modify the flow path of the flowable substance on the flow surface. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The weeping wall of claim 12, wherein each one of the at least one mobile deflector is selectively displaceable at least one of vertically and horizontally along the flow surface. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The weeping wall of claim 12, wherein each one of the at least one mobile deflector is selectively rotatable about the flow surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The weeping wall of claim 12, wherein the weeping wall includes a wall body having a substantially vertical section and wherein each one of the at least one mobile deflector is magnetically held in place on the flow surface. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The weeping wall of claim 15, wherein the wall body includes a magnetic material layer extending along at least a portion of the substantially vertical section and wherein each one of the at least one mobile deflector includes a magnet. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The weeping wall of claim 16, wherein the magnetic material layer is made of non-corrosive magnetic material and has a forward face defining the flow surface of the substantially vertical wall section of the wall body. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The weeping wall of claim 16, wherein the magnetic material layer has a forward face and includes a layer of non-corrosive, non-magnetic material extending along the forward face, the layer of non-corrosive, non-magnetic material defining the flow surface of the substantially vertical wall section of the wall body. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The weeping wall of claim 12, wherein the weeping wall includes an automatic deflector repositioning system cooperating with at least a subset of the at least one deflector mounted to the flow surface, to move at least one corresponding deflector on the flow surface. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The weeping wall of claim 15, wherein the wall body includes a core and the weeping wall includes an automatic deflector repositioning system embedded within the core along at least a section of the substantially vertical wall section, the automatic deflector repositioning system cooperating with at least a subset of the at least one deflector mounted to the flow surface, to move at least one corresponding deflector on the flow surface. ### Claim 21 (depends on 12) The weeping wall of claim 12, wherein the flowable substance is water.