Vibrating mesh atomizers
OwnerNathan Morrow Jacksoninventor
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Abstract
A variety of applications can include silicon-based vibrating mesh atomizer (Si-VMA) including inhaled delivery of an aerosol or vaping. Applications can include a Si-VMA with a mesh membrane having an arrangement of apertures structured as nozzles and a mesh wick integrated with the Si-VMA and arranged on the mesh membrane. Applications can include a Si-VMA with a mesh membrane having an arrangement of apertures structured as nozzles and having the nozzles arranged in sections of nozzles to operate the silicon-based vibrating mesh atomizer in multiple modes for propulsion of a microthruster. A chamber can be located on the mesh membrane and can be partitioned into sub-chambers to hold multiple propellants such that each sub-chamber is on a different section of the sections of nozzles.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a silicon-based vibrating mesh atomizer having a mesh membrane, the mesh membrane having an arrangement of apertures structured as nozzles;
- a mesh wick integrated with the silicon-based vibrating mesh atomizer and arranged on the mesh membrane.
A method of an apparatus comprising:
- forming a mesh membrane for a silicon-based vibrating mesh atomizer;
- forming an arrangement of apertures in the mesh membrane including structuring the apertures as nozzles;
- and
- forming a mesh wick arranged on the mesh membrane.
A microthruster comprising:
- a silicon-based vibrating mesh atomizer having a mesh membrane, the mesh membrane having an arrangement of apertures structured as nozzles, the nozzles arranged in sections of nozzles to operate the silicon-based vibrating mesh atomizer in multiple modes;
- a chamber on the mesh membrane having sub-chambers to hold multiple propellants such that each sub-chamber is on a different section of the sections of nozzles.
A method of forming a microthruster, the method comprising:
- forming a mesh membrane for a silicon-based vibrating mesh atomizer;
- forming an arrangement of apertures in the mesh membrane including structuring the apertures as nozzles and arranging the nozzles in sections of nozzles to operate the silicon-based vibrating mesh atomizer in multiple modes;
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- forming a chamber on the mesh membrane, including forming sub-chambers to hold multiple propellants such that each sub-chamber is on a different section of the sections of nozzles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.