Method of ultrasonically treating a substance
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsRobert Alan Cool, Thomas David Ehlert, Patrick Sean McNichols
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Abstract
In a method of ultrasonically treating a substance disposed within a container an ultrasonic horn is positioned within the container with at least a portion of the horn submerged in the substance. The horn is ultrasonically excited to thereby ultrasonically energize the substance. An agitating member is rotated within the substance while the ultrasonic horn is excited to agitate the substance as the substance is ultrasonically energized.
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A method of ultrasonically treating a substance disposed within a container, the method comprising:
- positioning an ultrasonic horn within the container with at least a portion of the horn submerged in the substance, an agitating member being positioned on at least the portion of the horn submerged in the substance, the agitating member being mounted on the ultrasonic horn by an isolating member;
- ultrasonically exciting the horn to thereby ultrasonically energize the substance;
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- rotating the agitating member within the substance while the ultrasonic horn is excited to agitate the substance as the substance is ultrasonically energized, the isolating member at least in part vibrationally isolating the agitation member from the ultrasonic horn.
A method of ultrasonically treating a substance disposed within a container, the method comprising:
- positioning an ultrasonic horn within the container with at least a portion of the horn submerged in the substance;
- ultrasonically exciting the horn to thereby ultrasonically energize the substance;
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- rotating a plurality of agitating members within the substance while the ultrasonic horn is excited to agitate the substance as the substance is ultrasonically energized, the plurality of agitating members being disposed on the horn and in longitudinal spaced relationship with each other, at least one of the plurality of agitating members being positioned on the portion of the ultrasonic horn that is submerged in the substance using an isolating member in order to at least in part vibrationally isolate the agitating member from the ultrasonic horn.
A method of ultrasonically treating a substance disposed within a container, the method comprising:
- positioning an ultrasonic horn within the container with at least a portion of the horn submerged in the substance;
- positioning an agitating member on the portion of the ultrasonic horn that is submerged in the substance using an isolating member in order to at least in part vibrationally isolate the agitating member from the ultrasonic horn;
- ultrasonically exciting the horn to thereby ultrasonically energize the substance;
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- directing the substance to flow past the agitating member while the ultrasonic horn is excited to agitate the substance as the substance is ultrasonically energized.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.