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- Patent Title: Composite ultrasonic material applicators with individually addressable micro-applicators and methods of use thereof
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Application No.: US17155776Application Date: 2021-01-22
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Publication No.: US12005463B2Publication Date: 2024-06-11
- Inventor: Kevin Ellwood , Mark Nichols , Wanjiao Liu , Christopher Seubert
- Applicant: Ford Motor Company
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Motor Company
- Current Assignee: Ford Motor Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Burris Law, PLLC
- The original application number of the division: US16211554 2018.12.06
- Main IPC: B05B17/06
- IPC: B05B17/06 ; B05B1/26 ; B05B3/02 ; B05B3/14 ; B05B7/14 ; B05B12/00 ; B05B12/16 ; B05B12/36 ; B05B13/04 ; B05B15/00 ; B05B15/625 ; B05B15/628 ; B05B15/68 ; B05B17/00 ; B05D1/02 ; B05D1/12 ; B05D3/06 ; B25J11/00

Abstract:
A material applicator for controlling application of at least one material on a substrate includes a housing and an array plate with an applicator array positioned within the housing. The applicator array has a plurality of micro-applicators and each of the plurality of micro-applicators has an ultrasonic transducer, a material inlet, a reservoir, and a micro-applicator plate with a plurality of apertures. The applicator plate is in mechanical communication with the ultrasonic transducer such that at least one material is ejected through the plurality of apertures as atomized droplets when the ultrasonic transducer vibrates the micro-applicator plate.
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