公开(公告)号：US20230234083A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US17586446

申请日：2022-01-27

Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED

Inventor： RAVI NEELAKANTAN ,  JAMIE KALB ,  DAVID MATHEW JOHNSON ,  JOERG MARTINI

IPC: B05B3/18

CPC classification number: B05B3/18

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first belt having an external surface, a second belt having an external surface positioned with the external surface opposite to the external surface of the first belt, with a region in which the first belt and the second belt come in contact, a first set of guide devices arranged inside the first belt, a second set of guide devices inside the second belt, a first material dispenser positioned to allow a first material to be dispensed on the external surface at least one of the first and second belts, a second material dispenser positioned to allow a second material to be dispensed on the external surface at least one of the first and second belts, and a power source to cause at least one of the guide devices in at least one of the first set and the second set of guide devices to cause at least one of the first and second belts to move to cause the external surfaces of the first and second belts contact and then diverge away from each other so that at least one of the first material and the second material forms filaments that break up as the belts continue to diverge. A method of generating a spray of reactive materials includes dispensing a first material onto at least one of a first belt and a second belt, the first belt and the second belt arranged on a first set of guide devices and a second set of guide devices, dispensing a second material onto at least one of the first belt and the second belt, mixing the first material and the second material by moving the first belt and the second belt through a region in which the first belt and the second belt come in contact with each other to form a mixture, and causing the first belt and the second belt to diverge from each other forming filaments that break into a spray of droplets.

公开(公告)号：US20190329278A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US15962580

申请日：2018-04-25

Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED

Inventor： HERWIN JEROME UNIDAD ,  RAVI NEELAKANTAN ,  JAMIE KALB ,  ELIF KARATAY

IPC: B05B12/26 ,  B05B7/00 ,  B05B12/18 ,  B05B3/10 ,  B05B12/32 ,  B05B3/02

Abstract: An aerosol creation system can include a pair of counter-rotating rollers configured to be positioned adjacent each other and define a nip between each other, a fluid source configured to provide a fluid to the nip, a driving element configured to drive the pair of counter-rotating rollers to rotate in counter rotation with respect to each other and cause the fluid to be drawn through the nip, and a collection shell configured to be positioned substantially around the pair of counter-rotating rollers, the collection shell having a nozzle configured to allow passage of the fluid from the nip.

公开(公告)号：US20220143329A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-12

申请号：US17580448

申请日：2022-01-20

Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED

Inventor： MICHAEL BENEDICT ,  DAVID MATHEW JOHNSON ,  SCOTT E. SOLBERG ,  JAMIE KALB ,  RAVI NEELAKANTAN ,  JEROME UNIDAD ,  DAVID CHARLES TAYLOR ,  FRANCES YAN

IPC: A61M11/02 ,  A61F9/00 ,  A61M35/00 ,  B08B3/02

Abstract: A docking station for a hand-held filament extension atomizer device includes a receiver to receive the device, station electronics, a recharging point for the device arranged to connect with a power source of the device, a power connection to an alternating current power source, and a cleaning reservoir of cleaning solution. A method of operating hand-held dispenser to dispense fluid as a mist includes receiving a signal at a motor contained in a casing in response to a user triggering an actuator on the casing, activating the motor to provide fluid to a filament extension atomizer contained in the case from a reservoir contained in the casing, the motor to cause the filament extension atomizer to generate a mist, and using an air source contained in the casing arranged adjacent the filament extension atomizer to provide air flow to direct the mist to a nozzle that is arranged to allow the mist to exit the casing.

公开(公告)号：US20200093998A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16140902

申请日：2018-09-25

Applicant: PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED

Inventor： MICHAEL BENEDICT ,  DAVID MATHEW JOHNSON ,  SCOTT E. SOLBERG ,  JAMIE KALB ,  RAVI NEELAKANTAN ,  JEROME UNIDAD ,  DAVID CHARLES TAYLOR ,  FRANCES YAN

IPC: A61M11/02 ,  A61M35/00 ,  A61F9/00 ,  B08B3/02

Abstract: A hand-held dispenser to dispense fluid includes a casing to fit into a hand of a user, a nozzle in the casing to dispense a mist, a fluid reservoir contained in the casing to hold a fluid to be turned into the mist, a filament extension atomizer contained in the casing to generate the mist, an air source contained in the casing to provide air flow to direct the mist to the nozzle, a motor contained in the casing to operate the filament extension atomizer, an actuator positioned on the casing to activate the dispenser, a control circuit contained in the casing to receive a signal from the actuator and to send a signal to the motor to cause the motor to actuate, and a power source contained in the casing to provide power to the motor upon receive a signal from the control circuit.