Droplet dispensing device, method for providing droplets, and light source for providing UV or X-ray light

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10306742
APP PUB NO 20170332467A1
SERIAL NO

15592273

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The invention relates to a droplet dispensing device (4) comprising a reservoir (9) for containing a liquid medium (10), an outlet (11) for dispensing droplets of said liquid medium (10) from said reservoir (9), an actuation means (12) for generating and transmitting a mechanical oscillation at an excitation frequency, and a resonant structure comprising a piston (15) coupled to said actuation means (12) for transmitting said mechanical oscillation to the liquid medium (10) contained in said reservoir (9) such that droplets are formed from said liquid medium (10), wherein a resonance frequency of said resonant structure is sufficiently close to said excitation frequency, such that resonance occurs.

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  • ETH ZURICH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Abhari, Reza Forch, CH 9 62
Rollinger, Bob San Diego, US 13 41
Sanders, Alexander Zürich, CH 1 1

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