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US8978437B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8978437-B2
Application numberUS-201213980379-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 16, 2012
Priority dateFeb 17, 2011
Publication dateMar 17, 2015
Grant dateMar 17, 2015

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Abstract

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An apparatus and a method provided for spraying a coolant to a work piece include a coolant feed line, at least one delivery nozzle for delivering the coolant, and shielding means which surround at least part of said delivery nozzle. The shielding means are arranged with the work piece to form an essentially closed space, and said shielding means includes exhausting means for exhausting gas from the essentially closed space, and means for keeping the outside of the shielding means at a temperature above the dew point.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for spraying a coolant to contact a work piece, comprising: a coolant feed line; at least one delivery nozzle in fluid communication with the coolant feed line for delivering the coolant; and shield means constructed and arranged to surround at least part of said at least one delivery nozzle, and arranged to coact with the work piece to form a space between the shield means and the work piece, the shield means including: an exhaust for exha…

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What does patent US8978437B2 cover?
An apparatus and a method provided for spraying a coolant to a work piece include a coolant feed line, at least one delivery nozzle for delivering the coolant, and shielding means which surround at least part of said delivery nozzle. The shielding means are arranged with the work piece to form an essentially closed space, and said shielding means includes exhausting means for exhausting gas fro…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Malas Akin, King Brian, Szeman Laszlo, and 6 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B21B45/0233. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).