Granted Patent: Airborne Water Diffuser
| Title | Airborne Water Diffuser |
|---|---|
| Granted Patent | US 6889776 |
| Granted Date | 2005-05-10 |
| Priority Date | 2001-08-06 US 09/922871 2000-08-08 US 09/223754P |
| Inventors | Cheung, Kwok Pun |
| Citation | US Patent 6889776. Washington, DC: US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 2005 [How to Cite?] |
| Abstract | An Apparatus Is For Use With A Container Of Liquid That Is Suspended From An Aircraft Flying Over A Ground Target Area. The Container Has An Outlet Through Which The Liquid Is Dropped From The Container. The Apparatus Includes A Diffuser Configured To Diffuse The Liquid Exiting The Container Outlet Horizontally Outward Beyond The Container Into The Air Above The Ground Target Area, Whereby The Liquid Is Diffused Over A Correspondingly Wide Area. The Liquid Can Be Fire Extinguishing Liquid, And The Ground Target Area Can Be A Forest Fire. |
| References | US 1609762 (A) 1926-12-07 US 2779421 (A) 1957-01-29 US 3273651 (A) 1966-09-20 US 3428276 (A) 1969-02-18 US 3485302 (A) 1969-12-23 US 3580339 (A) 1971-05-25 US 3688952 (A) 1972-09-05 US 3759330 (A) 1973-09-18 US 3661211 (A) 1972-05-09 US 3710868 (A) 1973-01-16 US 3897829 (A) 1975-08-05 US 3901467 (A) 1975-08-26 US 4090567 (A) 1978-05-23 US 4180224 (A) 1979-12-25 US 4437630 (A) 1984-03-20 |
| dc.contributor.inventor | Cheung, Kwok Pun |
|---|---|
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-10-19T06:35:01Z |
| patents.date.application | 2001-08-06 |
| dc.date.available | 2011-10-19T06:35:01Z |
| patents.date.granted | 2005-05-10 |
| patents.date.priority | 2001-08-06 US 09/922871 |
| patents.date.priority | 2000-08-08 US 09/223754P |
| patents.date.publication | 2002-06-27 |
| dc.description.abstract | An Apparatus Is For Use With A Container Of Liquid That Is Suspended From An Aircraft Flying Over A Ground Target Area. The Container Has An Outlet Through Which The Liquid Is Dropped From The Container. The Apparatus Includes A Diffuser Configured To Diffuse The Liquid Exiting The Container Outlet Horizontally Outward Beyond The Container Into The Air Above The Ground Target Area, Whereby The Liquid Is Diffused Over A Correspondingly Wide Area. The Liquid Can Be Fire Extinguishing Liquid, And The Ground Target Area Can Be A Forest Fire. |
| patents.description.assignee | Univ Hong Kong [Hk] |
| patents.description.cc | US |
| patents.description.country | United States of America |
| patents.description.kind | B2 |
| dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version |
| patents.identifier.application | US 09/922871 |
| dc.identifier.citation | US Patent 6889776. Washington, DC: US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 2005 [How to Cite?] |
| patents.identifier.granted | US 6889776 |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 110045 |
| patents.identifier.hkutechid | Arch-2001-00035 |
| patents.identifier.publication | US 20020079379 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/142205 |
| patents.relation.family | EP 1307383 (A2) 2003-05-07 |
| patents.relation.family | EP 1775215 (A1) 2007-04-18 |
| patents.relation.family | US 2002079379 (A1) 2002-06-27 |
| patents.relation.family | US 6889776 (B2) 2005-05-10 |
| patents.relation.family | US 2004256117 (A1) 2004-12-23 |
| patents.relation.family | WO 0228708 (A2) 2002-04-11 |
| dc.relation.references | US 1609762 (A) 1926-12-07 |
| dc.relation.references | US 2779421 (A) 1957-01-29 |
| dc.relation.references | US 3273651 (A) 1966-09-20 |
| dc.relation.references | US 3428276 (A) 1969-02-18 |
| dc.relation.references | US 3485302 (A) 1969-12-23 |
| dc.relation.references | US 3580339 (A) 1971-05-25 |
| dc.relation.references | US 3688952 (A) 1972-09-05 |
| dc.relation.references | US 3759330 (A) 1973-09-18 |
| dc.relation.references | US 3661211 (A) 1972-05-09 |
| dc.relation.references | US 3710868 (A) 1973-01-16 |
| dc.relation.references | US 3897829 (A) 1975-08-05 |
| dc.relation.references | US 3901467 (A) 1975-08-26 |
| dc.relation.references | US 4090567 (A) 1978-05-23 |
| dc.relation.references | US 4180224 (A) 1979-12-25 |
| dc.relation.references | US 4437630 (A) 1984-03-20 |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License For Public Patent Documents |
| dc.title | Airborne Water Diffuser |
| dc.type | Patent |
| patents.type | Patent_granted |