Method and apparatus for delivering vibratory energy

• US 3,184,842 A
• Filed: 08/03/1961
• Issued: 05/25/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/1961
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nicholas Maropis
• Original Assignee: Nicholas Maropis
• Inventors: NICHOLAS MAROPIS
• Application Number:
  US04/129,105
• Time in Patent Office: 1,391 Days
• US Class Current: 228/111
• CPC Class Codes: B06B 3/00 Methods or apparatus specially adapted for transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/12 by sonic or ultrasonic vibrations washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware using sonic or ultrasonic waves A47L15/13; of natural teeth, of prostheses using ultrasonic techniques similar to those used for natural teeth A61C17/20; application of ultrasonic vibrations to chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general B01J19/10
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 20/106 Features related to sonotrodes
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 1/34 Relative movement obtained by use of deformable elements, e.g. piezoelectric, magnetostrictive, elastic or thermally-dilatable elements sensitive elements capable of producing movement or displacement for purposes not limited to measurement G12B1/00
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 5/027 reciprocating members

Claims

3. A METHOD OF DELIVERING VIBRATORY ENERGY COMPRISING THE SETPS OF AXIALLY VIBRATING A COUPLER AT A FREQUENCY OF BETWEEN 59 AND 300,000 CYCLES PER SECOND, TORSIONALLY VIBRATING A TOROID BY USING THE AXIAL VIBRATIONS IN SAID COUPLER, SAID LAST-MENTIONED STEP INCLUDING COUPLING ONE END OF SAID COUPLER TO SAID TOROID IN A MANNER SO THAT THE CENTER OF MASS OF SAID TOROID IS INTERMEDIATE ITS PERIPHERY AND THE AREA OF SAID TOROID TO WHICH SAID COUPLER IS COUPLED.

12. APPARATUS COMPRISING A MEANS FOR GENERATING VIBRATORY ENERGY AT A FREQUENCY OF BETWEEN 59 AND 300,000 CYCLES PER SECOND, A COUPLER BAR AXIALLY JOINED AT ONE END