Non-contact handling device

Patent · Tue May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007

OSTI ID:909358

Reece, Mark ^[1]; Knorovsky, Gerald A ^[1]; MacCallum, Danny O ^[2]

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1. Albuquerque, NM
2. Edgewood, NM

A pressurized fluid handling nozzle has a body with a first end and a second end, a fluid conduit and a recess at the second end. The first end is configured for connection to a pressurized fluid source. The fluid conduit has an inlet at the first end and an outlet at the recess. The nozzle uses the Bernoulli effect for lifting a part.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): 7,216,821
• Application Number: 10/859,179
• OSTI ID: 909358
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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