Patent ID: 9339837
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B05B

Claim Text:
1. An atomization device comprising: a contact plate including a top plate and a bottom plate, wherein the top plate and bottom plate are separated a distance to define a space between them, wherein the top plate includes a plurality of capillary openings that extend through the top plate from a top surface of the top plate to a bottom surface of the top plate; a liquid source in fluid communication with the space, wherein the liquid source supplies a liquid to the space and the plurality of capillary openings; and a brush including a plurality of a filaments radiating from an central axis of the rotating brush, wherein, as the brush rotates a first radial direction, wherein the filaments flex when in contact with the contact plate and release when contact is broken with the contact plate to project liquid from the filaments, wherein the portion of the contact plate includes a spirally curved surface with which the filaments contact, wherein the radius decreases along a path following the first radial direction.