Patent ID: 7597275

Claim:
A fluid atomizer, comprising: a first body portion and a second body portion bonded together so as to define a body as a singular entity, the body defining an exterior surface and a fluidicly communicative interior cavity, the interior cavity defined by: an entry passageway portion extending through the exterior surface of the body; a chamber portion coupled to the entry passageway portion, the chamber portion defining a first portion and a tapered portion; at least one feeder passageway portion extending from the first portion of the chamber portion through the exterior surface of the body, the feeder passageway portion of the interior cavity being defined by a cross-sectional area comprising a first perimeter portion defined by the first body portion, and a second perimeter portion defined by the second body portion, wherein the body is further configured such that the chamber portion of the interior cavity is defined by a central axis and each feeder passageway portion of the interior cavity extends away from the first portion of the chamber portion through the exterior surface of the body and at a predetermined angle with respect to the central axis; and an exit passageway portion extending from the tapered portion of the chamber portion through the exterior surface of the body, wherein one of the first and second body portions is further configured to define at least one raised fusible portion and the other of the first and second body portions is further configured to define at least one recessed portion, each recessed portion configured to matingly receive and align with one of the raised fusible portions when the first and second body portions are bonded together; and wherein the first body portion and the second body portion are further respectively configured to be bonded together by way of energy welding each raised fusible portion to a correspondingly mated recessed portion so as to define the singular entity.