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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125954 | SUPERSONIC NOZZLE FOR BOILING LIQUID A supersonic nozzle (called a Fisenko nozzle) improves conversion efficiency of the pressure energy of the input medium into kinetic energy of a two-phase gas-liquid stream of the ejected medium. The nozzle for boiling liquid includes inlet and outlet sections that are ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107474 | MIXING NOZZLE FITMENT AND MIXED LIQUID DISPENSER Mixing nozzle fitments and beverage devices containing the mixing nozzle fitments are provided. In an embodiment, the mixing nozzle fitment includes a first shaft defining an inlet passage, a second shaft defining a curved outlet passage and attached to the first shaft,... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104055 | FLOW DEFLECTORS FOR FUEL NOZZLES A fuel nozzle assembly including a conduit defining a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet and being operable to convey a fuel stream comprising a solid particulate fuel entrained in a fluid. The conduit has a flow area defined by an interior surface of the conduit. A first flo... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120069093 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIQUID EJECTION HEAD A liquid ejection head includes a common-chamber formation member including a common chamber to supply liquid to pressure chambers communicating nozzles for ejecting liquid droplets, a flexible thin-film member to form part of a wall face of the common chamber, and a th... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120043346 | APPLICATOR TIP An applicator tip for selectively dispensing a sterile surgical adhesive from a reservoir and a method for dispensing a sterile surgical adhesive includes a reservoir which contains the adhesive material, an applicator tip with a distal end and an opening offset a dista... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120038031 | DISPENSING LIQUID CONTAINING MATERIAL TO PATTERNED SURFACES USING A DISPENSING TUBE Materials that contain liquid are deposited into grooves upon a surface of a work piece, such as a silicon wafer to form a solar cell. Liquid can be dispensed into work piece paths, such as grooves under pressure through a dispensing tube. The tube mechanically tracks i... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120037670 | DISPENSING NOZZLE A nozzle is provided for dispensing a viscous material. The nozzle includes an elongated nozzle body defining a hollow passage formed between a base and the tapered end. The tapered end is initially closed for preventing discharge of material from within the passage. A ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120027942 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING A FLUID A fluid dispensing system may include a first die portion having a first face defining a first edge and a second die portion spaced from the first die portion and having a second face facing the first face and defining a second edge, wherein the first edge and the secon... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120014847 | MULTIPHASE CONTACT AND DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS FOR HYDROPROCESSING Systems and apparatus for mixing, cooling, and distributing multiphase fluid mixtures within a reactor, wherein reactor internal apparatus of the present invention provides not only improved fluid mixing and distribution to each underlying catalyst bed surface, but also... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120007920 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NOZZLE PLATE, LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS The method of manufacturing a nozzle plate which includes a nozzle having a tapered section and a linear section includes the steps of: forming an etching stopper layer for stopping dry etching of a silicon substrate, on a first surface of the silicon substrate; forming... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110315721 | SUBMERGED ENTRY NOZZLE A nozzle (410) for guiding molten metal comprises an inlet (106) at an upstream first end and at least one outlet (210) towards a downstream second end. An inner surface (117) is provided between the inlet (106) and the at least one ou... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110311730 | Sealant Application Tool A method and apparatus for applying a sealant. A sealant application system is positioned over a fastener. The sealant application system comprises an elongate member, a first channel, a nozzle, a second channel, and a biasing system. The elongate member has a first end... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110303698 | CLOSURE UNIT WITH CAP AND POUR SPOUT FOR CONTAINER NECK FINISH A package includes a pour spout and a closure cap. The pour spout is adapted to fit into a neck finish associated with a container.... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110297146 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD TO BE USED FOR INHALER AND INHALER A liquid ejection head has a plurality of liquid ejection ports 10 and a plurality of gas jet ports 11 that are arranged alternately. The liquid droplets ejected from the liquid ejection ports 10 are prevented from colliding with each other and can ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110275302 | IMPROVED TUNNEL VENTILATION DEVICE A ventilation device that enhances the longitudinal thrust of a fan (2) installed within a tunnel, by the introduction of a convergent nozzle (7) to accelerate the outlet flow (8). An angled transition piece (6) can turn the flow by a specifi... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110262870 | PURGE RING WITH SPLIT BAFFLES FOR PHOTONIC THERMAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS A purge ring for a photonic temperature processing system includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer, the second layer and the third layer define an inner region. The first layer and the second layer define a first plenum and a first baff... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110262624 | Method and Apparatus for Depositing LED Organic Film In one embodiment the disclosure relates to an apparatus for depositing an organic material on a substrate, including a source heater for heating organic particles to form suspended organic particles; a transport stream for delivering the suspended organic particles to ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110253751 | ONE PIECE SPOUT FOR A GASOLINE FUELING NOZZLE A one piece spout for Healy 700®, Healy 800®, and Healy 900® gasoline fuel nozzles having a strong structural integrity. The gasoline nozzle spout includes a one piece tube having a first end and a second end having different diameters, the first end is adapted to be... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110253752 | NOZZLE FOR A NASAL INHALER A nozzle for use in a fluid dispensing device comprises a body defining a fluid flow channel which is shaped to impart acceleration and angular momentum to fluid passing therethrough. An inlet port is formed in the body and defines an inlet to the channel. An outlet por... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110253039 | FLUID AGENT APPLYING MULTI-VENT NOZZLE The present invention is directed to a fluid agent applying multi-vent nozzle capable of densely disposing ejecting vents, and the multi-vent nozzle comprises a main body configured in a casing block, a raised surface provided at a distal end of the casing block, and co... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110248054 | VALVE A valve (100) comprising a tubular body (110) closed at a proximal end (111) and open at a distal end (112), outer sealing surfaces (120, 130) provided at the proximal and distal ends for sealing against an inner surface of a tube, the... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110240687 | INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS HAVING EDGE-GATED RUNNERLESS NOZZLE AND RELATED METHOD OF TIP REMOVAL A nozzle body defines an upstream channel. A downstream bracing portion has a lateral bore. A nozzle tip extends laterally through the lateral bore of the bracing portion and has a sealing surface for engaging a gate component that defines a mold gate. The runnerless no... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110233237 | IMMERSION NOZZLE The invention relates to an immersion nozzle, for example of the kind used for continuously casting a metal melt.... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110232587 | Animal cooling device and method therefor An animal cooling device includes a housing with front, rear, top, and bottom portions, a fluid container removably positioned adjacent the top portion of the housing, a nozzle disposed remotely from the cooling device for dispensing a fluid adjacent an animal, a length... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110233238 | INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS HAVING EDGE-GATED RUNNERLESS NOZZLE AND RELATED METHOD OF TIP REMOVAL A nozzle body defines an upstream channel. A downstream bracing portion has a lateral bore. A nozzle tip extends laterally through the lateral bore of the bracing portion and has a sealing surface for engaging a gate component that defines a mold gate. The runnerless no... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110226819 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING IMAGES FROM SLICES OF SPECIMEN The invention relates to a method for obtaining images from slices of a specimen, the method comprising: repeatedly obtaining an image of the surface layer of the specimen (1) and removing the surface layer of the specimen, thereby bringing the next slice to the ... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110219860 | FUEL DISPENSING NOZZLE A fluid dispensing nozzle includes a removable valve subassembly that controls the flow of fluid and the recovery of fluid vapor through the body of the nozzle. The subassembly may be pre-assembled and installed within a nozzle body as a single unit. The nozzle may incl... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110220679 | Tamper-revealing nozzle cap with safety fastening ring A flexible plastic belt includes a first ring which is force fit over a cap uncovering a nozzle dispenser of a flowable product container to prevent the cap from being lost or swallowed. The belt includes a second ring which connects the cap to the nozzle until a rotati... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110220687 | Nozzle Assembly for a Dispensing Device A nozzle assembly for use with a device for dispensing a flowable material, such as caulking material, is disclosed. The nozzle assembly includes a conduit having an inlet end adapted for connecting to the dispensing device, an outlet end, and a longitudinally extending... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110209846 | CONTINUOUS CASTING DEVICE AND MOLTEN METAL POURING NOZZLE A continuous casting device capable of giving lubricating property to a molten metal pouring nozzle without increasing lubricating oil and performing casting with high casting surface quality for a long period of time is provided. In a continuous casting device 1... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110204094 | DIRECT FILL DRY POWDER SYSTEMS WITH DOSING HEADS CONFIGURED FOR ON/OFF CONTROLLED FLOW Apparatus for dispensing a defined amount of dry powder concurrently to a plurality of spaced apart dose receiving containers include: (a) a dosing head comprising a support body with a plurality of spaced apart elongate channels having a channel length with an upper en... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110204101 | NOZZLE ASSEMBLY A nozzle assembly has a generally hollow shutoff body comprising a unitary member. The shutoff body further includes an inlet portion, an outlet portion, a shutoff body portion, a nozzle body adapter portion, and a nozzle body portion.... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110204102 | VARIABLE NOZZLE, VARIABLE NOZZLE DEVICE, AND APPLYING DEVICE INCLUDING VARIABLE NOZZLE DEVICE In the present invention, functions of both a nozzle change drive mechanism configured to move a desired one of a plurality of nozzles to an ejection position and a nozzle moving drive mechanism configured to move the desired nozzle to apply a fluid to an application su... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110204100 | HOT GAS NOZZLE FOR HEATING A DOUBLE-TUBE, A TUBE FILLING MACHINE COMPRISING A HOT GAS NOZZLE AND A METHOD FOR SEALING A DOUBLE TUBE The invention relates to a hot gas nozzle adapted for heating an end section of a double tube, where the double tube comprises a first tube and a second tube, comprising a first and a second inner nozzle insert having outlet openings adapted to heat an internally locate... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110180566 | SPOUT AND LIQUID CONTAINER WITH SPOUT A spout (4) that is attached to a pouch-like bag and through which the contents filled in the bag are discharged, the spout includes: a tubular portion (49) in which a through hole (12) is formed and from a leading end of which the contents are disc... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110164959 | FAN A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow through the nozzle. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the base and a mouth through which the air flow... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110162151 | Detergent Dispensing and Pre-Treatment Cap A detergent dispensing cap for pre-treating a stained fabric. The cap can have a pour volume sized and dimensioned to provide for a unit dose of the detergent composition. A portion of the cap can be provided with surface irregularities for scrubbing a stain.... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110147415 | POUR SPOUT MEMBER FOR PACKAGING BAG [Problems to be Solved]: In the case of the pour spout member of prior art in which an inner stopple provided within the tubular neck must be by a handgrip attached to the inner stopple must be pulled out to open the pour spout. With such arrangement, there is a problem... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110147421 | DISCHARGE SPOUT FOR FLEXIBLE BAGS The invention relates to a discharge spout for flexible bags, of the type comprising a rigid plastic body forming a discharge passage and having a tube (3) intended to be inserted between two walls of a flexible bag and joined to such walls by means of sealing. T... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110147484 | POP-UP IRRIGATION DEVICE FOR USE WITH LOW-PRESSURE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS A pop-up irrigation device for use in a low pressure irrigation device is described. The device has a housing, a riser partially extensible from the housing and a nozzle body removably attached to an end of the riser in a non-threaded manner, such as using a snap-fit, o... | 06/23/2011 |
